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Pearce CJ, Hall N, Hudson JL, Farrington K, Tucker MJR, Wellsted D, Jones J, Sharma S, Norton S, Ormandy P, Palmer N, Quinnell A, Fitzgerald L, Griffiths S, Chilcot J. Approaches to the identification and management of depression in people living with chronic kidney disease: A scoping review of 860 papers. J Ren Care 2024; 50:4-14. [PMID: 36645375 DOI: 10.1111/jorc.12458] [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: 10/03/2022] [Revised: 12/09/2022] [Accepted: 12/30/2022] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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BACKGROUND Depression is prevalent across the spectrum of Chronic Kidney Disease and associated with poorer outcomes. There is limited evidence regarding the most effective interventions and care pathways for depression in Chronic Kidney Disease. OBJECTIVES To investigate how depression is identified and managed in adults with Chronic Kidney Disease. DESIGN Scoping review. METHODS Systematic search of eight databases with pre-defined inclusion criteria. Data relevant to the identification and/or management of depression in adults with Chronic Kidney Disease were extracted. RESULTS Of 2147 articles identified, 860 were included. Depression was most identified using self-report screening tools (n = 716 studies, 85.3%), with versions of the Beck Depression Inventory (n = 283, 33.7%) being the most common. A total of 123 studies included data on the management of depression, with nonpharmacological interventions being more frequently studied (n = 55, 45%). Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (n = 15) was the most common nonpharmacological intervention, which was found to have a significant effect on depressive symptoms compared to controls (n = 10). However, how such approaches could be implemented as part of routine care was not clear. There was limited evidence for antidepressants use in people with Chronic Kidney Disease albeit in a limited number of studies. CONCLUSIONS Depression is commonly identified using validated screening tools albeit differences exist in reporting practices. Evidence regarding the management of depression is mixed and requires better-quality trials of both pharmacological and nonpharmacological approaches. Understanding which clinical care pathways are used and their evidence, may help facilitate the development of kidney care specific guidelines for the identification and management of depression.
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- Christina J Pearce
- Department of Psychology, Health Psychology Section, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King's College London, London, UK
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- School of Life and Medical Sciences, University of Hertfordshire, College Lane Campus, Hatfield, UK
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- Department of Psychology, Health Psychology Section, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King's College London, London, UK
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- School of Life and Medical Sciences, University of Hertfordshire, College Lane Campus, Hatfield, UK
- Renal Unit, Lister Hospital, Stevenage, UK
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- School of Life and Medical Sciences, University of Hertfordshire, College Lane Campus, Hatfield, UK
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- School of Health and Social Work, University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield, UK
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- School of Life and Medical Sciences, University of Hertfordshire, College Lane Campus, Hatfield, UK
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- Department of Psychology, Health Psychology Section, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King's College London, London, UK
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- School of Health and Society, University of Salford, Salford, UK
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- Independent PPI lead & Kidney Care UK, Alton, UK
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- School of Life and Medical Sciences, University of Hertfordshire, College Lane Campus, Hatfield, UK
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- Department of Psychology, Health Psychology Section, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King's College London, London, UK
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- Department of Psychology, Health Psychology Section, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King's College London, London, UK
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de Vries HJ, Sipma WS, Gansevoort RT, Brouwer S, Visser A. Development and implementation of work-oriented clinical care to empower patients with kidney disease: an adapted intervention mapping approach. BMC Health Serv Res 2023; 23:329. [PMID: 37005653 PMCID: PMC10066946 DOI: 10.1186/s12913-023-09307-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2022] [Accepted: 03/20/2023] [Indexed: 04/04/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Many people with chronic kidney disease (CKD) have problems to stay at work. Patients and health care professionals (HCPs) see the potential benefit of work-oriented clinical care, yet this care is not manifested in current practice. The aim of this study was to develop and implement a program called work-oriented clinical care for kidney patients (WORK) to support sustainable work participation. METHODS An adapted version of Intervention Mapping (AIM) was used for the systematic development of work-oriented care in a hospital. Based on the needs of patients and (occupational) health professionals, and in close cooperation with both, a theoretical and empirically based program was developed. Feasibility and clinical utility were assessed among patients with CKD, HCPs and hospital managers. To increase the chances of successful implementation we focused on determinants related to the innovation, the users, the organization (hospital), and socio-political context. RESULTS We developed, implemented, and pilot-tested WORK, an innovative program consisting of a care pathway in the hospital that targets patients with work-related questions and tailors the support they receive to their needs. Several practical tools were developed and an internal and external referral structure with a focus on work was implemented. A labor expert was deployed to the hospital to support patients and HCPs with simple work-related questions. The feasibility and clinical utility of WORK were rated positively. CONCLUSIONS This work-oriented clinical care program provides HCPs in the hospital with the necessary tools to support patients with CKD in dealing with work challenges. HCPs can discuss work with patients at an early stage and support them in anticipating work-related challenges. HCPs can also bridge the gap to more specialized help if necessary. WORK has the potential for wider application in other departments and hospitals. So far, the implementation of the WORK program was successful, though structural implementation may be challenging.
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- Haitze J de Vries
- Department of Health Sciences, Community and Occupational Medicine, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Hanzeplein 1, RB, 9700, Groningen, the Netherlands.
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- Erasmus University Rotterdam, Erasmus School of Health Policy & Management, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands
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- Department of Health Sciences, Community and Occupational Medicine, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Hanzeplein 1, RB, 9700, Groningen, the Netherlands
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- Department of Health Sciences, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Applied Health Research, Groningen, the Netherlands
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Visser A, Alma MA, Bakker SJL, Bemelman FJ, Berger SP, van der Boog PJM, Brouwer S, Hilbrands LB, Standaar DSM, Stewart RE, Gansevoort RT. Employment and ability to work after kidney transplantation in the Netherlands: The impact of preemptive versus non-preemptive kidney transplantation. Clin Transplant 2022; 36:e14757. [PMID: 35716362 PMCID: PMC9788192 DOI: 10.1111/ctr.14757] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2021] [Revised: 02/14/2022] [Accepted: 06/11/2022] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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BACKGROUND Work can have a major positive impact on health and wellbeing. Employment of kidney transplant recipients (KTR) of working age is much lower than in the general population. The first aim of this study was to examine the impact of a preemptive kidney transplantation (PKT) on employment, in addition to other possible influencing factors. The second aim was to explore differences in work ability, absenteeism and work performance among employed KTR with different types of transplantations. METHODS A cross-sectional survey study was conducted between 2018 and 2019 in nine Dutch hospitals. PKT as potential predictor of employment was examined. Furthermore, work ability, absenteeism and loss of work performance were compared between employed preemptive recipients with a living donor (L-PKT) and non-preemptive recipients with a living donor (L-nPKT) and with a deceased donor (D-nPKT). RESULTS Two hundred and twenty four KTR participated; 71% reported having paid work. Paid work was more common among PKT recipients (82% vs. 65% in L-nPKT and 55% in D-nPKT) and recipients who were younger (OR .950, 95%CI .913-.989), had no comorbidities (1 comorbidity: OR .397, 95%CI .167-.942; 2 comorbidities: OR .347, 95%CI .142-.844), had less fatigue (OR .974, 95%CI .962-.987) and had mentally demanding work tasks (only in comparison with physically demanding tasks, OR .342, 95%CI .145-.806). If recipients were employed, D-nPKT recipients worked fewer hours (mean 24.6±11.3 vs. PKT 31.1±9.6, L-nPKT 30.1±9.5) and D-nPKT and L-nPKT recipients received more often supplemental disability benefits (32 and 33.3%, respectively) compared to PKT recipients (9.9%). No differences were found for self-reported ability to work, sick leave (absenteeism) and loss of work performance with the exception of limitations in functioning at work. CONCLUSIONS Preemptive kidney transplantation recipients with a kidney from a living donor are employed more often, work more hours per week (only in comparison with D-nPKT) and have a partial disability benefit less often than nPKT recipients. More knowledge regarding treatments supporting sustainable participation in the labor force is needed as work has a positive impact on recipients' health and wellbeing and is also beneficial for society as a whole.
