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

## TL;DR

This study explores the life experiences of adolescents after kidney transplantation and identifies key emotional and social challenges they face.

## Contribution

The study provides a meta-synthesis of qualitative data to highlight new categories of adolescent experiences post-transplantation.

## Key findings

- Adolescents experience complex emotional states after kidney transplantation.
- They often seek multifaceted support to cope with their new reality.
- Self-adjustment is a critical theme in their post-transplant life.

## Abstract

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

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.

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.

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.