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 |
[31,33–35] |
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] |