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- Annemieke Visser
- Department of Applied Health ResearchHealth SciencesUniversity Medical Center GroningenUniversity of GroningenGroningenThe Netherlands
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- Department of Applied Health ResearchHealth SciencesUniversity Medical Center GroningenUniversity of GroningenGroningenThe Netherlands
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- Department of NephrologyUniversity Medical Center GroningenUniversity of GroningenGroningenThe Netherlands
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- Department of NephrologyUniversity of Amsterdam's Faculty of MedicineAmsterdamThe Netherlands
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- Department of NephrologyUniversity Medical Center GroningenUniversity of GroningenGroningenThe Netherlands
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- Department of Health Sciences, Community and Occupational MedicineUniversity Medical Center GroningenUniversity of GroningenGroningenThe Netherlands
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- Department of NephrologyRadboud University Medical CenterNijmegenThe Netherlands
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- Department of NephrologyUniversity of Amsterdam's Faculty of MedicineAmsterdamThe Netherlands
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- Department of Health Sciences, Community and Occupational MedicineUniversity Medical Center GroningenUniversity of GroningenGroningenThe Netherlands
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- Department of NephrologyUniversity Medical Center GroningenUniversity of GroningenGroningenThe Netherlands
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Ford JA, Tumin D, Beng H, Gomez Mendez LM. The Relationship Between Change in Employment Status, Insurance Coverage, and Graft Failure or Death After Kidney Transplant. Prog Transplant 2022; 32:203-211. [PMID: 35686356 DOI: 10.1177/15269248221107046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Introduction: Early change of insurance coverage after kidney transplantation may be associated with worse graft outcomes. We examine how return to employment moderates the hazard of graft failure associated with exit from Medicare within 36 months after transplantation. Design: Patients undergoing kidney transplantation covered by Medicare between January 2005 and December 2016 were identified in the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) database. A composite outcome of graft failure or death was analyzed across four groups: (1) no change in coverage within the first 3 years post-transplant, and no return to work (2) no change in coverage, return to work (3) change in coverage, no return to work (4) change in coverage, return to work. Results: The sample included 46 120 patients; 28% changed insurance coverage from Medicare posttransplant. Among patients who returned to work (36%), change in coverage from Medicare to other insurance was associated with lower hazard of death or graft failure (hazard ratio: 0.93; 95% confidence interval: 0.87, 0.99; P = 0.030). Conclusions: Exit from Medicare was associated with patient and graft survival greater than 3 years after transplant, depending on return to work. Among patients returning to work, changes in insurance from Medicare to private coverage were associated with favorable outcomes.
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- Jacob A Ford
- Department of Pediatrics, 12278Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University, Greenville, NC, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, 12278Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University, Greenville, NC, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, 12278Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University, Greenville, NC, USA
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Stampf S, Mueller NJ, van Delden C, Pascual M, Manuel O, Banz V, Binet I, De Geest S, Bochud PY, Leichtle A, Schaub S, Steiger J, Koller M. Cohort profile: The Swiss Transplant Cohort Study (STCS): A nationwide longitudinal cohort study of all solid organ recipients in Switzerland. BMJ Open 2021; 11:e051176. [PMID: 34911712 PMCID: PMC8679072 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-051176] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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PURPOSE The Swiss Transplant Cohort Study (STCS) is a prospective multicentre cohort study which started to actively enrol study participants in May 2008. It takes advantage of combining data from all transplant programmes in one unique system to perform comprehensive nationwide reporting and to promote translational and clinical post-transplant outcome research in the framework of Swiss transplantation medicine. PARTICIPANTS Over 5500 solid organ transplant recipients have been enrolled in all six Swiss transplant centres by end of 2019, around three-quarter of them for kidney and liver transplants. Ninety-three per cent of all transplanted recipients have consented to study participation, almost all of them (99%) contributed to bio-sampling. The STCS genomic data set includes around 3000 patients. FINDINGS TO DATE Detailed clinical and laboratory data in high granularity as well as patient-reported outcomes from transplant recipients and activities in Switzerland are available in the last decade. Interdisciplinary contributions in diverse fields of transplantation medicine such as infectious diseases, genomics, oncology, immunology and psychosocial science have resulted in approximately 70 scientific papers getting published in peer-review journals so far. FUTURE PLANS The STCS will deepen its efforts in personalised medicine and digital epidemiology, and will also focus on allocation research and the use of causal inference methods to make complex matters in transplant medicine more understandable and transparent.
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- Susanne Stampf
- Clinic for Transplantation Immunology and Nephrology, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Division of Infectious Diseases and Hospital Epidemiology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Transplant Infectious Diseases Unit, University Hospitals Geneva and Faculty of Medicine, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Transplantation Center, Lausanne University Hospital and University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Transplantation Center, Lausanne University Hospital and University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
- Service of Infectious Diseases, Lausanne University Hospital and University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Department for Visceral Surgery and Medicine, Inselspital, University Hospital Bern and Bern University, Bern, Switzerland
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- Nephrology and Transplantation Medicine, Kantonsspital St Gallen, Sankt Gallen, Switzerland
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- Department of Public Health, Institute of Nursing Science, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Service of Infectious Diseases, Lausanne University Hospital and University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Center for Laboratory Medicine, University Institute of Clinical Chemistry, Inselspital University Hospital Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Clinic for Transplantation Immunology and Nephrology, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Clinic for Transplantation Immunology and Nephrology, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Clinic for Transplantation Immunology and Nephrology, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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Kirkeskov L, Carlsen RK, Lund T, Buus NH. Employment of patients with kidney failure treated with dialysis or kidney transplantation-a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMC Nephrol 2021; 22:348. [PMID: 34686138 PMCID: PMC8532382 DOI: 10.1186/s12882-021-02552-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2021] [Accepted: 10/06/2021] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Patients with kidney failure treated with dialysis or kidney transplantation experience difficulties maintaining employment due to the condition itself and the treatment. We aimed to establish the rate of employment before and after initiation of dialysis and kidney transplantation and to identify predictors of employment during dialysis and posttransplant. METHODS This systematic review and meta-analysis were carried out according to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis (PRISMA) guidelines for studies that included employment rate in adults receiving dialysis or a kidney transplant. The literature search included cross-sectional or cohort studies published in English between January 1966 and August 2020 in the PubMed, Embase, and Cochrane Library databases. Data on employment rate, study population, age, gender, educational level, dialysis duration, kidney donor, ethnicity, dialysis modality, waiting time for transplantation, diabetes, and depression were extracted. Quality assessment was performed using the Newcastle-Ottawa Scale. Meta-analysis for predictors for employment, with odds ratios and confidence intervals, and tests for heterogeneity, using chi-square and I2 statistics, were calculated. PROSPERO registration number: CRD42020188853. RESULTS Thirty-three studies included 162,059 participants receiving dialysis, and 31 studies included 137,742 participants who received kidney transplantation. Dialysis patients were on average 52.6 years old (range: 16-79; 60.3% male), and kidney transplant patients were 46.7 years old (range: 18-78; 59.8% male). The employment rate (weighted mean) for dialysis patients was 26.3% (range: 10.5-59.7%); the employment rate was 36.9% pretransplant (range: 25-86%) and 38.2% posttransplant (range: 14.2-85%). Predictors for employment during dialysis and posttransplant were male, gender, age, being without diabetes, peritoneal dialysis, and higher educational level, and predictors of posttransplant: pretransplant employment included transplantation with a living donor kidney, and being without depression. CONCLUSIONS Patients with kidney failure had a low employment rate during dialysis and pre- and posttransplant. Kidney failure patients should be supported through a combination of clinical and social measures to ensure that they remain working.
