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. 2025 Apr 9;20(4):e0321588.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0321588. eCollection 2025.

Life experiences after kidney transplantation in adolescents: A qualitative meta-synthesis

Wenjuan Zhang  1 , Jiaqi Wang  1 , Ziyu Sun  1 , Yuhong Wu  1
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Life experiences after kidney transplantation in adolescents: A qualitative meta-synthesis

Wenjuan Zhang et al. PLoS One. .

Abstract

Purpose: To systematically evaluate the life experience of adolescents after kidney transplantation.

Methods: We use computer search Web of Science, PubMed, Cochrane Library, Embase, EBSCO, CNKI, Wanfang, VIP database, search database to October 2024, screening after kidney transplant adolescents life experience of qualitative study. We used the Australian Joanna Briggs Institute Critical Appraisal Checklist for Qualitative Research to quality evaluation, and using the thematic analysis method to integrate the results.

Results: 7 articles were included, and 31 research results were integrated into 8 new categories and combined results are 3 integration results: complex emotional experience; eager for multifaceted support; self-adjustment.

Conclusion: Nursing staff should pay attention to the psychological experience and needs of adolescents, to eliminate their stigma, to promote positive cognition, and to improve their quality of life.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare that they have no competing interests.

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