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Negative thoughts unhelpful for kidney patients
Negative thoughts unhelpful for kidney

The beliefs kidney patients have about their illness, treatment and the support they experience, are important for their sense of autonomy and self-esteem. Even to keep their job. It may be possible to adjust these beliefs by means of a group course, according to PhD research of Daphne Jansen that was conducted at NIVEL.
 

29-05-2012
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The information needs on diabetes of people with an intellectual disability
The information needs on diabetes of people with an intellectual disability

For people with an intellectual disability diabetes means the same as for anyone else. However, in diabetes selfmanagement they are more dependent on the support of a professional caregiver or a member of the family. So far, no customized information exists. These findings were recently published by researchers at NIVEL and the university hospital UMC St Radboud in the Journal of Intellectual Disability Research.

31-10-2011
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Chronically ill perceive barriers for switching health insurer
Chronically ill perceive barriers for switching health insurer

Chronically ill, disabled and people with a bad self-perceived health perceive more barriers for switching health insurer than others. This has been demonstrated in research conducted by NIVEL. The results have been published in BMC Health Services Research.

30-05-2011
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chronically ill and disabled, chronically ill, health insurance
Assessing patient experiences with rheumatoid arthritis care
Assessing patient experiences with rheumatoid arthritis care

With the CQ-index rheumatoid arthritis (RA) health care experiences of patients with rheumatoid arthritis can be assessed so that rheumatologist and other caregivers can improve their care. The CQ-index fits a world wide trend, as NIVEL researchers show in their publication in the Rheumatology International.
 

31-08-2009
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chronically ill and disabled, CQ-index, care and cure