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Categories of self‐care needs of ambulatory patients with diabetes
Author(s) -
Miller Judith Fitzgerald
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
journal of advanced nursing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.948
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 1365-2648
pISSN - 0309-2402
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2648.1982.tb03273.x
Subject(s) - ambulatory , ambulatory care nursing , medicine , ambulatory care , nursing , diabetes mellitus , observer (physics) , nursing care , health care , nursing research , team nursing , physics , quantum mechanics , endocrinology , economics , economic growth
Categories of needs of 65 ambulatory patients with diabetes were identified based on a self‐care nursing framework, using a participant‐observer methodology. The needs categories identified can be applied to other types of ambulatory patients who have chronic health problems. It is proposed that being able anticipate needs of all types of ambulatory patients will improve efficient delivery of professional nursing.