Inclusion if | Exclusion if | ||
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Language | • Article reported in English, German, Dutch or French | Yes | No |
Design | • Original quantitative study design: | Yes | No |
RCT, prospective and retrospective cohort, case-control, cross-sectional, mixed methods studies | |||
(NOT: case reports, reviews, editorials, letter to the editor, qualitative research) | |||
Population | • First and single liver, heart, lung or kidney transplant candidates or recipients | Yes | No |
(NOT: multi-organ or re-transplant) | |||
• Patient age ≥18 years at transplantation | |||
Content | Studies examining at least one relevant topic: | Yes | No |
• Changes in weight or BMI over time | |||
• Risk factors or correlates associated with weight or BMI, overweight and obesity | |||
• Relationship of weight or BMI with any post-transplant outcome and comorbidities | |||
(NOT: studies reporting only a point prevalence) | |||
Access | • Full-text article accessible | Yes | No |