Caring for the Family Caregiver (Paperback)

Caring for the Family Caregiver examines the high cost and poorly addressed exigencies of the family caregiver in chronic illness, including health literacy, palliative care, and health outcomes, through the prism of communication. This book uses an interdisciplinary approach to identify the impact of communication and its burdens on the caregiver and presents four caregiver profiles: the Manager, Carrier, Partner, and Lone caregiver, each emerging from a family system with different patterns of conversational sharing and expectations of conformity. By synthesizing current data assessing the experiences of caregivers, as well as integrating the narrative experiences of a range of caregivers living through a variety of illnesses and their specific demands, the authors deliver an unflinching gaze at the journey of the caregiver. With an author team comprised of three health communication researchers and a nurse and health literacy expert, this volume integrates literature addressing caregiver needs and burdens, communication theory and practice, palliative care and health literacy research, and the real stories of caregivers. Caring for the Family Caregiver presents the groundbreaking concept of the Caregiver Types and an innovative set of support resources to facilitate improved pathways to better care for the caregiver, making it an essential resource for providers, students, clinicians, policy makers and family caregivers alike.

General

Imprint:	Oxford UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	October 2020
Authors:	Elaine Wittenberg (Associate Professor, Department of Communication Studies) • Joy Goldsmith (Professor, Department of Communication and Film) • Sandra L. Ragan (Professor Emerita, Department of Communication) • Terri Ann Parnell (Principal and Founder)
Dimensions:	230 x 156 x 15mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	240
ISBN-13:	978-0-19-005523-3
Categories:	Books > Medicine > Other branches of medicine > Palliative medicine Promotions
LSN:	0-19-005523-5
Barcode:	9780190055233

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