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ArticleArchives of disease in childhood2024

Life outcomes after paediatric kidney transplantation: a qualitative, biographical study in long-term survivors.

Valentin Ritschl, Tanja Stamm, Axana Selzer, Anna Boesendorfer, Fabian Eibensteiner, Lukas Kaltenegger, Erika Mosor, Maisa Omara, Natalie Vachuda, Lisa Sperl and 3 more

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Article in Archives of disease in childhood, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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1 citing paper in PubMed, 2 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Overcoming anatomical barriers in pediatric kidney transplantation.Pediatric nephrology (Berlin, Germany) · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Valentin RitschlInstitute for Outcomes Research, Centre for Medical Data Science, Medical University of Vienna, Wien, Austria.ORCID 0000-0001-8763-8215
Tanja StammInstitute for Outcomes Research, Centre for Medical Data Science, Medical University of Vienna, Wien, Austria tanja.stamm@meduniwien.ac.at.ORCID 0000-0003-3073-7284
Axana SelzerDivision of Pediatric Nephrology and Gastroenterology, Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Comprehensive Center for Pediatrics, Medical University of Vienna, Wien, Austria.ORCID 0000-0001-5114-722X
Anna BoesendorferClinical Laboratory for Bionic Extremity Reconstruction, Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, Medical University of Vienna, Wien, Austria.ORCID 0000-0001-5114-722X
Fabian EibensteinerDivision of Pediatric Nephrology and Gastroenterology, Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Comprehensive Center for Pediatrics, Medical University of Vienna, Wien, Austria.ORCID 0000-0001-5012-3082
Lukas KalteneggerDivision of Pediatric Nephrology and Gastroenterology, Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Comprehensive Center for Pediatrics, Medical University of Vienna, Wien, Austria.ORCID 0000-0003-2796-3897
Erika MosorInstitute for Outcomes Research, Centre for Medical Data Science, Medical University of Vienna, Wien, Austria.ORCID 0000-0003-4293-0647
Maisa OmaraInstitute for Outcomes Research, Centre for Medical Data Science, Medical University of Vienna, Wien, Austria.ORCID 0000-0002-8834-2333
Natalie VachudaInstitute for Outcomes Research, Centre for Medical Data Science, Medical University of Vienna, Wien, Austria.
Lisa SperlInstitute for Outcomes Research, Centre for Medical Data Science, Medical University of Vienna, Wien, Austria.ORCID 0000-0002-0089-8696
Eva K MaselDivision of Palliative Medicine, Department of Medicine I, Medical University of Vienna, Wien, Austria.ORCID 0000-0001-6415-4488
Christoph AufrichtDivision of Pediatric Nephrology and Gastroenterology, Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Comprehensive Center for Pediatrics, Medical University of Vienna, Wien, Austria.ORCID 0000-0002-0487-4296
Michael BoehmDivision of Pediatric Nephrology and Gastroenterology, Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Comprehensive Center for Pediatrics, Medical University of Vienna, Wien, Austria.ORCID 0000-0003-4897-6953
Medical University of Vienna · ATLudwig Boltzmann Institute for Traumatology, The Research Center in Cooperation with AUVA · AT

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveThe objective of this study was to analyse the narrative life stories of children with end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) and their families to determine how health professionals can effectively support these children to achieve better life outcomes.

designQualitative narrative biographic study.

settingWe invited every long-term survivor of paediatric kidney transplants and their families at the Medical University of Vienna between 2008 and 2013 to participate in this study.

participantsNineteen patients (women: n=8, 42%) and 34 family members (women: n=22, 65%) were interviewed. The patients had a mean age of 7.6 (SD±5.6) years at the time of transplantation and 22.2 (SD±5.4) at the time of interview. MAIN OUTCOMES MEASURES: A qualitative narrative biographical analysis was combined with computational structured topic models using the Latent Dirichlet Allocation.

resultsThe overarching finding was the desire for normality in daily life in long-term survivors and their families but with different perceptions of what normality looks like and predominance of this aspect evolving. Different strategies were used by patients (focused on their advancement) and caregivers (normality for all family members). Siblings played a major role in supporting survivors' social inclusion.

conclusionsThe strong desire for normality confirms recent findings of the Standardised Outcomes in Nephrology Group initiative, which proposes survival and life participation as core outcomes in children with chronic kidney disease. Our study should be a starting point for an international effort to identify typologies and stratified interventions for children with ESKD and their families, particularly siblings.

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Kidney Failure, ChronicKidney TransplantationCaregiversChildFamilyFemaleHumansQualitative ResearchSurvivorsChild DevelopmentNephrologyQualitative research

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PMID38212079
PMCPMC10894829
OpenAlexW4390738789

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