신장이식환자를 위한 약물교육프로그램이 약물에 대한 지식과 약물복용 이행도에 미치는 효과

Effects of the Drug Educational Program on Knowledge and Medication Compliance for Kidney Transplantation Patients

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to analyze the effects of the drug educational program on knowledge and medication compliance for kidney transplantation patients. Methods: Kidney transplantation patients were recruited from a transplantation center, at a university hospital located in D city, Korea. Data were collected from June 18m 2016 to september 30, 2016. The research design was a nonequivalent one group pre-posttest. Nineteen subjects participated twice in a drug educational program given by the researcher. Results: After the intervention, the participants showed a significant increase in medication knowledge (t=-7.074, p<.001) and medication compliance (t=-4.553, p<.001) than before the intervention. Conclusion: The research findings suggest that a drug education program can be used as an effective nursing intervention for kidney transplantation patients.