School attendance and sport participation amongst children with chronic kidney disease: a cross-sectional analysis from the Kids with CKD (KCAD) study.

Adam C HudsonAnita van ZwietenKylie-Ann MallittAnne DurkanDeirdre HahnChandana GuhaRabia KhalidMadeleine DidsburyAnna FrancisSteven McTaggartFiona E MackieChanel PrestidgeArmando Teixeira-PintoSuncica LahMartin HowellKirsten HowardNatasha NassarAllison JaureJonathan C CraigGermaine WongSiah Kim

Published in: Pediatric nephrology (Berlin, Germany) (2023)

Children receiving dialysis and with a kidney transplant had greater school absences and played fewer sports compared to children with CKD stages 1-2. Innovative strategies to improve school attendance and sport participation are needed to improve life participation of children with CKD. A higher resolution version of the Graphical abstract is available as Supplementary information.

Keyphrases

chronic kidney disease
physical activity
end stage renal disease
young adults
mental health
high school
healthcare