Long-term Trajectories of Frailty and its Components after Kidney Transplantation.
Nadia M ChuJessica RuckXiaomeng ChenQian-Li XueSilas P NormanDorry L SegevMara Ann McAdams-DeMarcoPublished in: The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences (2022)
Despite frailty improvements in the first 2.5 years, recipients' frailty worsened after 2.5 years post-KT. Specifically, they experienced gains in strength, activity, and exhaustion in the first 2.5 years post-KT, but declined in strength and activity after 2.5 years post-KT while experiencing persistent slowness. Clinicians should consider monitoring recipients for worsening frailty after 2.5 years despite shorter-term improvements.