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- Lilli Kirkeskov
- Centre of Social Medicine, University Hospital Bispebjerg-Frederiksberg, Nordre Fasanvej 57, Vej 8, Opgang 2.2., 2000, Frederiksberg, Denmark.
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- Department of Transplantation Medicine, Oslo University Hospital, Sognsvannsveien 20, OUS, Rikshospitalet, 0372, Oslo, Norway
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- Centre of Social Medicine, University Hospital Bispebjerg-Frederiksberg, Nordre Fasanvej 57, Vej 8, Opgang 2.2., 2000, Frederiksberg, Denmark
- Department of Public Health, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Renal Medicine, Aarhus University Hospital, Palle Juul-Jensnes Boulevard 35, indgang C, plan 2, 8200, Aarhus, Denmark
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de Jong RW, Boezeman EJ, Chesnaye NC, Bemelman FJ, Massy ZA, Jager KJ, Stel VS, de Boer AGEM. Work status and work ability of patients receiving kidney replacement therapy: Results from a European survey. Nephrol Dial Transplant 2021; 37:2022-2033. [PMID: 34643706 PMCID: PMC9494090 DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfab300] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Employment is important for the quality of life and financial security of patients of working age receiving kidney replacement therapy (KRT). We aimed to examine self-reported work status and general, physical and mental work ability, and to determine associations between demographic, disease-related, work-related, and macro-economic factors and employment. . METHODS Europeans from 37 countries, aged 19-65 years, treated with dialysis or kidney transplantation, filled out the web-based or paper-based cross-sectional EDITH kidney patient survey between November 2017 and January 2019. We performed descriptive analyses and multivariable generalized logistic mixed models. RESULTS Of the 3 544 patients, 36.5% were employed and working (25.8% of dialysis patients, 53.9% of kidney transplant recipients [KTRs]). Mean general work ability was 5.5 out of 10 (dialysis: 4.8, KTRs: 6.5). Non-working patients (all: 4.1, dialysis: 3.9, KTRs: 4.7) scored lower than working patients (all: 7.7, dialysis 7.3, KTRs: 8.0). Working dialysis patients scored lower on physical and mental work ability (7.1 and 8.1) than working KTRs (8.0 and 8.4, p < 0.001). Impaired physical work ability (42.7%) was more prevalent than impaired mental work ability (26.7%). Male sex, age 40-49 years, higher education, home dialysis or kidney transplantation as current treatment, treatment history including kidney transplantation, absence of diabetes mellitus, better general work ability, and higher country GDP were positively associated with employment (p < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS Low employment rates and impaired work ability were prevalent among European patients receiving KRT. Demographic, disease-related, work-related, and macro-economic factors were associated with employment.
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- Rianne W de Jong
- ERA Registry, Department of Medical Informatics, Amsterdam Public Health research institute, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Public and Occupational Health, Coronel Institute of Occupational Health, Amsterdam Public Health research institute, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- ERA Registry, Department of Medical Informatics, Amsterdam Public Health research institute, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Nephrology, Division of Internal Medicine, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Division of Nephrology, Amboise Paré University Hospital, APHP, Boulogne-Billancourt, Paris, France.,Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM) Unit 1018 Team 5, Research Centre in Epidemiology and Population Health (CESP), University of Paris Ouest-Versailles-St Quentin-en-Yveline, Villejuif, France
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- ERA Registry, Department of Medical Informatics, Amsterdam Public Health research institute, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- ERA Registry, Department of Medical Informatics, Amsterdam Public Health research institute, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Public and Occupational Health, Coronel Institute of Occupational Health, Amsterdam Public Health research institute, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Analysis of Factors Affecting Employment Status of Kidney Transplant Recipients in Selected European Union Member States. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2021; 18:ijerph181910284. [PMID: 34639582 PMCID: PMC8508501 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph181910284] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2021] [Revised: 09/21/2021] [Accepted: 09/28/2021] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Despite an increasing quality of life after renal transplantation, the number of recipients undertaking paid professional work remains relatively low. Employment after kidney transplantation became a new important marker of clinically significant health recovery. Furthermore, for social and economic reasons, returning to work and participation in social life may be considered as an objective parameter that demonstrate the effectiveness of transplantation. The objectives of the following study were to evaluate the factors that determine resuming paid work after renal transplantation, to assess a patient’s decision about returning to professional activity by comparative analysis of renal transplant recipients from Poland, Czech Republic and Germany, and to identify groups of patients exposed to professional exclusion in those EU countries. Five hundred renal transplant recipients from three EU countries were included into the study. The two main research methods used in the study were the SF-36 questionnaire, constructed and validated to assess the quality of life after kidney transplantation and a questionnaire constructed for the purposes of this study. Multifactorial analysis identified several risk factors associated with professional exclusions after kidney transplantation, namely young or advanced age, female gender, lack of education, place of residence in rural areas, long period of illness, and lack of occupational activity before transplantation. Despite the high standards of social care and rehabilitation support, patients in Germany failed to take up professional activity after kidney transplantation in more cases than those in Poland and Czech Republic. Surprisingly, the objective function of the kidney (creatinine level) and the multidimensional assessment of quality of life (SF-36 survey) did not have a significant association with the employment status after renal transplantation.
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Wang Y, Hemmelder MH, Bos WJW, Snoep JD, de Vries APJ, Dekker FW, Meuleman Y. Mapping Health-Related Quality Of Life After Kidney Transplantation By Group Comparisons: A Systematic Review. Nephrol Dial Transplant 2021; 36:2327-2339. [PMID: 34338799 PMCID: PMC8643597 DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfab232] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2021] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Background Health-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. Methods The 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. Results Forty-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. Conclusions The 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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- Yiman Wang
- Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, The Netherlands.,CARIM school for cardiovascular research, University Maastricht, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Internal Medicine, St Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein, the Netherlands.,Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Tergooi, Hilversum, The Netherlands
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands.,Transplant Center, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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Clinical factors and comorbidities affecting health-related quality of life in postrenal transplant patients. Porto Biomed J 2021; 6:e131. [PMID: 34136716 PMCID: PMC8202575 DOI: 10.1097/j.pbj.0000000000000131] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2020] [Accepted: 01/25/2021] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Background: Health-related quality of life is different among different transplant cohorts with respect to different variables which predict mortality and graft survival. The aim of this study was to identify the effects of clinical factors on the health-related quality of life in postrenal transplant patients. Methods: This census study was conducted at the Institute of Kidney Diseases Peshawar, Pakistan. Data were collected on a questionnaire “ Kidney Diseases Quality of Life-Short Form-1.3 Urdu version” and were analyzed in the 3 main domains, for example, physical component summary (PCS), mental component summary, and kidney disease component summary using SPSS version 21. Mean scores for patients with diabetes mellitus (DM), hypertension, levels of hemoglobin, and serum creatinine were compared by unpaired t-test. Results: A total of 277 men (87.9%) and 38 (12.1%) women participated in the study. Mean age was 37.26 (±10.14) years (range 18–65 years). Hypertension was reported in 72.2% and DM in 10.8%. Hemoglobin was <12.5g% in 26.0% patients. Patients with DM had significant lower PCS (P = .001) and mental component summary (MCS; P = .001) scores. Patients with hypertension had significant lower MCS score (P = .01). Patients with hemoglobin <12.5g% had significantly lower PCS (P = .001) score than those with hemoglobin >12.5 g%. The PCS score in patients with serum creatinine level >2 mg% was significantly lower (P = .02) than those with serum creatinine <2 mg%. Conclusion: Lower graft function and DM were associated with lower PCS and MCS scores. Hypertension was associated with lower MCS score and anemia with lower PCS score.
