Impact of Multidisciplinary Self-care Management of Diabetic Nephropathy on Quality of Life, Self-care Behavior, Glycemic Control, and Renal Function.

Inclusion Criteria

• •Age eighteen and more
• •Clinical diagnoses of diabetes
• •Clinical diagnosis of renal disease and an Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate (eGFR) of less than 60ml/min calculated based on the Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemiology Collaboration (CKD\_EPI) formula and /or an Albumin/Creatinine ratio of 30mg/mmol or more.
• •Free of cognitive deficit as determined by the recruiting nephrologist based on a normal score on the Short Portable Mental Status Questionnaire.
• •(The nephrologist will ensure patients' referral or follow-up in the case of a diagnosed cognitive deficit)
• •Free of psychomotor skills limitations as determined by the physical examination of the medical doctor recruiting the patient.
• •Able to read, write and speak in French