title: A team's three-dimensional approach to assisting the end-stage renal disease family.
abstract: This review will identify ways in which the interdisciplinary team assists a family confronting end-stage renal disease (ESRD) for the first time. The developmental models of the family life cycle and the ESRD life cycle are used to understand the family's needs. The treatment team uses a three-dimensional approach of education, support, and communication to enhance family coping.
authors.affiliation: Social Work Services, Saint Barnabas Medical Center, Livingston, NJ 07039, USA.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Brisbon
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Anderson-Somers
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Gallardo
authors.forename: N W
authors.initials: NW
authors.lastname: Lyman
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mindnich
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Roche
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003142:Communication; D005190:Family; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D010348:Patient Care Team; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D012944:Social Support