[Needs of patients undergoing dialysis. Psychosocial and administrative considerations].
A questionnaire to evaluate the needs of dialytic patients and the burden that these have on the health service and staff, was formulated by the nurses. The results showed how the patient's case history indicate, significantly, not only personal and subjective aspects (e.g. interpersonal relationships), but also how they construct their relationships with the hospital and its service (including the hospital staff). This opens up certain reflections on what role communication and information play within the hospital structure.
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Dipartimento di Psicologia, Università degli Studi, Torino.
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy; D016030:Kidney Transplantation / Q000523:psychology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010346:Patient Care Management; D010361:Patients / Q000523:psychology; D010530:Peritoneal Dialysis / Q000451:nursing / Q000523:psychology*; D011369:Professional-Patient Relations; D006435:Renal Dialysis / Q000451:nursing / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires