Quality of life of children with kidney disease

This book aims to elucidate readers about what is renal pathology in children, the difficulties for which as children and families go through, as well as about the strategies they use to take and deal with the disease. All of these changes have an impact on quality of life of these children and their caregivers. Depending on the type of modification and the way each handles the obstacles that arise throughout life, therefore quality of life takes different meanings. It presented the perspective of children and their caregivers (usually their parents) and are suggested clinical and non-clinical management strategies to health professionals who often deal with these children and families, particularly nurses. Finally, a more playful aspect is addressed, which is gaining more and more fans, that are the summer camps for children with kidney disease. The latter, produce benefits at various levels in children and therefore earn highlight this paper.