Sleep disorders, depressive symptoms and health-related quality of life--a cross-sectional comparison between kidney transplant recipients and waitlisted patients on maintenance dialysis.

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Authors

Mucsi I, Novak M, Molnar MZ, Ambrus C, Szeifert L, Kovacs AZ, Szentkiralyi A, Molnar-Varga M

Affiliation

Institute of Behavioral Sciences, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary.

Abstract

Kidney transplantation is believed to improve health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of patients requiring renal replacement therapy (RRT). Recent studies suggested that the observed difference in HRQoL between kidney transplant recipients (Tx) vs patients treated with dialysis may reflect differences in patient characteristics. We tested if Tx patients have better HRQoL compared to waitlisted (WL) patients treated with dialysis after extensive adjustment for covariables.

PMID
20685829

Publication types

Comparative Study; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't