What is it about?
A brief patient perspective on a critical missing component in the clinical approach to depression in the ESKD community.
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Why is it important?
The patient voice is often overlooked and needs to be considered, in conjunction with medical diagnoses, to determine the most effective care plan for a patient. In the case of a critical illness like ESKD, there are nuances medical professionals may not be privy to that we experience, that deeply impact a patient's success managing their illness and their overall quality of life.
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I hope this article makes readers consider how important a patient's voice is to a patient's care. Making sure my care was done in a collaborative manner made my experience with ESKD far easier, and helped me feel a sense of control as I navigated it every minute of every day. Often we aren't asked about what may be going on with us, nor are those things deemed important, which is a decided misstep. We may not have medical degrees, but we know what we feel. The outside forces that affect us emotionally, mentally and spiritually all combine to affect us physically and should factor into our treatment.
Sasha Couch
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This page is a summary of: Psychiatric Problems Faced by Patients on Dialysis, Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, August 2019, American Society of Nephrology,
DOI: 10.2215/cjn.08300719.
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