Interpreting the risks of diabetic renal disease: Perspectives of those most at risk
- Author(s)
- M. White, A. Riazi, C. Eiser, S. Hammersley, J.R. Eiser, K. MacLeod, J. Tooke
- Abstract
Fifty people with diabetes attending a 'high risk' renal clinic were interviewed about their perceptions of diabetic nephropathy and other diabetes related complications. Despite the high risks involved many patients appeared relatively unconcerned with, or even unaware of, the severity of their condition. It is argued that lack of obvious symptoms associated with nephropathy can lead to ambiguity during consultations and greater opportunity for the use of a variety of risk attenuation strategies by the patient. It is recommended that medical staff become aware of these strategies in order to understand failures in self-management in the face of complications such as nephropathy.
- Organisation(s)
- Vienna Cognitive Science Hub
- Journal
- Psychology & Health
- Volume
- 17
- Pages
- 33-50
- No. of pages
- 18
- ISSN
- 0887-0446
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1080/08870440290001511
- Publication date
- 2002
- Peer reviewed
- Yes
- Austrian Fields of Science 2012
- 501002 Applied psychology
- Keywords
- Sustainable Development Goals
- SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
- Portal url
- https://ucris.univie.ac.at/portal/en/publications/interpreting-the-risks-of-diabetic-renal-disease-perspectives-of-those-most-at-risk(7354f7ea-fb2a-4ee9-8f92-d46f003f507e).html