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. 2018 Aug 2;13(8):e0201098. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0201098

Table 3. Stream one summary.

The specific transition needs and problems experienced by young people with CKD.

Phenomena of interest Propositions References
Social
Adolescents and young people with CKD face difficulties in developing social networks. [33,35]
Side-effects of medication causes distress amongst adolescents and young people.  [33]
Young people with CKD have a lower quality of life both-health related and generally.  [28]
Young people with CKD are invisibly disabled.  [33]
Psycho-social factors affect compliance.  [8]
Developmental
The age of initial diagnosis and transplant has a significant effect on transition needs [23,57]
Young people with CKD may suffer educational and subsequently employment disadvantages  [31,3335]
Restricted growth can decrease HRQOL for young people with CKD [51]
Young people with CKD show delays in achieving adult independence [22,34,58]
Psychological Young people with CKD may have cognition deficits.  [35]
Young people with CKD suffer from low self-esteem. [35,58]
Depression and mental illness comorbid with CKD in adolescence. [23,31,35]
Health related Young renal transplant patients have higher risk of graft loss  [8,26,27]
Adolescents and young adults with CKD at risk for poor health outcomes related to self-management.  [28] [58]
Young people with CKD or kidney transplants have lower HRQoL scores  [37]