Predictors of return to work after kidney transplantation: a 12-month cohort of the Japan Academic Consortium of Kidney Transplantation (JACK) study

Objectives: To investigate the cumulative return-to-work rate and to identify predictors of employment after kidney transplantation. Design: Retrospective, outpatient-based cohort study. Setting: This was a single-center study of the largest Japanese kidney transplant center. Participants: We selected Japanese kidney transplant recipients aged 20-64 years who were employed in paid jobs at the time of transplantation and who visited an outpatient clinic from December 2017 to March 2018. From 797 patients, we evaluated 515 in this study. Interventions: We interviewed patients at an outpatient clinic and investigated the timing and predictors of return to work using logistic regression models. Primary and secondary outcome measures: The primary outcome was the cumulative return-to-work rate, and the secondary outcome was to investigate the predictors of return to work after kidney transplantation. Results: Among the 515 included recipients, the cumulative overall partial/full return to wor...