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Vanholder R, Annemans L, Bello AK, Bikbov B, Gallego D, Gansevoort RT, Lameire N, Luyckx VA, Noruisiene E, Oostrom T, Wanner C, Wieringa F. Fighting the unbearable lightness of neglecting kidney health: the decade of the kidney. Clin Kidney J 2021; 14:1719-1730. [PMID: 34221379 PMCID: PMC8243275 DOI: 10.1093/ckj/sfab070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2021] [Accepted: 03/16/2021] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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A brief comprehensive overview is provided of the elements constituting the burden of kidney disease [chronic kidney disease (CKD) and acute kidney injury]. This publication can be used for advocacy, emphasizing the importance and urgency of reducing this heavy and rapidly growing burden. Kidney diseases contribute to significant physical limitations, loss of quality of life, emotional and cognitive disorders, social isolation and premature death. CKD affects close to 100 million Europeans, with 300 million being at risk, and is projected to become the fifth cause of worldwide death by 2040. Kidney disease also imposes financial burdens, given the costs of accessing healthcare and inability to work. The extrapolated annual cost of all CKD is at least as high as that for cancer or diabetes. In addition, dialysis treatment of kidney diseases imposes environmental burdens by necessitating high energy and water consumption and producing plastic waste. Acute kidney injury is associated with further increases in global morbidity, mortality and economic burden. Yet investment in research for treatment of kidney disease lags behind that of other diseases. This publication is a call for European investment in research for kidney health. The innovations generated should mirror the successful European Union actions against cancer over the last 30 years. It is also a plea to nephrology professionals, patients and their families, caregivers and kidney health advocacy organizations to draw, during the Decade of the Kidney (2020–30), the attention of authorities to realize changes in understanding, research and treatment of kidney disease.
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- Raymond Vanholder
- Department of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics, Nephrology Section, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium.,European Kidney Health Alliance, Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Public Health and Primary Care, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium.,Department of Public Health, Interuniversity Center for Health Economics Research (I-CHER), Free University of Brussels, Brussels, Belgium
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
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- Istituto di Richerche Farmcologiche Mario Negri RICCS, Milan, Italy
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- European Kidney Patient Federation (EKPF), Dublin, Ireland.,Spanish Kidney Patient Federation (ALCER), Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Nephrology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics, Nephrology Section, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa.,Renal Division, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- European Dialysis and Transplant Nurses Association-European Renal Care Association (EDTNA/ERCA), Nidwalden, Switzerland
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- Dutch Kidney Foundation, Bussum, the Netherlands
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- Department of Internal Medicine I, Nephrology Section, Würzburg University, Würzburg University Hospital, Würzburg, Germany
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- IMEC Eindhoven, Eindhoven, the Netherlands.,Department of Nephrology and Hypertension, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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Kastelz A, Fernhall B, Wang E, Tzvetanov I, Spaggiari M, Shetty A, Gallon L, Hachaj G, Kaplan B, Benedetti E. Personalized physical rehabilitation program and employment in kidney transplant recipients: a randomized trial. Transpl Int 2021; 34:1083-1092. [PMID: 33733479 DOI: 10.1111/tri.13868] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2020] [Revised: 02/25/2021] [Accepted: 03/08/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Kidney transplantation is the preferred treatment for kidney failure; however after transplant, reduced physical function, poor self-perceptions, and unemployment are common concerns that remain. This randomized controlled trial compared the effects of a 12-month exercise rehabilitation program (intervention) to standard care alone (control) in kidney transplant recipients. The exercise intervention consisted of a 2 day/week, 60-minute personalized, one-on-one, resistance-based exercise trainings. Eighty participants completed the study (52 intervention vs. 28 control). For individuals unemployed at baseline, there was a 52.3% increase in employment compared to 13.3 % increase in the control group after 12 months (P = <0.0001). For those already employed at baseline, 100% of individuals maintained employment in both groups after 12 months (P = 0.4742). For all comers, there was a positive trend for Global Physical Health (P = 0.0034), Global Mental Health (P = 0.0064), and Physical Function (P = 0.0075), with the intervention group showing greater improvements. These findings suggest the implementation of an exercise rehabilitation program postkidney transplant can be beneficial to increase employment for individuals previously unemployed, improve self-perceived health, physical function, and mental health, overall contributing to better health outcomes in kidney transplant recipients. (Clinicaltrials.gov number: NCT02409901).
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- Alexandra Kastelz
- Department of Surgery, University of Illinois University at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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- College of Applied Health Sciences, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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- College of Applied Health Sciences, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Surgery, University of Illinois University at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Surgery, University of Illinois University at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Internal Medicine Nephrology, Northwestern Medical Group, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Internal Medicine Nephrology, Northwestern Medical Group, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Baylor Scott and White Health System, Corporate office, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Department of Surgery, University of Illinois University at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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Savira F, Ademi Z, Wang BH, Kompa AR, Owen AJ, Liew D, Zomer E. The Preventable Productivity Burden of Kidney Disease in Australia. J Am Soc Nephrol 2021; 32:938-949. [PMID: 33687979 PMCID: PMC8017534 DOI: 10.1681/asn.2020081148] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2020] [Accepted: 12/14/2020] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Kidney disease is associated with impaired work productivity. However, the collective effect of missed work days, reduced output at work, and early withdrawal from the workforce is rarely considered in health-economic evaluations. METHODS To determine the effect on work productivity of preventing incident cases of kidney disease, using the novel measure "productivity-adjusted life year" (PALY), we constructed a dynamic life table model for the Australian working-age population (aged 15-69 years) over 10 years (2020-2029), stratified by kidney-disease status. Input data, including productivity estimates, were sourced from the literature. We ascribed a financial value to the PALY metric in terms of gross domestic product (GDP) per equivalent full-time worker and assessed the total number of years lived, total PALYs, and broader economic costs (GDP per PALY). We repeated the model simulation, assuming a reduced kidney-disease incidence; the differences reflected the effects of preventing new kidney-disease cases. Outcomes were discounted by 5% annually. RESULTS Our projections indicate that, from 2020 to 2029, the estimated number of new kidney-disease cases will exceed 161,000. Preventing 10% of new cases of kidney disease during this period would result in >300 premature deaths averted and approximately 550 years of life and 7600 PALYs saved-equivalent to a savings of US$1.1 billion in GDP or US$67,000 per new case avoided. CONCLUSIONS Pursuing a relatively modest target for preventing kidney disease in Australia may prolong years of life lived and increase productive life years, resulting in substantial economic benefit. Our findings highlight the need for investment in preventive measures to reduce future cases of kidney disease.
