Table 3 Characteristics of the individual studies among kidney failure patients receiving a kidney transplantion

Bohlke 2008 [44]

Brazil

cross sectional

272 with kidney transplant-a systematic random sampling of 1512 kidney transplant patients from 11 centres stratified by transplantation centres

2003- 4

97%

> 18 (40.8)

n.a.

Pre-transplant employed:

Full-time 11.8%; part-time 13.2%;

Post-transplant employed: Full-time 23.2%; part-time 6.3%

9

Chen 2007 [45]

Taiwan

cross sectional

113 with kidney transplant

5 months (2003-4)

98%

> 18 (43.7)

54.9

Post-transplant employed: Full-time 50.4%; part-time 8%

3

Chisholm-Burnes 2012 [3]

U.S.

cross sectional

75 > 1 yr post-transplant

n.a.

90%

21-65 (47.6)

57.3

Post-transplant employed 39%

8

Danuser 2017 [4]

Switzerland

cohort

689 from the Swiss Transplant Cohort Study

2008-12

65%

18-65

65

Pre-transplant employed 58.9%; Post-transplant employed 56.2%

7

De Baere 2010 [46]

Belgium

cross sectional

79 with kidney transplant

n.a.

77.3%

18-65

62

Pre-transplant employed 63.1%; Post-transplant employed 58.6%

4

De Pasquale 2019 [47]

Italy

cross sectional

81 consecutive kidney transplant patients from one center

2016-17

72%

(46.3)

58

Pre-transplant employed 68%; Post-transplant employed 38%

5

Eng 2012 [12]

U.S.

cross sectional

204 with graft survival > 1 yr

2002-7

55%

18-65 (48.1)

57

Post-transplant employed 56%

7

Eppenberger 2015 [13]

Switzerland

cross sectional

354 with kidney transplant in one hospital; 282 in working age

2000-11

58%

42-61 (53.5)

71

Pre-transplant employed: Fulltime 33%; part-time 21%; 1 yr post-transplant: full-time 36%; part-time 20%

7

Grubman-Nowak 2020 [69]

Poland

cross sectional

101 patients with kidney transplant

2016-19

n.a.

(48)

60

Post-transplant employed 57%

3

Helanterá 2012 [14]

Finland

cohort

1818 with kidney transplant from Finnish Kidney and Liver Association registry

2007

n.r.

15-64 (49)

62

Post-transplant employed 40%

7

Jarl 2018 [65]

Sweden

cohort

3247 with kidney transplant from Swedish Kidney Registry

1995-2012

n.r.

20-60 (43.3)

64.5

Pre-transplant employed 62%; Post-transplant employed 61.1%

6

Jordakieva 2020 [48]

Austria

cross sectional

139 with kidney transplant in a multi-centre questionnaire study

2012

n.a.

18-55

58

Post-transplant employed:

Full-time 36%; part-time 13.7%

5

Julian Mauro 2013 [66]

Spain

cross sectional

82 with kidney transplant from 8 centres in Spain in working age

2007-9

n.a.

16-65 (46)

58.5

Post-transplant employed: 39%

3

Markell 1997 [49]

U.S.

cross sectional

58 with kidney transplant patients from one outpatient clinic

1994

58%

20-67 (43)

50

Post-transplant employed: 43%

6

Matas 1996 [50]

U.S.

Cohort

636 with functioning kidney transplant

1985-1993

83%

> 18 (41)

62

Pre-transplant employed:

Full-time 39%; part-time 5% Post-transplant employed:

Full-time 32%; part-time 1%

5

Matas 2001 [551]

U.S.

Cross sectional

1278 with primary living donor kidney transplant

1990-98

n.a.

(32)

62

Post-transplant employed:

Full-time 41%; part-time 4%

5

Messias 2014 [52]

Brazil

Cohort

358 with primary kidney transplants

2005-9

61.7

17-72 (37-49)

67

Post-transplant employed: 26%

6

Miyake 2019 [53]

Japan

Cohort

515 from one outpatient clinic being in paid employment at the time of transplant

2017-18

98%

20-64

68

Post-transplant employed:

Full-time 76%; part-time 9%

5

Monroe 2005 [54]

U.S.

Cross sectional

78 with kidney transplant; in working age; a stratified sample from one center during a 10 yr period

n.a.

33%

23-62 (46.5)

52

Post-transplant employed 49%

4

Nour 2015 [55]

Canada

Cross sectional

60 with kidney transplant and functioning graft from one clinic

2003-8

41.7%

18-65 (52)

63.5

Pre-transplant employed 68.3%; Post-transplant employed 38.3%

6

Panagopoulou 2009 [67]

Greece

Cross sectional

124 patients with kidney failure and 48 with kidney transplant

n.a.

n.a.

(39)

67

Pre-transplant employed: 86%; Post-transplant employed 56%

3

Parajuli 2016 [68]

U.S.

Cross sectional

200 form one kidney transplant center; dialysis > 1 yr before transplant; investigated > 1 yr after transplant

n.a.

48%

28-82 (57)

60

Employed: Prior to dialysis 93.5%; during dialysis 35%; Post-transplant 35.5%

4

Petersen 2008 [56]

U.S.

Cohort

47,123 1 yr post kidney transplant from United States Renal Data System

1995-2002

n.r.

> 18 (45.9)

60

Employed: Pre-transplant: Fulltime 34.2%; part-time 6%; Post-transplant: Fulltime 38.1%; part-time 4.3%

7

Raiz 1997 [57]

U.S.

Cross sectional

180 with kidney transplant from one transplant center

n.a.

61.4%

> 19

53

Employed: Prior to kidney failure: 86%; Pre-transplant 53%; 1 yr post-transplant: 58%

8

Sangalli 2014 [58]

U.S

Cross sectional

227 with kidney transplant; in working age; 6 months follow-up from two outpatient clinics

2007-9

67%

18-65

59

Post-transplant employed: 56.5%

4

Slakey 2007 [59]

U.S

cross sectional

70 at least 48 months after kidney transplant; questionnaire study

1998-2000

47.9%

20-75 (47)

51

Post-transplant employed or in school 28.6%

4

Tzvetanov 2014 [60]

U.S.

Cohort

94,511 with kidney failure (baseline); N = 71,976 post-transplant from the United Network for Organ sharing database

2004-11

n.r.

18-64

n.a.

Employed pre-transplant: 33% 1 yr post-transplant 32.1%

6

van der Mei 2006 [61]

Netherlands

Cross sectional

239 with kidney transplant; 210 in working age

1996-2001

76.8%

19-71 (50.3)

n.a.

Employed:52.4%

5

van der Mei 2007 [62]

Netherlands

Cross sectional

61 (3-month post-transplant); 58 (1 yr post-transplant)

2002-3

79%

18-64 (44.2)

52.5

Employed: Pre-dialysis: 72%;

1 yr post-transplant: 52%;

5

van der Mei 2011 [63]

Netherlands

Cross sectional

34 (T3) from one outpatient clinic in paid employment at the time of transplant

2002-3

n.a.

18-64 (50.5)

55.9

Employed 6 yr post-transplant: 67%

5

Whitlock 2017 [64]

U.S.

Cross sectional

325 from one kidney transplant center

2011-15

n.a.

(52.3)

60.9

Post-transplant employed 14.2%

5