Coping and living well with diabetes and nephropathy.
Coping and living with diabetes and nephropathy is not easy. The illness may affect quality of life and can influence the person physically, psychologically and socially. Once on dialysis unfortunately, quality of life is influenced even more. In addition, health professionals demand a great deal of self-discipline in the care and management of the person's illness. To support the person with these demands it is important to provide good education, treatment and care with the aid of the multi-disciplinary team-approach involving a nephrologist/diabetologist, nurse-educator, dietician, exercise specialist and a social worker/counsellor. With a treatment plan in each discipline and regular aftercare appointments it is hoped that the person will be able to master his illness.
Kieboom
J
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Dialysis unit, St. Elisabeth Hospital, Tilburg, The Netherlands. j.kieboom@elisabeth.nl
D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D003928:Diabetic Nephropathies / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D012944:Social Support