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- Feby Savira
- School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
- Biomarker Discovery Laboratory, Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, Australia
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- School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
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- School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
- Biomarker Discovery Laboratory, Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, Australia
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- Department of Medicine, University of Melbourne, St Vincent’s Hospital, Fitzroy, Australia
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- School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
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- School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
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- School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
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Hwang Y, Kim M, Min K. Factors associated with health-related quality of life in kidney transplant recipients in Korea. PLoS One 2021; 16:e0247934. [PMID: 33705454 PMCID: PMC7951930 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0247934] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2020] [Accepted: 02/16/2021] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Health-related quality of life (HRQOL) of kidney transplant recipients is an outcome evaluation after kidney transplants. Therefore, we investigated the associations among perceived health status, social support, self-determination, post-traumatic growth, and kidney transplant recipients' HRQOL. This study involved a descriptive, self-report survey of 163 kidney transplant recipients visiting an outpatient solid organ transplant center in South Korea. Participants' general and transplant characteristics, perceived health status, post-traumatic growth, social support, self-determination, and HRQOL were collected. Data were statistically analyzed using the software SPSS version 25.0. HRQOL showed statistically significant positive correlation with perceived health status (r = .56, p < .001), post-traumatic growth (r = .18, p = .022), social support (r = .25, p = .002), and self-determination (r = .36, p < .001). The factors affecting HRQOL were perceived health status (β = 0.47, p < 0.001), post-transplant occupation (β = 0.17, p = 0.009), and income source (β = -0.13, p = 0.046). The explanatory power of these variables was 34.8% (F = 28.81, p < 0.001). In the subdomains of HRQOL, the factors influencing HRQOL of mental component summary were perceived health status (β = 0.45, p < 0.001), self-determination (β = 0.27, p < 0.001), and education level (β = 0.18, p = 0.006). The explanatory power of these variables was 34.8% (F = 28.81, p < 0.001). To promote the HRQOL of kidney transplant recipients, an institutional system to assist kidney transplant recipients in returning to work needs to be developed. Additionally, creating an environment that allows kidney transplant recipients to act with self-determination, and developing intervention programs that can enhance self-determination will contribute to enhancing the HRQOL of kidney transplant recipients.
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- Younghui Hwang
- Department of Nursing, College of Medicine, University of Ulsan, Ulsan, Korea
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- Department of Mental Health Nursing, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
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- Transplant Center, Department of Nursing, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, South Korea
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Denhaerynck K, Goldfarb-Rumyantzev AS, Sandhu G, Beckmann S, Huynh-Do U, Binet I, De Geest S. Pre-transplant Social Adaptability Index and clinical outcomes in renal transplantation: The Swiss Transplant Cohort study. Clin Transplant 2021; 35:e14218. [PMID: 33406303 DOI: 10.1111/ctr.14218] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2020] [Revised: 12/25/2020] [Accepted: 12/29/2020] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND The impact of pre-transplant social determinants of health on post-transplant outcomes remains understudied. In the United States, poor clinical outcomes are associated with underprivileged status, as assessed by the Social Adaptability Index (SAI), a composite score of education, employment status, marital status, household income, and substance abuse. Using data from the Swiss Transplant Cohort Study (STCS), we determined the SAI's predictive value regarding two post-transplant outcomes: all-cause mortality and return to dialysis. METHODS Between 2012 and 2018, we included adult renal transplant patients (aged ≥ 18 years) with pre-transplant assessment SAI scores, calculated from a STCS Psychosocial Questionnaire. Time to all-cause mortality and return to dialysis were predicted using Cox regression. RESULTS Of 1238 included patients (mean age: 53.8 ± 13.2 years; 37.9% female; median follow-up time: 4.4 years [IQR: 2.7]), 93 (7.5%) died and 57 (4.6%) returned to dialysis. The SAI's hazard ratio was 0.94 (95%CI: 0.88-1.01; p = .09) for mortality and 0.93 (95%CI: 0.85-1.02; p = .15) for return to dialysis. CONCLUSIONS In contrast to most published studies on social deprivation, analysis of this Swiss sample detected no significant association between SAI score and mortality or return to dialysis.
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- Kris Denhaerynck
- Institute of Nursing Science, Department of Public Health, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Institute of Nursing Science, Department of Public Health, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland.,Center of Clinical Nursing Science, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Nephrology and Hypertension, University Hospital Inselspital, Bern, Switzerland
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- Nephrology and Transplantation Medicine, Cantonal Hospital, St Gallen, Switzerland
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- Institute of Nursing Science, Department of Public Health, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland.,Academic Center of Nursing and Midwifery, Department of Public Health and Primary Care, KU Leuven, Belgium
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Puma L, Doyle M. Long-term psychosocial outcomes of adults transplanted in childhood: A social work perspective. Pediatr Transplant 2021; 25:e13859. [PMID: 33105051 DOI: 10.1111/petr.13859] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2020] [Revised: 06/05/2020] [Accepted: 08/28/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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While much research exists regarding medical outcomes for pediatric end stage renal disease (ESRD) populations and for adults receiving dialysis or kidney transplant, the understanding of long-term psychosocial outcomes for individuals diagnosed with ESRD or transplanted in childhood remains limited. A literature review was undertaken by two social work researchers to identify relationship, education, employment, and quality of life (QOL) outcomes for this population utilizing PUBMED and PsycInfo databases. Inconsistencies in the MeSH terms and keywords used across the relevant articles were noted. The impact of transplantation in childhood is significant across multiple facets of social development including but not limited to peer/intimate relationships, education and employment and QOL, and overall well-being. When compared to healthy peers, those with ESRD were delayed in all areas of social development. While improvements in psychosocial outcomes have occurred alongside improved graft and patient survival, more focused longitudinal and qualitative inquiry is needed. Partnerships are needed across disciplines and across those caring for different age cohorts in pediatric, adult nephrology, and transplant practices.
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- Lynn Puma
- School of Social Work, College of Health and Human Services, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, NC, USA
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- Department of Social Work, School of Health Sciences, Quinnipiac University, Hamden, CT, USA
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Although overall donation and transplantation activity is higher in Europe than on other continents, differences between European countries in almost every aspect of transplantation activity (for example, in the number of transplantations, the number of people with a functioning graft, in rates of living versus deceased donation, and in the use of expanded criteria donors) suggest that there is ample room for improvement. Herein we review the policy and clinical measures that should be considered to increase access to transplantation and improve post-transplantation outcomes. This Roadmap, generated by a group of major European stakeholders collaborating within a Thematic Network, presents an outline of the challenges to increasing transplantation rates and proposes 12 key areas along with specific measures that should be considered to promote transplantation. This framework can be adopted by countries and institutions that are interested in advancing transplantation, both within and outside the European Union. Within this framework, a priority ranking of initiatives is suggested that could serve as the basis for a new European Union Action Plan on Organ Donation and Transplantation.
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Cao C, Halegoua-DeMarzio D, Guirguis S, Chen C, Fenkel JM, Herrine S. Employment and Patient Satisfaction after Liver Transplantation. J Clin Transl Hepatol 2020; 8:299-303. [PMID: 33083253 PMCID: PMC7562799 DOI: 10.14218/jcth.2020.00010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2020] [Revised: 05/11/2020] [Accepted: 06/21/2020] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open
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Background and Aims: This study serves to revisit the effects of liver transplantation (LT) on employment in an era of improving survival outcomes post-transplant, and to identify areas of improvement in the transplant process to better optimize post-LT employment and patient satisfaction. Methods: Prospectively, patients who had undergone LT at a single tertiary LT center were surveyed in person and by e-mail. Primary outcomes included employment rate pre- and post-LT, annual salary, weekly hours worked, barriers to re-employment, and patient satisfaction. Results: Responses were collected and analyzed from 121 patients who underwent LT. Pre-LT, 68 (56.1%) reported full-time employment, 13 (10.7%) part-time employment, and 40 (33.1%) unemployment. Post-LT, 26 (21.4%) reported continued full-time employment, 18 (14.9%) part-time employment, and 77 (63.6%) unemployment. Average weekly work hours decreased post-LT (16.1 h/week vs. 39.9 h/week). Mean annual salaries decreased post-LT (17 earning salary ≥$40,000 vs. 56 earning salary ≥$40,000). These outcomes differed from patient pre-LT expectations, with 81.0% of previously employed patients believing they would return to employment, resulting in decreased patient satisfaction. Patients working physically demanding jobs pre-LT were less likely to return to work. Reasons cited for lack of return to full employment included early fatigue and difficulty regaining physical strength. Conclusions: Re-employment rates remain low post-LT, which is particularly true for patients working physically active jobs. Fatigue is a significant barrier to re-employment and increased physical rehabilitation post-LT may prove to be beneficial. Patients should be given realistic expectations about return to employment prior to their LT.
