The Interrelations of Family Relationship, Illness Cognition of Helplessness and Perceived Barriers to Medication Adherence: A Study of Adolescent and Emerging Adult Kidney Recipients and Their Parents.
Hamama-Raz YairaYaacov FrishbergMenachem Ben-EzraYafit LevinPublished in: Adolescent health, medicine and therapeutics (2023)
Parents', adolescents' and emerging adults' perceptions of family conflicts and cohesion, as well as their illness cognitions, can play important roles in understanding and addressing barriers to medication adherence in this population. The study reveals findings that highlight the dyadic transference process of illness cognition of helplessness among both adolescent and emerging adult kidney recipients and their parents in assessing barriers to medical treatment.