title: Compliance with growth hormone therapy in chronic renal failure and post transplant.
abstract: An anonymous questionnaire to investigate non-compliance with recombinant human growth hormone (rhGH), its causes and correlation with growth response, was sent to 60 children with renal disease; 48% returned the questionnaires; 69% reported that they were concerned about their size and 83% reported being treated as younger than they were. Understanding of the purpose and administration of rhGH was good; 62% missed some rhGH injections, but there was no correlation with understanding or difficulty with the injections, concern regarding size or growth response.
authors.affiliation: Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Trust, London, UK.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Rees
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001827:Body Height / Q000187:drug effects; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D013006:Growth Hormone / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000150:complications*; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010349:Patient Compliance; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
chemical_list: D013006:Growth Hormone