TY - JOUR
T1 - Quality of life assessment in renal transplant
T2 - Review and future directions
AU - Butt, Zeeshan
AU - Yount, Susan E.
AU - Caicedo, Juan Carlos
AU - Abecassis, Michael M.
AU - Cella, David
PY - 2008/5
Y1 - 2008/5
N2 - We performed a systematic search of the literature using the MEDLINE (through 2006) database to identify the patient-reported outcome measures of quality of life (QOL) used most often in the renal transplant literature. After applying limits and reviewing references, we identified 338 renal transplant articles with a formal QOL assessment. Among the most frequently cited instruments were generic QOL tools, such as the Short Form-36, the Sickness Impact Profile, and the World Health Organization Quality of Life questionnaire. Other frequently cited instruments were more targeted in nature, such as the End-stage Renal Disease-Symptom Checklist and the Kidney Disease Quality of life questionnaire. In the present article, we review the most commonly used instruments, their use in renal transplant, and suggest future directions to improve QOL assessment in this population. Journal compilation
AB - We performed a systematic search of the literature using the MEDLINE (through 2006) database to identify the patient-reported outcome measures of quality of life (QOL) used most often in the renal transplant literature. After applying limits and reviewing references, we identified 338 renal transplant articles with a formal QOL assessment. Among the most frequently cited instruments were generic QOL tools, such as the Short Form-36, the Sickness Impact Profile, and the World Health Organization Quality of Life questionnaire. Other frequently cited instruments were more targeted in nature, such as the End-stage Renal Disease-Symptom Checklist and the Kidney Disease Quality of life questionnaire. In the present article, we review the most commonly used instruments, their use in renal transplant, and suggest future directions to improve QOL assessment in this population. Journal compilation
KW - Assessment
KW - Outcomes
KW - Quality of life
KW - Renal transplant
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U2 - 10.1111/j.1399-0012.2007.00784.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1399-0012.2007.00784.x
M3 - Review article
C2 - 18482050
AN - SCOPUS:43749114043
SN - 0902-0063
VL - 22
SP - 292
EP - 303
JO - Clinical Transplantation
JF - Clinical Transplantation
IS - 3
ER -