Table 3.
Characteristics of the individual studies among kidney failure patients receiving a kidney transplantion
| Reference | Country | Study design | Study population | Study period | Participation rate (%) | Age years (mean) | Sex (Male) % | Results | Quality assessment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bohlke 2008 [44] | Brazil | cross sectional | 272 with kidney transplant-a systematic random sampling of 1512 kidney transplant patients from 11 centres stratified by transplantation centres | 2003- 4 | 97% | > 18 (40.8) | n.a. |
Pre-transplant employed: Full-time 11.8%; part-time 13.2%; Post-transplant employed: Full-time 23.2%; part-time 6.3% |
9 |
| Chen 2007 [45] | Taiwan | cross sectional | 113 with kidney transplant | 5 months (2003-4) | 98% | > 18 (43.7) | 54.9 | Post-transplant employed: Full-time 50.4%; part-time 8% | 3 |
| Chisholm-Burnes 2012 [3] | U.S. | cross sectional | 75 > 1 yr post-transplant | n.a. | 90% | 21-65 (47.6) | 57.3 | Post-transplant employed 39% | 8 |
| Danuser 2017 [4] | Switzerland | cohort | 689 from the Swiss Transplant Cohort Study | 2008-12 | 65% | 18-65 | 65 | Pre-transplant employed 58.9%; Post-transplant employed 56.2% | 7 |
| De Baere 2010 [46] | Belgium | cross sectional | 79 with kidney transplant | n.a. | 77.3% | 18-65 | 62 | Pre-transplant employed 63.1%; Post-transplant employed 58.6% | 4 |
| De Pasquale 2019 [47] | Italy | cross sectional | 81 consecutive kidney transplant patients from one center | 2016-17 | 72% | (46.3) | 58 | Pre-transplant employed 68%; Post-transplant employed 38% | 5 |
| Eng 2012 [12] | U.S. | cross sectional | 204 with graft survival > 1 yr | 2002-7 | 55% | 18-65 (48.1) | 57 | Post-transplant employed 56% | 7 |
| Eppenberger 2015 [13] | Switzerland | cross sectional | 354 with kidney transplant in one hospital; 282 in working age | 2000-11 | 58% | 42-61 (53.5) | 71 | Pre-transplant employed: Fulltime 33%; part-time 21%; 1 yr post-transplant: full-time 36%; part-time 20% | 7 |
| Grubman-Nowak 2020 [69] | Poland | cross sectional | 101 patients with kidney transplant | 2016-19 | n.a. | (48) | 60 | Post-transplant employed 57% | 3 |
| Helanterá 2012 [14] | Finland | cohort | 1818 with kidney transplant from Finnish Kidney and Liver Association registry | 2007 | n.r. | 15-64 (49) | 62 | Post-transplant employed 40% | 7 |
| Jarl 2018 [65] | Sweden | cohort | 3247 with kidney transplant from Swedish Kidney Registry | 1995-2012 | n.r. | 20-60 (43.3) | 64.5 | Pre-transplant employed 62%; Post-transplant employed 61.1% | 6 |
| Jordakieva 2020 [48] | Austria | cross sectional | 139 with kidney transplant in a multi-centre questionnaire study | 2012 | n.a. | 18-55 | 58 |
Post-transplant employed: Full-time 36%; part-time 13.7% |
5 |
| Julian Mauro 2013 [66] | Spain | cross sectional | 82 with kidney transplant from 8 centres in Spain in working age | 2007-9 | n.a. | 16-65 (46) | 58.5 | Post-transplant employed: 39% | 3 |
| Markell 1997 [49] | U.S. | cross sectional | 58 with kidney transplant patients from one outpatient clinic | 1994 | 58% | 20-67 (43) | 50 | Post-transplant employed: 43% | 6 |
| Matas 1996 [50] | U.S. | Cohort | 636 with functioning kidney transplant | 1985-1993 | 83% | > 18 (41) | 62 |
Pre-transplant employed: Full-time 39%; part-time 5% Post-transplant employed: Full-time 32%; part-time 1% |
5 |
