Abstract: Objective: To select and summarize the evidence on dietary management in adults with kidney transplant recipients. Methods: Comprehensive searching in databases and websites for recommended practices, guidelines, clinical decisions, expert consensus, evidence summaries, and systematic reviews on dietary management in adults with kidney transplantation was conducted. Evidence was extracted and assessed for its level after quality assessment for the included papers. Results: A total of 16 articles were included. Thirty pieces of evidence were formed from nine aspects: dietary management team, nutritional assessment and risk screening, body mass management, dietary regimen development, dietary nutrient intake and dietary contraindications, dietary patterns, diet and immunosuppressant management, dietary self-management, and dietary health education. Conclusion: This study summarizes the best evidence for dietary management in adult with kidney transplantation, providing an evidence-based basis for developing nursing practice and helping healthcare professionals to develop individualized dietary management plans for adult with kidney transplantation.

Key words: kidney transplantation; adult; dietary management; evidence summary; evidence-based nursing