ArticleInternational journal of clinical and experimental medicine2015
Quality of sleep and health-related quality of life in renal transplant recipients.
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- Mapping health-related quality of life after kidney transplantation by group comparisons: a systematic review.Nephrology, dialysis, transplantation : official publication of the European Dialysis and Transplant Association - European Renal Association · 2021Pooled it
- Self-reported poor quality of sleep in solid organ transplant: A systematic review.Transplantation reviews (Orlando, Fla.) · 2021Pooled it
- Comparative analysis of excessive daytime sleepiness and sleep apnea symptoms in renal transplant recipients and a historical dialysis cohort.Journal of Taibah University Medical Sciences · 2026Article
- Sleep disorders in renal patients: a comparative analysis of dialysis and post-renal transplant outcomes.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Sleep quality, fatigue, societal participation and health-related quality of life in kidney transplant recipients: a cross-sectional and longitudinal cohort study.Nephrology, dialysis, transplantation : official publication of the European Dialysis and Transplant Association - European Renal Association · 2023Article
- What are the sleep characteristics among early kidney transplant recipients? An objective and subjective measurement from China.PloS one · 2022Article
- Exploration of symptom experience in kidney transplant recipients based on symptoms experience model.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2020Article
- A Multifactorial Approach to Sleep and Its Association with Health-Related Quality of Life in a Multiethnic Asian Working Population: A Cross-Sectional Analysis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Article
- Change of sleep quality from pre- to 3 years post-solid organ transplantation: The Swiss Transplant Cohort Study.PloS one · 2017Article
- Employment 12 months after kidney transplantation: An in-depth bio-psycho-social analysis of the Swiss Transplant Cohort.PloS one · 2017Article
- Hypertension Impact on Health-Related Quality of Life: A Cross-Sectional Survey among Middle-Aged Adults in Chongqing, China.International journal of hypertension · 2016Article
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Abstract
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objectivesThe purpose of this study was to examine the sleep quality and health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in patients after renal transplantation and to explore the relationship between the quality of sleep and the HRQOL.
backgroundSleep disorders are still an important clinical problem after renal transplantation. Previous studies mainly focused on patients' sleep quality before kidney transplant. More studies are needed to document sleep quality after renal transplantation.
designA cross-sectional design was used in this study.
methodsA convenience sample of renal transplant recipients was recruited at an outpatient transplant clinic of a general hospital in Beijing, China. The Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) was used to measure quality of sleep. The Medical Outcomes Study 36-item Short Form (MOS SF-36) was used to measure health-related quality of life.
resultsThe average PSQI score of the 204 renal transplant recipients was 5.81±3.52, significantly lower than the norm. Fifty (24.5%) recipients were classified as having poor sleep quality (global PSQI > 7). The mean scores of renal transplant recipients for SF-36 Mental Component Summary (MCS) and Physical Component Summary (PCS) were 47.57±6.71 and 48.26±9.66 respectively. Compared with residents in Sichuan province, recipients' scores for SF-36 dimensions were statistically lower except the dimension of mental health. SF-36 scores of poor sleepers (PSQI > 7) were significantly lower than the good sleepers (PSQI ≤ 7) in both the MCS and PCS. Significant differences exist between the groups in physical function, bodily pain, vitality, and mental health dimensions.
conclusionsSleep quality and HRQOL of patients after renal transplantation were lower than the norm. Poor sleep is associated with lower HRQOL. RELEVANCE TO CLINICAL PRACTICE: Health professionals need to pay attention to sleep quality and HRQOL in renal transplant recipients and take appropriate measures to improve patients' sleep quality and HRQOL.
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