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Health‐related quality of life and employment among renal transplant recipients

2011; Wiley; Volume: 26; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1111/j.1399-0012.2011.01541.x

ISSN

1399-0012

Autores

Marie A. Chisholm‐Burns, Steven R. Erickson, Christina A. Spivey, Bruce Kaplan,

Tópico(s)

Dialysis and Renal Disease Management

Resumo

Chisholm‐Burns MA, Erickson SR, Spivey CA, Kaplan B. Health‐related quality of life and employment among renal transplant recipients. Clin Transplant 2011 DOI: 10.1111/j.1399‐0012.2011.01541.x. © 2011 John Wiley & Sons A/S. Abstract: Objective: To examine the relationship between health‐related quality of life (HQoL) and employment status in renal transplant recipients (RTRs). Methods: Eighty‐two RTRs met inclusion criteria: 21–65 yr of age; greater than one yr post‐transplant; and received calcineurin inhibitors. A cross‐sectional survey was conducted using a demographics questionnaire and the following HQoL instruments: SF‐12 Health Survey version 2 (Physical Component Summary [PCS‐12] and Mental Component Summary [MCS‐12]) and Kidney Transplant Questionnaire (KTQ). Two multivariate logistic regression analyses (SF‐12 model and KTQ model) were conducted to determine whether HQoL and demographic variables were independently associated with employment status. Results: Seventy‐five RTRs were included in the analysis. Compared with employed RTRs, a greater number of unemployed RTRs were non‐white, had lower education levels, and had deceased donor transplants (p < 0.05). Employed RTRs had significantly higher SF‐12 scores (p < 0.05). In the SF‐12 logistic regression model, PCS‐12 and education level were significant predictors of employment status (p < 0.05). In the KTQ model, the Fatigue subscale and education level were significant predictors of employment status (p < 0.05). Conclusions: Findings suggest higher PCS‐12, higher KTQ‐Fatigue, and education level are independently associated with employment status. Interventions targeted to improve HQoL, decrease fatigue, and increase education level are discussed.

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