Aging and Caregiving

by Biegel, David E.; Blum, Arthur

• ISBN13: 9780803935662
• ISBN10: 0803935668
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1990-03-01
• Publisher: Sage Pubns

Summary

This book provides human service practitioners, policy makers, researchers and students with a comprehensive analysis of the role and function of family caregiving in societies with dependent elderly populations. It begins with an overview of theoretical, conceptual and methodological issues in caregiving. A number of empirical studies which address these issues are then presented. Finally the contributors explore the implications for social policy resulting from our understanding of caregiving knowledge, identify gaps and provide new studies which address these gaps, give direction to practice interventions and illuminate implications for public policy.

Table of Contents

Theory, Conceptual Framework, and Methodology

Theories of Caregiving

Psychological Impact of Caregiving on the Care Provider

A Critical Review of Research Methodologies Clarifying the Caregiver Paradigm

Young Challenges for the Future Theoretical Questions and Ethical Issues in a Family Caregiving Relationship

Research-Cognitive and Physical Impairment

The Stress of Caregivers

Service Use and the Caregiving Experience

Does Alzheimer's Disease Make a Difference?

Absenteeism and Stress

Among Employed Caregivers of the Elderly, Disabled Adults and Children

Family Size and Caregiving of Aged Patients with Hip Fractures

Linguistic Strategies used by Normally Hearing Caregivers in Conversations with Elderly Hearing Impaired Spouses

Public Policy Perspectives

Women as Caregivers of the Elderly

Public Opinion and Long Term Care Policy

Caregiving for the Elderly in Sweden

Program Challenges and Policy Initiatives

Family Caregivers and the Elderly in China

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