Observational studyPloS one2021
Better health-related quality of life in kidney transplant patients compared to chronic kidney disease patients with similar renal function.
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17 citing papers in PubMed, 19 citations in OpenAlex.
- KoreaN cohort study for Outcomes in patients With Kidney Transplantation (KNOW-KT): a prospective observational cohort study focusing on graft outcomes and posttransplant complications.Clinical transplantation and research · 2026Article
- Kidney Transplantation over 65 Years: Clinical and Immunological Long-Term Outcomes-Single Center Experience.Geriatrics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Environmental Sustainability in Dialysis Units: A Scoping and Integrative Review of Challenges and Innovations in Nephrology.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
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- Association Between Perioperative Dexmedetomidine Exposure and Post-Transplant Renal Outcomes: A Retrospective Analysis.Drug design, development and therapy · 2026Article
- 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
- Experiences of People Living with a Kidney Transplant: A Phenomenological Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- The Influence of Different Kidney Replacement Modalities on Health-Related Quality of Life in Patients with ESKD.Kidney360 · 2025Article
- The New Horizon: A Viewpoint of Novel Drugs, Biomarkers, Artificial Intelligence, and Self-Management in Improving Kidney Transplant Outcomes.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Maintenance Immunosuppression in Kidney Transplantation: A Review of the Current Status and Future Directions.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Review
- Predictors of self-care in kidney transplant patients according to preoperative dialysis: A comparative study.Heliyon · 2024Article
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- Polish validation of the Transplant Effects Questionnaire.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2023Article
- Assessment of the Nutritional Status and Quality of Life in Chronic Kidney Disease and Kidney Transplant Patients: A Comparative Analysis.Nutrients · 2022Article
- Associations among body composition parameters and quality of life in peritoneal dialysis patients.Scientific reports · 2022Observational
- Outcomes of acute ischemic stroke in kidney transplant recipients: An analysis of US Nationwide inpatient sample.Translational neuroscience · 2022Article
- The impact of chronic kidney disease on health-related quality of life (HRQoL): key insights from a hospital-based cross-sectional study.Jornal brasileiro de nefrologiaArticle
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Abstract
Renal functional deterioration is associated with physical and mental burdens for kidney transplant (KT) and chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients. However, the change in health-related quality of life (HRQOL) over time in KT patients compared to that of native CKD patients has not been evaluated. We addressed this issue using KT patients registered in the KNOW-KT cohort study and patients at CKD stage 1-3 registered in the KNOW-CKD cohort study. HRQOL scores were assessed using the Kidney Disease Quality of Life Short Form at baseline, 2-, and 4-years follow-up in 842 KT patients and at baseline and 5-year follow-up in 1,355 CKD patients. SF-36 scores declined at the 4-year follow-up, whereas CKD-targeted scores showed no change in the KT group. In contrast, CKD-targeted scores as well as SF-36 scores were decreased at the 5-year follow-up in CKD patients. When prognostic factors were analyzed for longitudinal HRQOL data over time, renal functions, diabetes, cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, hemoglobin level, marital status, income, employment, and health care were significant prognostic factors. Furthermore, KT was an independent prognostic factor for better HRQOL. These results highlight that KT can offer a better HRQOL than that of CKD patients, even when renal function is similar.
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