title: How to improve communication in dialysis units: a survey of family focus readers.
abstract: Future study of communication between dialysis patients and health care providers could not only aid in understanding the survey findings but also advance emphasis on those areas of care needing to be enhanced. By raising awareness about communication in the dialysis unit, it is hoped that health care professionals will embrace the need to encourage patients to be more involved in the educational and treatment process, enabling them to become active partners in their health care.
authors.affiliation: National Kidney Foundation, New York, N.Y, USA.
authors.forename: Sheila
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Weiner
authors.forename: Karren
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: King
authors.forename: Shu-Cheng
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D003142:Communication; D003625:Data Collection; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy*; D010358:Patient Participation / Q000523:psychology; D006435:Renal Dialysis / Q000523:psychology*; D012947:Social Work