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- Christopher Cao
- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals, Philadelphia, PA, USA
- Correspondence to: Dina Halegoua-DeMarzio, Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals, 132 South 10th Street, Main Building, Suite 480, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA. Tel: +1-215-955-8900, Fax: +1-215-503-2146, E-mail:
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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Nie Y, Witten B, Schatell D, Assari S, Ding X, Saran R, Bragg-Gresham JL. Changes in employment status prior to initiation of maintenance hemodialysis in the USA from 2006 to 2015. Clin Kidney J 2020; 13:434-441. [PMID: 32699624 PMCID: PMC7367129 DOI: 10.1093/ckj/sfz077] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2019] [Accepted: 05/13/2019] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Hemodialysis (HD) patients have high unemployment rates associated with higher mortality and poor quality of life. Changes in employment status prior to dialysis initiation may predict subsequent patient outcomes. We sought to examine US national trends in employment status prior to and at HD initiation, risk factors for job loss and their association with transplantation and mortality. METHODS Employment was defined as working full-time or part-time for 496 989 patients initiating maintenance HD from 2006 to 2015. Associations between patient and dialysis facility characteristics and employment change were analyzed using multivariable logistic regression. Cox regression was used to assess job loss with mortality and transplantation. RESULTS About 26% (n = 129 622) of patients were employed 6 months prior compared with 15% (n = 75 719) at HD initiation. Employment rates 6 months prior to HD initiation decreased from 29% in 2006 to 23% in 2014. Employed patients who maintained employment increased from 57% in 2006 to 64% in 2015. Patients who were older, female, Hispanic, Black, with more comorbidities or living in low-income zip codes were less likely to maintain employment. Facility characteristics associated with employment maintenance included nonprofit status, more stations, dialysis availability after 5 p.m. and home dialysis training. Patients maintaining employment during the 6 months prior to HD had lower mortality and higher transplantation rates than patients who became unemployed. CONCLUSIONS Employment rates among HD patients are low and employment changes common during the 6 months prior to HD. Maintaining employment status was associated with key patient and facility characteristics, kidney transplantation and survival.
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- Yuxin Nie
- Department of Nephrology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Medical Education Institute, Madison, WI, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Institute for Healthcare Policy & Innovation, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Department of Nephrology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.,Kidney and Dialysis Institute of Shanghai, Shanghai, China.,Shanghai Key Laboratory of Kidney and Blood Purification, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Nephrology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.,Kidney Epidemiology and Cost Center, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Nephrology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.,Kidney Epidemiology and Cost Center, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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Wesolowska-Gorniak K, Wojtowicz M, Gierus J, Czarkowska-Paczek B. The correlation of patients' anxiety after a liver or kidney transplantation with functional and self-reported work ability. Medicine (Baltimore) 2020; 99:e20108. [PMID: 32358401 PMCID: PMC7440135 DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000020108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Organ transplantation has become the treatment of choice for end-stage organ failure, including renal and liver failure. The benefits of patient employment after transplantation are numerous, but factors determining the ability to work among these patients are not clearly defined. The growing interest in these factors has strong practical implications for organizations creating vocational rehabilitation programs. Given the interconnection between psychological and physical functioning in patients after transplantation, the present study examined the impact of anxiety on vocational rehabilitation and its relationship with functional tests. A total of 100 patients after liver or kidney transplantation underwent functional tests, including the 6-minute walking test and 30-second chair stand test (30"CST), and psychological tests, specifically the Inventory of Physical Activity Objectives, Work Ability Index, and State-Train Anxiety Inventory. Working ability was affected by psychological factors. State and trait anxiety exhibited inverse relationships with subjective readiness to occupational activity (P < .001, r = -.59 and P < .001, r = -.56, respectively). The level of anxiety was negatively related to the results of the 30"CST. State-Train Anxiety Inventory, State Anxiety subscale and State-Train Anxiety Inventory, State-Trait Anxiety subscale vs 30"CST: P < .001, r = -.43 P < .001, r = -.44). Thus, state and trait anxiety influence perceived work ability and partially functional status. These observations may indicate the potential benefits of including psychologists in interdisciplinary teams for physical and especially vocational rehabilitation of patients after liver or kidney transplantation.
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- Department of Immunology, Transplantology, and Internal Diseases, Warsaw
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- Clinic of Psychiatry, Medical University of Warsaw, Pruszkow, Poland
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D'Egidio V, Mannocci A, Ciaccio D, Sestili C, Cocchiara RA, Del Cimmuto A, La Torre G. Return to work after kidney transplant: a systematic review. Occup Med (Lond) 2020; 69:412-418. [PMID: 31394573 DOI: 10.1093/occmed/kqz095] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Renal transplant is the gold standard treatment for patients with end-stage renal disease. Employment after transplant is an important marker of recovery and a key component of general well-being with important social implications. AIMS To evaluate employment status after renal transplant and to investigate facilitators of and barriers to return to work for renal transplant patients. METHODS We searched PubMed, Scopus and the Cochrane Library in March 2019 using the following algorithms: 'return to work' AND kidney AND transplant. Eligible studies were selected by two independent researchers. Quality assessment was performed using the following tools: International Narrative Systematic Assessment (INSA) and Newcastle-Ottawa Scale (NOS) for cross-sectional and cohort studies. RESULTS The review included 18 papers: 10 cross-sectional studies, 6 cohort studies and 2 narrative reviews. The weighted mean percentage for return to work within 1 year was 39.4% (95% CI 39.3-39.6%). Employment status was influenced by modifiable and non-modifiable factors, such as pre-transplant employment, sociodemographic characteristics, clinical conditions and comorbidities, operative technique (invasive or not), type of transplants (living donor or cadaver), pre-transplant dialysis, psychosocial support, educational level and participation in education programmes. CONCLUSION Return to work after kidney transplant is a dynamic process influenced by numerous factors. It is vital to implement multidimensional interventions focused on rehabilitation and influencing modifiable factors to improve return to work after kidney transplant. This systematic review updates knowledge in the field of transplant and of disability management.
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- V D'Egidio
- Department of Public Health and Infectious Disease, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Public Health and Infectious Disease, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Public Health and Infectious Disease, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Public Health and Infectious Disease, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Public Health and Infectious Disease, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Public Health and Infectious Disease, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Public Health and Infectious Disease, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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Employment Status and Associations with Workability, Quality of Life and Mental Health after Kidney Transplantation in Austria. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2020; 17:ijerph17041254. [PMID: 32075277 PMCID: PMC7068411 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph17041254] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2020] [Revised: 02/11/2020] [Accepted: 02/13/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Kidney transplantation (KTx) in end-stage renal disease is associated with a significant increase in quality of life (QoL) and self-perceived health, optimally leading to the maintenance of employment or return to work (RTW) in working-age patients. The aim of this study was to assess individual factors including the QoL and mental health of kidney transplant recipients (KTRs) associated with employment after transplantation. A cross-sectional study including working-age patients with a history of KTx after 2012 was conducted at two Austrian study centers (Vienna and Graz). Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI-18), World Health Organization Quality of Life (WHOQOL-Bref) and Workability Index (WAI) were assessed along with detailed questionnaires on employment status. Out of n = 139 KTRs (43.2 ± 9.07 years; 57.6% male), 72 (51.8%) were employed. Employed patients were more frequently in a partnership (p = 0.018) and had higher education levels (p = 0.01) and QoL scores (<0.001). Unemployed KTRs reported fatigue and mental health issues more often (p < 0.001), and had significantly higher anxiety, depression and somatization scores (BSI-18). In unadjusted logistical regression, workability score (WAS; odds ratio (OR) = 3.39; 95% confidence interval (CI) = 1.97–5.82; p < 0.001), partnership (OR = 5.47; 95% CI 1.43–20.91; p = 0.013) and no psychological counseling after KTx (OR = 0.06; 95% CI = 0.003–0.969; p = 0.048) were independently associated with employment. Self-assessed mental health, workability and QoL were significantly associated with employment status after KTx. Thus, in order to facilitate RTW after KTx in Austria, vocational rehabilitation and RTW programs addressing KTRs should focus on increasing social support and care for their mental health.
