biostudies-literatureKnobbe TJChiesi Pharmaceuticals BVAstellas1506-1514https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC9528259biostudies-literatureUnknown17(10)<h4>Background and objectives</h4>To date, employment figures of kidney transplant recipients in Europe are inconsistent. Additionally, little is known about work functioning of employed kidney transplant recipients and work functioning trajectories before and after transplantation.<h4>Design, setting, participants, & measurements</h4>Data from the ongoing TransplantLines Biobank and Cohort study and from community-dwelling employed adults were used. Health-related work functioning of kidney transplant recipients was assessed with the Work Role Functioning Questionnaire 2.0 and compared with potential kidney donors and community-dwelling employed adults.<h4>Results</h4>We included 668 kidney transplant recipients of working age (59% men, age 51±11 years) at median 3 (interquartile range, 2Clinical journal of the American Society of Nephrology : CJASNEmployment Status and Work Functioning among Kidney Transplant Recipients.PMC9528259PA-SP/PRJ-2020-9136TransplantLines InvestigatorsLexmond WSSwarte JCvan der Mei SFBakker SJLNavis GJKremer DHepkema BGBlokzijl HBerger SPde Boer MTVos MJPol RAvan den Heuvel MCVisser ATouw DJBultmann UGomes Neto AWSlart RJHJAvan Pelt LJLeuvenink HGDDouwes RMEisenga MFde Borst MHSiebelink MJErasmus MEde Meijer VENiesters HGMSanders JSFvan Leer-Buter CVerschuuren EAMRanchor AVAnnema CGan CTDamman KWeersma RKKnobbe TJAbma FIBodewes FAJAHak EKlont Fvan Londen MAnnema-de Jong CDiepstra ADijkstra GPorte RJfalseEmployment Status and Work Functioning among Kidney Transplant Recipients.<h4>Background and objectives</h4>To date, employment figures of kidney transplant recipients in Europe are inconsistent. Additionally, little is known about work functioning of employed kidney transplant recipients and work functioning trajectories before and after transplantation.<h4>Design, setting, participants, & measurements</h4>Data from the ongoing TransplantLines Biobank and Cohort study and from community-dwelling employed adults were used. Health-related work functioning of kidney transplant recipients was assessed with the Work Role Functioning Questionnaire 2.0 and compared with potential kidney donors and community-dwelling employed adults.<h4>Results</h4>We included 668 kidney transplant recipients of working age (59% men, age 51±11 years) at median 3 (interquartile range, 22022-01-01T00:00:00Z2022 Oct2026-05-28T01:59:06.161Z2025-04-06T08:44:19.956ZS-EPMC95282593616284910.2215/CJN.0556052210.2215/cjn.05560522