PMID: 11338276May 8, 2001Paper

Challenges of type 2 diabetes and role of health care social work: a neglected area of practice

Health & Social Work
V A DeCoster

Abstract

Across the world, diabetes mellitus is one of the most prevalent and serious chronic diseases. In the United States alone, almost 16 million people suffer from diabetes, which costs many of them their eyesight, kidney function, lower limbs, or life itself, and costs the U.S. health care system billions of dollars. Currently, social work involvement with this chronic disease appears limited; however, social workers have the potential to make remarkable differences in the lives of people coping with diabetes. To facilitate involvement, this article outlines the basic aspects of Type 2 diabetes mellitus, its biopsychosocial challenges, and the roles health care social workers that may be assumed in assisting adult patients and their families.

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Jul 3, 2003·Social Work in Health Care·Vaughn A DeCoster
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Jun 27, 2008·Journal of Clinical Nursing·Robin Whittemore, Jane Dixon
Apr 11, 2014·Social Work in Health Care·Jana Wardian, Fei Sun
Aug 27, 2016·Journal of Diabetes Research·Azylina GungguCheah Whye Lian
Mar 30, 2017·Health Communication·Erin D Basinger
Oct 25, 2017·Social Work in Health Care·Robin R WhitebirdChris J Enstad
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