ReviewDiagnostics (Basel, Switzerland)2021
Fatigue in Kidney Transplantation: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
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- Transplantation and Employment Earnings in Kidney Transplant Recipients.JAMA network open · 2026Article
- "You Gotta Keep Climbing That Mountain to Reach the Goal": Perspectives of Transplant Waitlisted Dialysis Patients. A Qualitative Study.Kidney medicine · 2026Article
- Sleep-Related Disorders in Patients with CKD and Kidney Transplant Recipients.Clinical journal of the American Society of Nephrology : CJASN · 2025Review
- Bibliometric and visual analysis of overlooked fatigue in kidney transplantation: a narrative review.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2025Review
- Assessing Social Participation Among Kidney Transplant Recipients Using PROMIS Computer Adaptive Testing.Kidney international reports · 2025Article
- Effect of Exercise or Combined Exercise and Diet Intervention on Sleep and Fatigue in Kidney Transplant Recipients.Kidney international reports · 2025Article
- Fatigue across different chronic kidney disease populations: experiences and needs of patients.Clinical kidney journal · 2025Article
- Fatigue and quality of sleep jointly influence the association between physical activity and health-related quality of life in patients with chronic kidney disease: a cross-sectional study.Frontiers in nephrology · 2025Article
- Muscle Mass, Muscle Strength, and Health-Related Quality of Life in Kidney Transplant Recipients: Results of the TransplantLines Biobank and Cohort Study.Kidney international reports · 2025Article
- Exploring Early Symptom Experiences and Self-Management Strategies Among Postoperative Kidney Transplant Patients on Symptom Management Theory: A Qualitative Study.Patient preference and adherence · 2025Article
- SupervisedWorld journal of transplantation · 2024Article
- Correlation of objective and subjective sleep parameters with fatigue and depression in kidney transplant recipients.Zhong nan da xue xue bao. Yi xue ban = Journal of Central South University. Medical sciences · 2024Article
- Associations Between Gut Microbial Features and Sickness Symptoms in Kidney Transplant Recipients.Biological research for nursing · 2024Article
- Physical Frailty and Functional Status in Kidney Transplantation: A Systematic Review.Canadian journal of kidney health and disease · 2024Article
- The effects of a physical exercise program in Chinese kidney transplant recipients: a prospective randomised controlled trial.Clinical kidney journal · 2023Article
- Sickness Symptoms in Kidney Transplant Recipients: A Scoping Review.Western journal of nursing research · 2023Article
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Abstract
Fatigue is still present in up to 40-50% of kidney transplant recipients (KTR), the results of studies comparing the prevalence among patients on hemodialysis (HD) and KTR led to conflicting results. Fatigue correlates include inflammation, symptoms of depression, sleep disorders and obesity. Fatigue in KTR leads to significant functional impairment, it is common among KTR poorly adherent to immunosuppressive therapy and is associated with a serious deterioration of quality of life. The following databases were searched for relevant studies up to November 2020: Medline, PubMed, Web of Science and the Cochrane Library. Several studies have compared the prevalence and severity of fatigue between KTR and hemodialysis or healthy patients. They have shown that fatigue determines a significant functional deterioration with less chance of having a paid job and a significant change in quality of life. The aim of the review is to report methods to assess fatigue and its prevalence in KTR patients, compared to HD subjects and define the effects of fatigue on health status and daily life. There is no evidence of studies on the treatment of this symptom in KTR. Efforts to identify and treat fatigue should be a priority to improve the quality of life of KTR.
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