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Gad MM, Rasmussen MK, Ladefoged HB, Mathiesen LL, Finderup J. The phenomenon of urinary tract infection experienced by women with a kidney transplant. J Ren Care 2024; 50:159-167. [PMID: 37076761 DOI: 10.1111/jorc.12467] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2022] [Revised: 02/19/2023] [Accepted: 04/02/2023] [Indexed: 04/21/2023]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Urinary tract infection is the most common infection among people with a kidney transplant and increases the risk of graft rejection. Women have a higher risk. A literature search did not identify any description of the phenomenon of urinary tract infection experienced by women with a kidney transplant. OBJECTIVE To examine how women with a kidney transplant experienced the phenomenon of a urinary tract infection. DESIGN A qualitative study with a phenomenological approach. APPROACH Eight individual semistructured interviews based on van Manen's four lifeworld existentials and analysed using systematic text condensation. PARTICIPANTS Women with a kidney transplant and recently been admitted to the hospital due to a urinary tract infection. FINDINGS We identified four themes: (1) Feeling both typical and atypical symptoms; (2) Becoming aware of the body and trying her best to prevent urinary tract infection; (3) Having a urinary tract infection is a dual experience, both good and bad; (4) Support from relatives. CONCLUSION The urinary tract infection symptoms pathway varied between participants but also between individual episodes of incidents among each participant. Participants felt secure when they experienced a common symptom pattern, but a new symptom pattern made them insecure. Together with their relatives, they experienced a urinary tract infection as a disruption of their everyday life and it decreased their experiences of happiness. They experienced to be supported by relatives but also by healthcare professionals, but needed more information on how to prevent, observe and react to a urinary tract infection in the future.
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- Mette Marie Gad
- Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Department of Renal Medicine, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
- Department of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
- ResCenPI-Research Centre for Patient Involvement, Aarhus University & The Central Denmark Region, Aarhus, Denmark
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Butt MD, Ong SC, Butt FZ, Sajjad A, Rasool MF, Imran I, Ahmad T, Alqahtani F, Babar ZUD. Assessment of Health-Related Quality of Life, Medication Adherence, and Prevalence of Depression in Kidney Failure Patients. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2022; 19:15266. [PMID: 36429988 PMCID: PMC9690334 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph192215266] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2022] [Revised: 11/10/2022] [Accepted: 11/16/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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BACKGROUND Kidney failure is a global health problem with a worldwide mean prevalence rate of 13.4%. Kidney failure remains symptomless during most of the early stages until symptoms appear in the advanced stages. Kidney failure is associated with a decrease in health-related quality of life (HRQOL), deterioration in physical and mental health, and an increased risk of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. This study aimed to evaluate the factors associated with decreased HRQOL and other factors affecting the overall health of patients. Another objective was to measure how medication adherence and depression could affect the overall HRQOL in patients with kidney failure. METHODOLOGY The study used a prospective follow-up mix methodology approach with six-month follow-ups of patients. The participants included in the study population were those with chronic kidney disease grade 4 and kidney failure. Pre-validated and translated questionnaires (Kidney Disease Quality of Life-Short Form, Hamilton Depression Rating Scale Urdu Version, and Morisky Lewis Greens Adherence Scale) and assessment tools were used to collect data. RESULTS This study recruited 314 patients after an initial assessment based on inclusion criteria. The mean age of the study population was 54.64 ± 15.33 years. There was a 47.6% male and a 52.4% female population. Hypertension and diabetes mellitus remained the most predominant comorbid condition, affecting 64.2% and 74.6% of the population, respectively. The study suggested a significant (p < 0.05) deterioration in the mental health composite score with worsening laboratory variables, particularly hematological and iron studies. Demographic variables significantly impact medication adherence. HRQOL was found to be deteriorating with a significant impact on mental health compared to physical health. CONCLUSIONS Patients on maintenance dialysis for kidney failure have a significant burden of physical and mental symptoms, depression, and low HRQOL. Given the substantial and well-known declines in physical and psychological well-being among kidney failure patients receiving hemodialysis, the findings of this research imply that these areas related to health should receive special attention in the growing and expanding population of kidney failure patients.
