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Abstract
Organ transplantation has evolved remarkably during the twentieth century. Renal transplantation has become the treatment of choice for the majority of patients with end stage renal disease (ESRD). Successful management of kidney transplant patient requires lifelong therapeutic regimen. Life style changes of the patients after transplantation is the key link between the process of transplantation and its outcome, that’s why those patients are in, greet need for complying with their recommended life style behaviors.
Aim of the study:
The study was carried out in order to identify compliance of kidney transplant patients to the recommended life style behaviors at the out patient clinic of the Urology and Nephrology center, El-Mansoura University.
Study sample:
A convenient sample of 100 adult patients with kidney transplantation of duration of 6 months and more were participated in this study.
Tool used in this study.
Tool:
Kidney transplant lifestyle interview schedule: This tool was developed by the investigator. The content of the tool was divided into three parts which included: socio-demographic characteristics and medical data, the compliance to recommended lifestyle behaviors of the kidney transplant patients and the last part is related to the kidney transplant patient’s health condition and the results of laboratory tests.