Poor Physical Function Trajectory Predicts Impaired Patient Survival in Older Recipients of Deceased Donor Kidneys: A Prospective Cohort Study

Poor Physical Function Trajectory Predicts Impaired Patient Survival in Older Recipients of Deceased Donor Kidneys: A Prospective Cohort Study

Background. Optimized health-related quality of life (HRQOL) at the time of kidney transplantation (KT) is associated with improved survival. In older KT recipients, we aimed to prospectively evaluate if HRQOL evolution during the first posttransplant year was associated with long-term patient survi...

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Main Authors: Vasiliki Tsarpali, MSc, Karsten Midtvedt, PhD, Kjersti Lønning, PhD, Tomm Bernklev, Dr.philos, Anders Åsberg, PhD, Nanna von der Lippe, PhD, Anna Varberg Reisæter, PhD, Kristian Heldal, PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer 2022-11-01
Series:Transplantation Direct
Online Access:http://journals.lww.com/transplantationdirect/fulltext/10.1097/TXD.0000000000001374

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