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- Muhammad Daoud Butt
- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University Sains Malaysia, Penang 11800, Malaysia
- Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad 15320, Pakistan
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University Sains Malaysia, Penang 11800, Malaysia
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- Department of Pharmacy Practice, Faculty of Pharmacy, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan 60000, Pakistan
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- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan 60000, Pakistan
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- Institute for Advanced Biosciences (IAB), CNRS UMR5309, INSERM U1209, Grenoble Alpes University, 38400 Saint-Martin-d’Hères, France
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Huddersfield, Huddersfield HD1 3DH, UK
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Rota-Musoll L, Brigidi S, Molina-Robles E, Oriol-Vila E, Homs-Del Valle M, Subirana-Casacuberta M. Sexo y género en la donación de riñón: visiones desde la consulta. ENFERMERÍA NEFROLÓGICA 2021. [DOI: 10.37551/s2254-28842021032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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Introducción: En el trasplante renal de donante vivo son las mujeres las que donan con más frecuencia. Las profesionales de nefrología tienen un papel muy importante en la información sobre los tratamientos de sustitución renal y la ayuda en la toma de decisiones. Objetivo: Explorar cómo influye la perspectiva de género en el trasplante renal de donante vivo desde la visión de las profesionales de nefrología.Metodología: Estudio cualitativo fenomenológico. Participaron 13 profesionales de las Unidades de Nefrología y Trasplante Renal de Catalunya. Se realizaron entrevistas semiestructuradas y se analizaron a través de un análisis temático. Resultados: Las opiniones y percepciones de las profesionales de nefrología se clasificaron a través de los siguientes temas: 1) manera de informar sobre los tratamientos; 2) donación habitual; 3) predisposición para donar y 4) actitud de la persona donante. Las mujeres se muestran más predispuestas a donar debido a los mandatos de género, además de las desigualdades en el mercado laboral. Cabe destacar que, la forma en la toma de decisión es igual para hombres y mujeres. Así mismo, las mujeres se muestran más preparadas psicológicamente y se recuperan más rápido del postoperatorio. Conclusiones: La feminización en la donación de riñón es la suma de factores médicos, socioculturales y económicos. Los roles de género influyen en las mujeres en sus actitudes y comportamientos a lo largo de todo el proceso de trasplante renal de vivo. Las profesionales de nefrología entrevistadas describen las diferencias entre hombres y mujeres en la donación de riñón.
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- Departamento de Antropología. Filosofía y Trabajo social de la Universidad Rovira i Virgili (URV). Tarragona. España
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- Servicio de Nefrología. Hospital Universitario de Vic. Vic. España
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Rota-Musoll L, Brigidi S, Molina-Robles E, Oriol-Vila E, Perez-Oller L, Subirana-Casacuberta M. An intersectional gender analysis in kidney transplantation: women who donate a kidney. BMC Nephrol 2021; 22:59. [PMID: 33593306 PMCID: PMC7885450 DOI: 10.1186/s12882-021-02262-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2020] [Accepted: 01/12/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Living-donor transplantation is the best treatment option in patients with chronic kidney failure. Global data show that women are less likely to be kidney recipients than men but are more likely to become living kidney donors. We explored the experience of women who donate a kidney to relatives with biological and socio-cultural ties and to understand the similarities and differences in their experience. METHODS A qualitative hermeneutic phenomenological study with an intersectional analysis of gender. Ten women donors accepted in the transplant evaluation period participated, all of whom donated a kidney to a pre-dialysis relative. Two categories were included: women with biological kinship ties (mothers, sisters) and women who have a socio-cultural relationship (wives) with kidney recipient. The data were collected through semi-structured in-depth interviews and analysed using thematic analysis. RESULTS Women donate their kidneys in a convinced manner, without worrying about their health, with an optimistic and positive attitude, and without believing that they are acting heroically. Women with biological kinship ties see it as a 'naturalization thing'. In contrast, wives donate conditioned by gender roles, but also as a form of empowerment and as a personal benefit: they donate in order to avoid taking on carer role for their husband and as a way of protecting their children. CONCLUSION The study's findings expand the conception of kidney donation as solely altruistic and may help professionals to pay attention to the complexity and intersectionality of features present in women who are living kidney donors.
