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...