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Miyake K, Endo M, Okumi M, Unagami K, Kakuta Y, Furusawa M, Shimizu T, Omoto K, Shirakawa H, Ishida H, Tanabe K. Predictors of return to work after kidney transplantation: a 12-month cohort of the Japan Academic Consortium of Kidney Transplantation study. BMJ Open 2019; 9:e031231. [PMID: 31585975 PMCID: PMC6797409 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-031231] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES To investigate the cumulative return-to-work (RTW) rate and to identify predictors of employment after kidney transplantation (KT). DESIGN Retrospective, outpatient-based cohort study. SETTING This was a single-centre study of the largest Japanese kidney transplant centre. PARTICIPANTS We selected Japanese kidney transplant recipients aged 20-64 years who were employed in paid jobs at the time of transplantation and who visited an outpatient clinic from December 2017 to March 2018. From 797 patients, we evaluated 515 in this study. INTERVENTIONS We interviewed patients at an outpatient clinic and investigated the timing and predictors of RTW using logistic regression models. PRIMARY AND SECONDARY OUTCOME MEASURES The primary outcome was the cumulative RTW rate, and the secondary outcome was to investigate the predictors of RTW after KT. RESULTS Among the 515 included recipients, the cumulative overall partial/full RTW rates at 2, 4, 6 and 12 months were 22.3%, 59.0%, 77.1% and 85.0%, respectively. The median duration from transplantation to RTW was 4 months. Regarding partial/full RTW, according to the multivariable analysis including all variables, male sex was a greater predictor for RTW than female sex (OR 2.05, 95% CI 1.32 to 3.20), and a managerial position was a greater predictor than a non-managerial position (OR 2.23, 95% CI 1.42 to 3.52). Regarding full RTW, male sex (OR 1.95, 95% CI 1.25 to 3.06) and managerial position (OR 1.95, 95% CI 1.25 to 3.06) were also good predictors. CONCLUSIONS The cumulative RTW rate was 85.0% 1-year post-transplantation. Given that cumulative RTW rates varied by sex and position, transplant and occupational physicians should support kidney transplant recipients in the aspect of returning to work. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER UMIN000033449.
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- Katsunori Miyake
- Department of Urology, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Shinjuku-ku, Japan
- Department of Kidney Transplantation, Shonan Kamakura General Hospital, Kamakura, Japan
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- Department of Public Health, Juntendo University, Bunkyo-ku, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Shinjuku-ku, Japan
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- Department of Organ Transplant Medicine, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Shinjuku-ku, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Shinjuku-ku, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Shinjuku-ku, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Shinjuku-ku, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Shinjuku-ku, Japan
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- Department of Organ Transplant Medicine, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Shinjuku-ku, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Shinjuku-ku, Japan
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Megawati, Yetti K, Sukmarini L. The factors affecting the quality of life of kidney transplantation patients at the Cipto Mangunkusumo General Hospital in Jakarta, Indonesia. ENFERMERIA CLINICA 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.enfcli.2019.04.063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Wesolowska-Gorniak K, Wojtowicz M, Gierus J, Wlodarczyk E, Federowicz M, Czarkowska-Paczek B. Multivariate analysis of biopsychosocial determinants of professional activity among patients after kidney or liver transplantation in Poland. BMJ Open 2019; 9:e029501. [PMID: 31292184 PMCID: PMC6624034 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-029501] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE The aim of the present study was to assess the employment rate among kidney and liver transplant recipients in Poland and identify the predictors of employment. SETTINGS The study was based on a self-prepared questionnaire containing five parts: demographic data and professional, medical, physical and psychological factors. This is a multicentre study involving four hospitals in Poland. PARTICIPANTS The investigated group consisted of 285 individuals (92 women and 185 men; 8 no sex given) aged between 18 and 45 years who underwent kidney or liver transplantation 1-5 years prior. Because of missing data, 279 questionnaires were considered regarding employment status after transplantation and 277 when sex differences were considered. RESULTS A total of 120 patients (43%) worked full-time, 42 (15%) part-time and 117 (42%) remained unemployed, with a higher employment rate post-transplantation among men than women (60% vs 55%, p=0.04). More women performed white collar work (74% vs 41%, p=0.0003) and had to modify their working position than men (22% vs 7%, p=0.0118). Factors determining employment after transplantation included higher level of education (OR=27.08; p=0.0096), employment 1 year prior to transplantation (OR=11.05; p<0.001) and good psychological adaptation (OR=4.23; p<0.001). Men working the year before transplantation had higher education (OR=9.66; p=0.0356). Among men, more kidney recipients worked compared with liver recipients (OR=3.567; p=0.0417). Among women, age determined employment status (OR=0.89; p=0.0234). CONCLUSION Higher education is the most important predictor of employment after transplantation. Therefore, rehabilitation programmes including vocational activity should be directed to increase the level of education, both pretransplantation and post-transplantation if possible.
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- Department of Immunology, Transplantology, and Internal Diseases, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
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- Clinic of Psychiatry, Medical University of Warsaw, Pruszkow, Poland
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- Department of Geriatrics, Collegium Medicum, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, Bydgoszcz, Poland
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- Department of Rehabilitation, Central Teaching Clinical Hospital in Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
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Vieux L, Simcox AA, Mediouni Z, Wild P, Koller M, Studer RK, Danuser B. Predictors of Return to Work 12 Months After Solid Organ Transplantation: Results from the Swiss Transplant Cohort Study. JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL REHABILITATION 2019; 29:462-471. [PMID: 30145704 DOI: 10.1007/s10926-018-9804-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Background Return to work with or after a chronic disease is not a very well understood process, influenced by a variety of personal, professional, societal and medical factors. The aim of this study is to identify predictors for return to work 12 months after a solid organ transplant applying a bio-psycho-social model. Methods This study is based on patients included in the Swiss Transplant Cohort Study, a national prospective multicentre cohort, who underwent a first solid organ transplant (kidney, liver, heart, lung). Bio-psycho-social factors were tested and predictors of return to work identified using logistic regression models. Results Among the 636 patients included in the study, 49.8% (317) were employed 12 months post-transplant. The major predictor for returning to work 12 months posttransplant was pre-transplant employment status (OR 10.8). Accordingly, the population was stratified in employed and not employed pre-transplant groups. Age, self-perceived health (6 months post-transplant) and the transplanted organ were significantly associated with post-transplant employment status in both groups. Return to work was influenced by education, depression (6 month post-transplant) and waiting time in the employed pre-transplant group and by invalidity pension in the not employed pre-transplant group. Conclusion Employment status pre-transplant being highly associated with employment status post-transplant, the process promoting return to work should be started well before surgery. Biomedical, psychological and social factors must be taken into account to promote return to work in transplanted patients.
