Background:

Kidney transplantation represents the treatment choice for most people with chronic kidney disease due to the benefits it provides compared to other renal replacement therapies. This population requires specific monitoring, where the nursing professional must attend to determining factors of health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in order to guarantee an effective approach to the difficulties that arise. This bibliographic review pretends to determine the altered physical, psychological, and social components of health-related quality of life maintained by kidney transplant recipients as a way to improve quality of care through the most appropriate nursing interventions.

Methods:

The literature review was conducted in PubMed, Medes, LILACS, CINAHL, Dialnet and Scopus databases. From a total of 718 articles identified, 30 publications were selected in order to meet the aim of the review and the established inclusion, exclusion and PRISMA Statement criteria.

Results:

The quality of the published studies was set at a mean score of 6.07 according to the PEDro scale, for clinical trials and 10.5, according to the Amstar scale, for bibliographic reviews. 50% of the total were published in the last two years (2018-2019) and 75% are between Q1 and Q2 of the JCR and SJR impact factors.

Conclusions:

An improvement in HRQoL has been identified in these patients compared to the previous period of dialysis, although it is not still comparable to the general population. The physical area seems to be the most affected. The nursing professional can develop health education, psychological counseling and self-management activities.

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