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Does kidney transplantation improve functional, psychological, and quality of life-related outcomes compared to dialysis in older adults?
Does kidney transplantation improve functional, psychological, and quality of life-related outcomes compared to dialysis in older adults?
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This systematic review provides an overview of functional, psychological, and QOL outcomes to aid shared decision-making between kidney transplantation and dialysis in older adults, though current evidence is limited by heterogeneity and bias.
The interpretability and comparability of the included studies are limited by the heterogeneity in study designs and significant risk of bias in most studies. Despite this, our overview of functional, psychological (including cognition), and QOL-related outcomes is useful for older adults and their clinicians facing the decision between KT and dialysis.
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