Physical Frailty and Functional Status in Kidney Transplantation: A Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Frailty and functional decline are being recognized as important conditions in kidney transplant candidates. However, the ideal measures of functional status and frailty remain unknown as there is not a complete understanding of the relationship between these conditions and important post-transplant outcomes.

Objective

The objective was to examine the association between different measures of frailty and functional status evaluated before or at the time of transplant with adverse clinical outcomes post-transplantation.

Design

This study is a systematic review.

Setting

Observational studies including cohort, case-control, or cross-sectional studies examining the effect of frailty and functional status on clinical outcomes. There were no restrictions o

SUBMITTER: Karnabi P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11650569 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature