Employment before and after initiation of dialysis or kidney transplantation– a Danish nationwide registry-based cohort study
- Published on 04/09/2025
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Carlsen Rasmus Kirkeskov 1,2,3, Kirkeskov Lilli 4, Riis Margit S. 5, Jacobsen Rikke K. 5, Gronemann Frederikke Hørdam 5, Osler Merete 5,6, Petersen Janne 5,7, Buus Niels Henrik 1
1 https://ror.org/040r8fr65 Department of Renal Medicine Aarhus University Hospital Palle Juul-Jensens Boulevard 35 8200 Aarhus N Denmark
2 https://ror.org/008cz4337 Medical Department Viborg Regional Hospital Viborg Denmark
3 https://ror.org/00j9c2840 Department of Transplantation Medicine Oslo University Hospital Oslo Norway
4 https://ror.org/05bpbnx46 Department of Social Medicine University Hospital Bispebjerg-Frederiksberg Copenhagen Denmark
5 https://ror.org/00cr96696 Center for Clinical Research and Prevention University Hospital Bispebjerg-Frederiksberg Copenhagen Denmark
6 https://ror.org/035b05819 Section of Epidemiology, Department of Public Health University of Copenhagen Copenhagen Denmark
7 https://ror.org/035b05819 Section of Biostatistics, Department of Public Health University of Copenhagen Copenhagen Denmark
Abstract
Background Patients treated with chronic dialysis or kidney transplantation have difficulties in maintaining employment. We aimed to estimate employment rates among dialysis and kidney transplant patients from 3 years before to 3 years after initiating dialysis or undergoing transplantation.
Methods All first-time dialysis and kidney transplantation patients aged 18–65 years in Denmark from 2005 to 2019 were identified using the Danish Nephrological...
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