Table 1

Search terms

ConceptNoSearch terms
Concept 1: Population1kidney transplantation (MeSH)
2“kidney transplant*” (free-text term)
3“renal transplant*”(free-text term)
4OR [1–3]
Concept 2: Adherence (outcome)5adherence, medication (MeSH)
6adherence (free-text term)
7non-adherence (free-text term)
8noncompliance (free-text term)
9compliance (free-text term)
10“treatment refusal” (free-text term)
11“patient compliance” (free-text term)
12“medical compliance” (free-text term)
13“medical adherence” (free-text term)
14“medical non-adherence” (free-text term)
15concordan* (free-text term)
16OR [5–15]
Concept 3:  Immunosuppression17immunosuppression (MeSH)
18immunosuppress* (free-text term)
19OR [17–18]
All concepts combined204 AND 16 AND 19