Are All Domains of Quality of Life Poor Among Elderly Kidney Recipients?

Noohi, Sima; Karami, Gholamreza; Lorgard-Dezfuli-Nejad, M.; Najafi, Mahdi; Saadat, Seyed Hassan

doi:10.1016/j.transproceed.2007.03.009

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“…Each item is scored on a scale from 0 to 3, with the total score calculated by summing the seven individual item scores (range: 0–21). A cut-off of ≥8 was used to indicate depression [ 9 ]. Sensitivity of the HADS depression subscale using this cut-off was 0.86; specificity was 0.81 for depressive disorder screening [ 10 ].…”

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Change of sleep quality from pre- to 3 years post-solid organ transplantation: The Swiss Transplant Cohort Study

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BackgroundPoor sleep quality (SQ) is common after solid organ transplantation; however, very little is known about its natural history. We assessed the changes in SQ from pre- to 3 years post-transplant in adult heart, kidney, liver and lung recipients included in the prospective nation-wide Swiss Transplant Cohort Study. We explored associations with selected variables in patients suffering persistent poor SQ compared to those with good or variable SQ.MethodsAdult single organ transplant recipients enrolled in the Swiss Transplant Cohort Study with pre-transplant and at least 3 post-transplant SQ assessment data were included. SQ was self-reported pre-transplant (at listing), then at 6, 12, 24 and 36 months post-transplant. A single SQ item was used to identify poor (0–5) and good sleepers (6–10). Between organ groups, SQ was compared via logistic regression analysis with generalized estimating equations. Within the group reporting persistently poor SQ, we used logistic regression or Kaplan-Meier analysis as appropriate to check for differences in global quality of life and survival.ResultsIn a sample of 1173 transplant patients (age: 52.1±13.2 years; 65% males; 66% kidney, 17% liver, 10% lung, 7% heart) transplanted between 2008 and 2012, pre- transplant poor SQ was highest in liver (50%) and heart (49%) recipients. Overall, poor SQ decreased significantly from pre-transplant (38%) to 24 months post-transplant (26%) and remained stable at 3 years (29%). Patients reporting persistently poor SQ had significantly more depressive symptomatology and lower global quality of life.ConclusionBecause self-reported poor SQ is related to poorer global quality of life, these results emphasize the need for further studies to find suitable treatment options for poor SQ in transplant recipients.

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Change of sleep quality from pre- to 3 years post-solid organ transplantation: The Swiss Transplant Cohort Study

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“…physical functioning, social functioning, role limitations due to physical health problems, role limitations due to emotional problems, mental health, vitality, bodily pain and general health perceptions) are predominantly determined by pre-existing characteristics in potential kidney transplant recipients with less influence from the type of treatment used in ESRD (i.e. kidney transplantation versus dialysis) [10,11]. Demographic characteristics such as age, annual income, race, marital status, employment status and socioeconomic status are strong predictors of the scores measured in the domains of health-related quality of life such as physical functioning, social functioning, role limitations due to physical health problems, bodily pain and general health perceptions in kidney transplant recipients [12,13].…”

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Hypothetical modeling about the cost effectiveness of kidney transplantation for end-stage renal disease: Untested assumptions, unaccounted variables and unknown consequences

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“…In other studies, QoL following kidney transplantation was improved over other means of kidney replacement therapy but it did not equal that of the general population (Dew et al, 1997;Overbeck et al, 2005). Older transplant recipients, over 55 years of age, have scored higher on general health perception than younger recipients, possibly because older patients are better able to cope with changes and limitations that occur with age (Noohi, Karami, Lorgard-Dezfuli-Nejad, Najafi, & Saadat, 2007). With this variation in mind, benchmarks specific to QoL post kidney transplantation would provide more accurate and realistic comparisons for patients and health care providers to use in assessing QoL than benchmarks from general population data.…”

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Time-Related Centile Ranges for Quality of Life Outcomes in Renal Transplantation

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Are All Domains of Quality of Life Poor Among Elderly Kidney Recipients?

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Change of sleep quality from pre- to 3 years post-solid organ transplantation: The Swiss Transplant Cohort Study

Change of sleep quality from pre- to 3 years post-solid organ transplantation: The Swiss Transplant Cohort Study

Hypothetical modeling about the cost effectiveness of kidney transplantation for end-stage renal disease: Untested assumptions, unaccounted variables and unknown consequences

Time-Related Centile Ranges for Quality of Life Outcomes in Renal Transplantation

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