| Matas 2001 [551] | U.S. | Cross sectional | 1278 with primary living donor kidney transplant | 1990-98 | n.a. | (32) | 62 |
Post-transplant employed: Full-time 41%; part-time 4% |
5 |
| Messias 2014 [52] | Brazil | Cohort | 358 with primary kidney transplants | 2005-9 | 61.7 | 17-72 (37-49) | 67 | Post-transplant employed: 26% | 6 |
| Miyake 2019 [53] | Japan | Cohort | 515 from one outpatient clinic being in paid employment at the time of transplant | 2017-18 | 98% | 20-64 | 68 |
Post-transplant employed: Full-time 76%; part-time 9% |
5 |
| Monroe 2005 [54] | U.S. | Cross sectional | 78 with kidney transplant; in working age; a stratified sample from one center during a 10 yr period | n.a. | 33% | 23-62 (46.5) | 52 | Post-transplant employed 49% | 4 |
| Nour 2015 [55] | Canada | Cross sectional | 60 with kidney transplant and functioning graft from one clinic | 2003-8 | 41.7% | 18-65 (52) | 63.5 | Pre-transplant employed 68.3%; Post-transplant employed 38.3% | 6 |
| Panagopoulou 2009 [67] | Greece | Cross sectional | 124 patients with kidney failure and 48 with kidney transplant | n.a. | n.a. | (39) | 67 | Pre-transplant employed: 86%; Post-transplant employed 56% | 3 |
| Parajuli 2016 [68] | U.S. | Cross sectional | 200 form one kidney transplant center; dialysis > 1 yr before transplant; investigated > 1 yr after transplant | n.a. | 48% | 28-82 (57) | 60 | Employed: Prior to dialysis 93.5%; during dialysis 35%; Post-transplant 35.5% | 4 |
| Petersen 2008 [56] | U.S. | Cohort | 47,123 1 yr post kidney transplant from United States Renal Data System | 1995-2002 | n.r. | > 18 (45.9) | 60 | Employed: Pre-transplant: Fulltime 34.2%; part-time 6%; Post-transplant: Fulltime 38.1%; part-time 4.3% | 7 |
| Raiz 1997 [57] | U.S. | Cross sectional | 180 with kidney transplant from one transplant center | n.a. | 61.4% | > 19 | 53 | Employed: Prior to kidney failure: 86%; Pre-transplant 53%; 1 yr post-transplant: 58% | 8 |
| Sangalli 2014 [58] | U.S | Cross sectional | 227 with kidney transplant; in working age; 6 months follow-up from two outpatient clinics | 2007-9 | 67% | 18-65 | 59 | Post-transplant employed: 56.5% | 4 |
| Slakey 2007 [59] | U.S | cross sectional | 70 at least 48 months after kidney transplant; questionnaire study | 1998-2000 | 47.9% | 20-75 (47) | 51 | Post-transplant employed or in school 28.6% | 4 |
| Tzvetanov 2014 [60] | U.S. | Cohort | 94,511 with kidney failure (baseline); N = 71,976 post-transplant from the United Network for Organ sharing database | 2004-11 | n.r. | 18-64 | n.a. | Employed pre-transplant: 33% 1 yr post-transplant 32.1% | 6 |
| van der Mei 2006 [61] | Netherlands | Cross sectional | 239 with kidney transplant; 210 in working age | 1996-2001 | 76.8% | 19-71 (50.3) | n.a. | Employed:52.4% | 5 |
| van der Mei 2007 [62] | Netherlands | Cross sectional | 61 (3-month post-transplant); 58 (1 yr post-transplant) | 2002-3 | 79% | 18-64 (44.2) | 52.5 |
Employed: Pre-dialysis: 72%; 1 yr post-transplant: 52%; |
5 |
| van der Mei 2011 [63] | Netherlands | Cross sectional | 34 (T3) from one outpatient clinic in paid employment at the time of transplant | 2002-3 | n.a. | 18-64 (50.5) | 55.9 | Employed 6 yr post-transplant: 67% | 5 |
| Whitlock 2017 [64] | U.S. | Cross sectional | 325 from one kidney transplant center | 2011-15 | n.a. | (52.3) | 60.9 | Post-transplant employed 14.2% | 5 |
n.a Not analyzed, n.r. Not relevant, yr Year