SOCIAL PARTICIPATION OF DIABETES AND EX-LEPROSY PATIENTS IN THE NETHERLANDS AND PATIENT PREFERENCE FOR COMBINED SELF-CARE GROUPS

SOCIAL PARTICIPATION OF DIABETES AND EX-LEPROSY PATIENTS IN THE NETHERLANDS AND PATIENT PREFERENCE FOR COMBINED SELF-CARE GROUPS

Introduction: Earlier we showed that neuropathic complications limit social participation of ex-leprosy patients, even in a non-endemic leprosy setting like the Netherlands. Self-care groups for ex-leprosy patients can strengthen self-worth of participants, prevent further handicap, and enable the e...

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Main Authors: Henry John Christiaan De Vries, Roos ede Groot, Wim H van Brakel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Medicine
Subjects:
Leprosy
Social Participation
diabetes
Neuropathy
stigma
self-care groups
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmed.2014.00021/full

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