Assessment of Anemia and Quality of Life in Patients With Renal Transplantation

• Published in: Transplantation proceedings Vol. 47; no. 10; pp. 2875 - 2880
• Main Authors: Abacı, S.H, Alagoz, S, Salihoglu, A, Yalin, S.F, Gulcicek, S, Altiparmak, M.R, Seyahi, N
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.12.2015
• Subjects: Adult; Age Factors; Anemia - etiology; Anemia - psychology; Female; Glomerular Filtration Rate; Hemoglobins - analysis; Humans; Kidney Transplantation; Male; Quality of Life; Severity of Illness Index; Sex Factors; Surgery

Abstract Purpose Anemia is associated with poor quality of life in dialysis patients. However, data on this association are scarce on transplant patients. We aimed to find the frequency of anemia, and the effect of anemia on the quality-of-life parameters in patients who have undergone kidney transp...