Gerda Drent
University Medical Center Groningen
17 Papers
108 Citations
Gerda Drent is an academic researcher from University Medical Center Groningen. The author has contributed to research in topics: Transplantation & Liver transplantation. The author has an hindex of 11, co-authored 17 publications. Previous affiliations of Gerda Drent include Erasmus University Rotterdam & University of Groningen.
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Papers
The psychometric properties and practicability of self-report instruments to identify medication nonadherence in adult transplant patients: a systematic review.
Fabienne Dobbels,Fabienne Dobbels,Lut Berben,Sabina De Geest,Sabina De Geest,Gerda Drent,Annette Lennerling,Clare Whittaker,Christiane Kugler +8 more
TL;DR: The three selected self-report scales may assist transplant professionals in detecting nonadherence, however, these scales were only validated in patients with HIV, and further validation in transplant populations is required.
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Bone loss after liver transplantation is not prevented by cyclical etidronate, calcium and alphacalcidol
S.C. Riemens,A Oostdijk,van Jasper Doormaal,C.J.P. Thijn,Gerda Drent,D. A. Piers,Ewj Groen,L Meerman,Mjh Slooff,Elizabeth B. Haagsma +9 more
TL;DR: Increased bone resorption occurs after OLT with persistent decreased bone formation, leading to vertebral fracture in 25% of patients, which is not lower than previously reported rates in patients not receiving cyclical etidronate.
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Weight gain, overweight and obesity in solid organ transplantation—a study protocol for a systematic literature review
TL;DR: This systematic review will comprehensively synthesize the existing evidence concerning weight gain, overweight and obesity in solid organ transplantation in view of magnitude, influencing factors and associations with patient outcomes and comorbidities.
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Current health status of patients who have survived for more than 15 years after liver transplantation.
TL;DR: The outcome of liver transplantation in this early cohort of patients is fairly good and improvements may be achieved by adaptations in the immunosuppressive regimen.
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Validity testing of the Long-Term Medication Behavior Self-Efficacy Scale
Kris Denhaerynck,Ivo Abraham,Greta K Gourley,Gerda Drent,Peter J de Vleeschouwer,Doreen Papajcik,Elaine Lince,Sabina De Geest +7 more
TL;DR: Evidence for criterion validity of the Long-Term Medication Behavior Self-Efficacy Scale is not yet convincing and future research should focus on making the scale more challenging by referring to “always taking the medication without exception.”
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