Open AccessKidney transplant outcomes in recipients with visual, hearing, physical and walking impairments: a prospective cohort study
Author(s) -
Alvin G. Thomas,
Jessica M. Ruck,
Nadia M. Chu,
Dayawa D. Agoons,
Ashton A. Shaffer,
Christine E. Haugen,
Bonnielin K. Swenor,
Silas P. Norman,
Jacqueline Garonzik-Wang,
Dorry L. Segev,
Mara McAdamsDeMarco
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
nephrology, dialysis, transplantation/nephrology dialysis transplantation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.654
H-Index - 168
eISSN - 1460-2385
pISSN - 0931-0509
DOI - 10.1093/ndt/gfz164
Subject(s) - medicine , prospective cohort study , visual impairment , cohort , cohort study , confidence interval , population , confounding , proportional hazards model , hearing loss , physical therapy , audiology , environmental health , psychiatry
Disability in general has been associated with poor outcomes in kidney transplant (KT) recipients. However, disability can be derived from various components, specifically visual, hearing, physical and walking impairments. Different impairments may compromise the patient through different mechanisms and might impact different aspects of KT outcomes.