Department Operations Manager, the Nursing Solutions Group, Science 37 for Decentralized Clinical Trials, Dallas, TX.
PhD student at the University of Texas, Tyler School of Nursing, Tyler, TX.
Nephrol Nurs J. 2021 Jan-Feb;48(1):65-63.
Diabetes mellitus is the leading cause of chronic kidney disease (CKD). Managing diabetes mellitus is challenging. and patients have difficulty understanding self-management of the disease. The existing literature on self-management and patient-to-nurse relationships offers a deeper understanding of the challenges for patients with diabetes mellitus, their risk of CKD, how self-management impacts that risk, and how nurses can enhance self-management. Improving self-management of diabetes mellitus can decrease the risk for CKD. Essential self-management strategies to improve the quality of life of patients with diabetes mellitus include self-care behaviors, monitoring biological measures, and medication adherence.
糖尿病是慢性肾脏病（CKD）的主要病因。管理糖尿病具有挑战性，患者难以理解疾病的自我管理。关于自我管理和患者与护士关系的现有文献，使我们更深入地了解了糖尿病患者面临的挑战、他们患 CKD 的风险、自我管理对这种风险的影响，以及护士如何增强自我管理。改善糖尿病的自我管理可以降低 CKD 的风险。改善糖尿病患者生活质量的基本自我管理策略包括自我护理行为、监测生物指标和药物依从性。
