Publication Name	World Journal of Transplantation
Manuscript ID	126643
Country	Brazil

Category	Transplantation
Manuscript Type	Observational Study
Article Title	Religious and spiritual engagement after simultaneous pancreas-kidney transplantation: Associations with health-related quality of life and patients’ experiences
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Karin Romano Posegger, Ana Paula Alberico, Adriano Miziara Gonzalez, Camilla Casaletti Braghetta and Marcelo M Linhares
Funding Agency and Grant Number	Funding Agency Grant Number Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior 001
Corresponding Author	Karin Romano Posegger, PhD, Postdoc, Professor, Researcher, Department of Gastroenterology, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Rua Botucatu, 740 – 3º andar – sala 307, Sao Paulo 04023-900, Brazil. karin.romano@unifesp.br
Key Words	Spirituality; Religiosity; Simultaneous pancreas-kidney transplantation; Health-related quality of life; Diabetes distress; Patient-reported outcomes
Core Tip	This cross-sectional study examined organizational religious activity, private religious activity, and intrinsic religiosity as separate dimensions in simultaneous pancreas-kidney transplant recipients. More frequent private religious activity was associated with better perceived quality of social interaction, including after adjustment for available covariates. No robust association was found with overall health rating or diabetes-related distress. The positive social-interaction finding supports further study of private religious practice as a potential psychosocial resource, without implying causality.
Citation	Posegger KR, Alberico AP, Gonzalez AM, Braghetta CC, Linhares MM. Religious and spiritual engagement after simultaneous pancreas-kidney transplantation: Associations with health-related quality of life and patients’ experiences. World J Transplant 2026; In press

Received	2026-08-11 03:05
Peer-Review Started	2026-08-11 03:06
First Decision by Editorial Office Director
Return for Revision	2026-09-07 08:29
Revised	2026-09-13 22:08
Publication Fee Transferred
Second Decision by Editor	2026-10-23 02:59
Second Decision by Editor-in-Chief
Final Decision by Editorial Office Director	2026-10-23 09:17
Articles in Press	2026-10-23 09:17
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