SynthesisNephrology, dialysis, transplantation : official publication of the European Dialysis and Transplant Association - European Renal Association2021
Mapping health-related quality of life after kidney transplantation by group comparisons: a systematic review.
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62 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Identifying and understanding the health-related quality of life outcomes experienced by solid organ transplant recipients: a systematic review of qualitative research.Journal of patient-reported outcomes · 2026Pooled it
- Exercise therapy for kidney transplant recipients: a systematic review and meta-analysis with a focus on exercise type.Clinical and experimental nephrology · 2026Pooled it
- Survival for waitlisted kidney failure patients receiving transplantation versus remaining on waiting list: systematic review and meta-analysis.BMJ (Clinical research ed.) · 2022Pooled it
- Influence of Early Postoperative Basal Insulin Treatment and Post-Transplant Diabetes Mellitus Risk on Health-Related Quality of Life in Kidney Transplant Recipients-An Analysis of Data From a Randomized Controlled Trial.Transplant international : official journal of the European Society for Organ Transplantation · 2023Trial
- Anthropometry-adjusted TyG indices predict diabetes, graft failure, and mortality in kidney transplant recipients.Journal of the Endocrine Society · 2026Article
- Validation of the modified transplant symptom occurrence and symptom distress scale and exploring symptom burden in Brazilian kidney transplant recipients.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Beyond the Amount: The Selectivity of Proteinuria and Risk of Graft Failure in Kidney Transplant Recipients.American journal of nephrology · 2026Article
- Factors associated with employment in end-stage kidney disease patients at the initiation of chronic dialysis or kidney transplantation-a national register-based cohort study.BMC public health · 2026Article
- Patient-reported Outcome Measures in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients: Current use, Challenges, and Recommendations for Future use.Transplantation · 2026Review
- Predicting EQ-5D-3L utility values from clinical data in a prospective cohort of kidney transplant recipients.The European journal of health economics : HEPAC : health economics in prevention and care · 2026Observational
- Symptom Burden and Patient-Reported Outcomes in Kidney Transplant Recipients: Results From the TransplantLines Biobank and Cohort Studies.Kidney medicine · 2026Article
- Kidney transplantation versus maintenance dialysis in 14 EU countries: cost savings, payback time, and budget impact.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Elevated tacrolimus exposure variability predicts transplant renal insufficiency.Frontiers in immunology · 2026Article
- Does sex matter? Longitudinal course and predictors of knowledge about immunosuppressant medication in patients after kidney transplantation: a KTx360° substudy.Frontiers in transplantation · 2026Article
- HLA Experts' Perspectives on Precision Medicine and Molecular Matching in Kidney Transplantation: A Qualitative Study.Canadian journal of kidney health and disease · 2026Article
- Mediterranean Diet: How Useful is it in Kidney Transplant Patients?Current transplantation reports · 2026Article
- Living kidney donation prior to euthanasia: medical, psychological and ethical considerations.Transplant international : official journal of the European Society for Organ Transplantation · 2026Article
- Gut microbiome and metabolite signatures for predicting acute kidney transplant rejection: a prospective study.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Health-related quality of life in kidney transplant recipients: association with graft function and comparison to patients on dialysis.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2025Article
- CAR-T cell therapy in nephrology.Renal failure · 2025Review
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Abstract
backgroundHealth-related quality of life (HRQOL) is becoming an increasingly important outcome in kidney transplantation (KT). To describe HRQOL in kidney transplant recipients (KTRs), this systematic review summarizes literature that compared HRQOL among KTRs and other relevant populations [i.e. patients receiving dialysis, patients on the waiting list (WL) for KT, patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) not receiving renal replacement therapy (RRT), the general population (GP) and healthy controls (HCs)] and themselves before KT.
methodsThe literature search was conducted in PubMed, Embase, Web of Science and the Cochrane Library. Eligible studies published between January 2000 and October 2020 were included.
resultsForty-four studies comprising 6929 KTRs were included in this systematic review. Despite the study heterogeneity, KTRs reported a higher HRQOL after KT compared with pre-transplantation and compared with patients receiving dialysis with or without being on the WL, especially in disease-specific domains (i.e. burden and effects of kidney disease). Additionally, KTRs had similar to marginally higher HRQOL compared with patients with CKD Stages 3-5 not receiving RRT. When compared with HCs or the GP, KTRs reported similar HRQOL in the first 1 or 2 years after KT and lower physical HRQOL and lower to comparable mental HRQOL in studies with longer post-transplant time.
conclusionsThe available evidence suggests that HRQOL improves after KT and can be restored to but not always maintained at pre-CKD HRQOL levels. Future studies investigating intervention targets to improve or maintain post-transplant HRQOL are needed.
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