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- Laura Rota-Musoll
- Department of Nephrology, Consorci Hospitalari de Vic, Vic, Catalunya, Spain
- Research group on Methodology, Methods, Models and Outcomes of Health and Social Sciences (M3O), Faculty of Health Science and Welfare, Centre for Health and Social Care Research (CESS), University of Vic-Central University of Catalonia (UVIC-UCC), Vic, Spain
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- Department of Anthropology, Philosophy and Social Work in the University of Rovira i Virgili (URV), Tarragona, Catalunya, Spain.
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- Department of Nephrology, Consorci Hospitalari de Vic, Vic, Catalunya, Spain
- Research group on Methodology, Methods, Models and Outcomes of Health and Social Sciences (M3O), Faculty of Health Science and Welfare, Centre for Health and Social Care Research (CESS), University of Vic-Central University of Catalonia (UVIC-UCC), Vic, Spain
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- Department of Nephrology, Consorci Hospitalari de Vic, Vic, Catalunya, Spain
- Research group on Methodology, Methods, Models and Outcomes of Health and Social Sciences (M3O), Faculty of Health Science and Welfare, Centre for Health and Social Care Research (CESS), University of Vic-Central University of Catalonia (UVIC-UCC), Vic, Spain
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- Research group on Methodology, Methods, Models and Outcomes of Health and Social Sciences (M3O), Faculty of Health Science and Welfare, Centre for Health and Social Care Research (CESS), University of Vic-Central University of Catalonia (UVIC-UCC), Vic, Spain
- Department of Nursing Management, Parc Taulí Health Corporation Consortium, Sabadell, Catalunya, Spain
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Lee Y, Park H, Jee HJ, Lee HJ, Gwon JG, Min H, Jung CW, Kim MG, Cho CH. Psychological characteristics and associations between living kidney transplantation recipients and biologically related or unrelated donors. BMC Nephrol 2020; 21:355. [PMID: 32819286 PMCID: PMC7441633 DOI: 10.1186/s12882-020-02017-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2019] [Accepted: 08/12/2020] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Although recipients and donors in living kidney transplantation experience psychological distress-including depression and anxiety-during the pre-operative period, very few studies have evaluated the related psychological reactions. This study aimed to determine the characteristics and correlations of the mood states and personality of recipients and donors (genetically related and unrelated) of living kidney transplantations. METHODS A total of 66 pairs of living donors and recipients were enrolled from April 2008 to June 2019 in this study, of whom 53 eligible pairs of living donors and recipients were included in the retrospective analysis of their psychological assessments in the pre-transplantation states. While participants' personality patterns were assessed using the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2 (MMPI-2), mood states were evaluated via both the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) and The Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D). Statistical analysis was performed using paired t-tests and Spearman's correlation analyses. RESULTS The recipient group showed significantly higher scores for Hypochondriasis (t = - 4.49, p = .0001), Depression (t = - 3.36, p = .0015), and Hysteria (t = - 3.30, p = .0018) of MMPI-2 and CES-D (t = - 3.93, p = .0003) than the donor group. The biologically unrelated recipient group reported higher scores of Hypochondriasis (t = - 3.37, p = .003) and Depression (t = - 2.86, p = 0.0098) than the unrelated donor group. Higher scores for Hypochondriasis (t = - 3.00, p = 0.0054) and CES-D (t = - 3.53, p = .0014) were found in the related recipient group. A positive association was found for Hypomania (r = .40, p = .003) of MMPI-2, STAI-S (r = .36, p = .009), and CES-D (r = .36, p = .008) between the recipient and donor groups. CONCLUSIONS Recipients suffered from a higher level of depression and somatic concerns than donors before living kidney transplantation. Psychological problems like depression and anxiety can occur in both living kidney transplantation donors and recipients. This study suggests that clinicians must pay attention to mood states not only in recipients but also in donors because of emotional contagion.
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- Yujin Lee
- Department of Psychiatry, Seoul Metropolitan Eunpyeong Hospital, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Psychiatry, Samsung Biomedical Research Institute, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Biostatistics, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Psychiatry, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Psychiatry, Chungnam National University Sejong Hospital, Sejong, South Korea.
- Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, Chungnam National University, 82 Munhwa-ro, Jung-gu, Daejeon, 35015, South Korea.
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