Lean on me: Social support is critical to dialysis patients' health

Saturday, October 23, 2010 - 11:10 in Health & Medicine

Dialysis patients with little social support from friends and family are more likely to ignore doctors' orders, experience a poorer quality of life, and die prematurely, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Clinical Journal of the American Society Nephrology (CJASN). The results suggest strong social networks are important for maintaining dialysis patients' health...

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