title: Employment patterns after successful kidney transplantation.
abstract: We studied 822 kidney transplant recipients followed 1-9 years to determine the dynamics of their entering and leaving the work force. Multivariate analysis revealed that not being diabetic and that being employed pretransplant were associated with a higher rate of posttransplant employment. Some recipients in all pretransplant employment categories, including those receiving disability benefits pretransplant, returned to full-time work posttransplant. The most rapid return to work was in those who had been working full-time or attending school pretransplant. After returning to work, a higher percentage of diabetic recipients stopped working; of those who stopped working, 50% received disability benefits. In contrast, nondiabetic recipients who stopped working full-time were more likely to be retired or working part-time; only 22% received disability benefits.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455 USA.
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Matas
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Lawson
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: McHugh
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Gillingham
authors.forename: W D
authors.initials: WD
authors.lastname: Payne
authors.forename: D L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Dunn
authors.forename: R W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Gruessner
authors.forename: D E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Sutherland
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Najarian
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004651:Employment; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016030:Kidney Transplantation / Q000523:psychology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011788:Quality of Life