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- Laure Vieux
- Institut universitaire romand de Santé au Travail, Rte de la Corniche 2, 1066, Epalinges, Switzerland
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- Institut universitaire romand de Santé au Travail, Rte de la Corniche 2, 1066, Epalinges, Switzerland
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- Institut universitaire romand de Santé au Travail, Rte de la Corniche 2, 1066, Epalinges, Switzerland.
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- Institut universitaire romand de Santé au Travail, Rte de la Corniche 2, 1066, Epalinges, Switzerland
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- Basel Institute for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University Hospital Basel, Hebelstrasse 10, 4031, Basel, Switzerland
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- Institut universitaire romand de Santé au Travail, Rte de la Corniche 2, 1066, Epalinges, Switzerland
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- Institut universitaire romand de Santé au Travail, Rte de la Corniche 2, 1066, Epalinges, Switzerland
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Wesolowska-Gorniak K, Gierus J, Wojtowicz M, Bugajska J, Czarkowska-Paczek B. Determinants of Professional Activity After Kidney and Liver Transplantation: Questionnaire Development and Validation. Transplant Proc 2019; 51:651-664. [PMID: 30979448 DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2018.12.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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BACKGROUND Organ transplantation is currently the treatment of choice in end-stage organ failure. Organ replacement therapy compensates for most of organ function loss and offers recipients the potential for an independent life; nevertheless, the employment rate after kidney or liver transplant is low vs the general population. The purpose of this study was to create a questionnaire for kidney and liver transplant patients that comprehensively assesses factors affecting employment among these people including demographic, physical, and psychosocial variables. MATERIAL AND METHODS The study was based on a self-prepared questionnaire developed by a team of specialists in the field of medicine, rehabilitation, psychology, and employment. The questionnaire contained 5 parts: demographic data, professional factors, medical factors, physical factors, and psychological factors. The normalization sample consisted of 64 individuals (women and men) aged between 18 to 45 years 1 to 5 years after kidney or liver transplant. The Determinants of Professional Activity after Kidney and Liver Transplantation Questionnaire (DPATQ) was developed based on descriptive statistics, Spearman ρ coefficient, principal component analysis, Cronbach α, and item response theory analysis. RESULTS The Cronbach α reliability coefficient for the psychological part reached 0.88. CONCLUSION The DPATQ is a new method for measuring post-transplant adaptation and other factors influencing employment status. It offers good psychometric reliability. The DPATQ may be useful in the preparation process of vocational rehabilitation programs or in research studying problems with employment after solid organ transplant.
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- Psychiatric Clinic, Medical University of Warsaw, Pruszkow, Poland
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- Department of Immunology, Transplantology, and Internal Diseases, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
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- Central Institute for Labor Protection, National Research Institute, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Clinical Nursing, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland.
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De Pasquale C, Veroux M, Pistorio M, Papotto A, Basile G, Patanè M, Veroux P, Giaquinta A, Sciacca F. Return to Work and Quality of Life: A Psychosocial Survey After Kidney Transplant. Transplant Proc 2019; 51:153-156. [DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2018.04.083] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2017] [Revised: 03/21/2018] [Accepted: 04/13/2018] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Chou H, Groh J, Nicholson K, Krivchenia K, Hayes D, Tobias JD, Tumin D. Education and Employment After Lung Transplantation in Adolescents and Young Adults. Prog Transplant 2018; 29:73-77. [PMID: 30585118 DOI: 10.1177/1526924818817023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Pediatric transplant recipients experience barriers to social functioning, including participation in school and work, but our understanding of barriers to these activities is limited by insufficient data collection and standardization. Existing studies rely on cross-sectional surveys of transplant survivors that are subject to survivorship and nonresponse bias, or analyses of large registry data that lack detail on educational progress and work participation. We report our experience using the electronic medical record to retrospectively review work and educational attainment in this population, and identify specific barriers that were encountered and how they were addressed by the patient and care team. We reviewed current literature on post-transplant survey participation and compared questionnaires to our current documentation practice for tracking education and employment progress in the transplant recipient population. Based on this review, we discuss the possibility, barriers, and implications of conducting a standardized assessment to track social participation outcomes of transplantation.
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- Helen Chou
- Department of Pediatrics, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH, USA.,Department of Anesthesiology, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH, USA.,Center for Epidemiology of Organ Failure and Transplantation, Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH, USA.,Section of Pulmonary Medicine, Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH, USA.,Center for Epidemiology of Organ Failure and Transplantation, Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH, USA.,Section of Pulmonary Medicine, Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH, USA.,Center for Epidemiology of Organ Failure and Transplantation, Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH, USA.,Section of Pulmonary Medicine, Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH, USA.,Center for Epidemiology of Organ Failure and Transplantation, Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH, USA.,Section of Pulmonary Medicine, Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH, USA.,Center for Epidemiology of Organ Failure and Transplantation, Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH, USA.,Section of Pulmonary Medicine, Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH, USA.,Department of Internal Medicine, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH, USA.,Department of Surgery, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH, USA.,Department of Anesthesiology, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH, USA.,Department of Anesthesiology & Pain Medicine, Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH, USA.,Center for Epidemiology of Organ Failure and Transplantation, Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH, USA.,Department of Anesthesiology & Pain Medicine, Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH, USA
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Frech A, Natale G, Tumin D. Couples' employment after spousal kidney donation. SOCIAL WORK IN HEALTH CARE 2018; 57:880-889. [PMID: 30300111 DOI: 10.1080/00981389.2018.1523823] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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We used data from the United Network for Organ Sharing registry of living kidney donors and recipients to identify correlates of paid employment among couples following spousal living donation. Among such couples, post-transplant employment of both spouses (41%) was as common as employment of the donor only (41%). However, when the recipient was female, donor-only employment after transplant was more than twice as likely as compared to employment of both spouses (relative risk ratio = 2.57; p < .001). We conclude that traditional gender roles regarding paid workforce participation may be associated with the likelihood of employment after spousal kidney donation.
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- Adrianne Frech
- a Department of Health Sciences , University of Missouri , Columbia , Missouri , USA
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- b Department of Sociology , Kent State University , Kent , Ohio , USA
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- c Department of Pediatrics , The Ohio State University College of Medicine , Columbus , Ohio , USA
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Reese PP, Allen MB, Carney C, Leidy D, Levsky S, Pendse R, Mussell AS, Bermudez F, Keddem S, Thiessen C, Rodrigue JR, Emanuel EJ. Outcomes for individuals turned down for living kidney donation. Clin Transplant 2018; 32:e13408. [DOI: 10.1111/ctr.13408] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2017] [Revised: 08/31/2018] [Accepted: 09/08/2018] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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- Peter P. Reese
- Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology; University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine; Philadelphia Pennsylvania
- Renal Division; University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine; Philadelphia Pennsylvania
- Department of Medical Ethics and Health Policy; University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine; Philadelphia Pennsylvania
- Center for Health Incentives and Behavioral Economics at the Leonard Davis Institute; Philadelphia Pennsylvania
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- Department of Medicine; Brigham and Women’s Hospital; Boston Massachusetts
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- Center for Health Incentives and Behavioral Economics at the Leonard Davis Institute; Philadelphia Pennsylvania
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- Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology; University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine; Philadelphia Pennsylvania
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- School of Arts and Sciences; University of Pennsylvania; Philadelphia Pennsylvania
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- School of Arts and Sciences; University of Pennsylvania; Philadelphia Pennsylvania
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- Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology; University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine; Philadelphia Pennsylvania
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- Crescenz Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Center for Evaluation of the Patient Aligned Care Team; Philadelphia Pennsylvania
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- Department of Surgery; Yale University School of Medicine; New Haven Connecticut
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- Department of Surgery; Beth Israel Deaconess, Harvard Medical School; Boston Massachusetts
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- Department of Medical Ethics and Health Policy; University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine; Philadelphia Pennsylvania
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