IJERPH, Vol. 17, Pages 1254: Employment Status and Associations with Workability, Quality of Life and Mental Health after Kidney Transplantation in Austria

IJERPH, Vol. 17, Pages 1254: Employment Status and Associations with Workability, Quality of Life and Mental Health after Kidney Transplantation in Austria International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph17041254 Authors: Galateja Jordakieva Igor Grabovac Margarete Steiner Wolfgang Winnicki Sabine Zitta Sinisa Stefanac Moritz Brooks Gere Sunder-Plaßmann Alexander R. Rosenkranz Jasminka Godnic-Cvar Kidney transplantation (KTx) in end-stage renal disease is associated with a significant increase in quality of life (QoL) and self-perceived health, optimally leading to the maintenance of employment or return to work (RTW) in working-age patients. The aim of this study was to assess individual factors including the QoL and mental health of kidney transplant recipients (KTRs) associated with employment after transplantation. A cross-sectional study including working-age patients with a history of KTx after 2012 was conducted at two Austrian study centers (Vienna and Graz). Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI-18), World Health Organization Quality of Life (WHOQOL-Bref) and Workability Index (WAI) were assessed along with detailed questionnaires on employment status. Out of n = 139 KTRs (43.2 ± 9.07 years; 57.6% male), 72 (51.8%) were employed. Employed patients were more frequently in a partnership (p = 0.018) and had higher education levels (p = 0.01) and QoL scores (<0.001). Unemployed KTRs reported...
Source: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health - Category: Environmental Health Authors: Tags: Article Source Type: research