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- Relationship to Diabetes
- Type 1
Results from the recently released DAWN2 study showed that diabetes-related distress is a harmful byproduct of the disease for not only patients but also their families, a speaker said at the American Association of Diabetes Educators Annual Meeting.
Psychosocial problems and perceptions of health care professionals and the health care system revealed in the second Diabetes Attitudes Wishes and Needs (DAWN) study demonstrated the need for a new model, Martha Funnell, MS, RN, CDE, of the University of Michigan, said in her presentation.
“We need to truly focus on patient-centered care,” Funnel said. “We need to surround the patient with their family and friends, their health care and finally their communities, their workplaces and the larger society if they’re going to be successful in their self-management.”
http://www.healio.com/endocrinology...ighlight-diabetes-impact-on-patients-families
Psychosocial problems and perceptions of health care professionals and the health care system revealed in the second Diabetes Attitudes Wishes and Needs (DAWN) study demonstrated the need for a new model, Martha Funnell, MS, RN, CDE, of the University of Michigan, said in her presentation.
“We need to truly focus on patient-centered care,” Funnel said. “We need to surround the patient with their family and friends, their health care and finally their communities, their workplaces and the larger society if they’re going to be successful in their self-management.”
http://www.healio.com/endocrinology...ighlight-diabetes-impact-on-patients-families