Caregivers living in rural areas face daunting obstacles. In
addition to the isolation and anxiety that many caregivers across
the country experience, rural caregivers must also cope with
limited access to uncoordinated resources and severe shortages of
trained professionals. Although many research, policy, and practice
upgrades have been made in response to caregivers' general
concerns, the specific problems facing the rural caregiver have
been less frequently addressed.
Focusing on what is known as well as what is needed - and
zeroing in on major subgroups within this diverse population -
"Rural Caregiving in the United States "replaces misconceptions of
the nonurban experience with real-life issues, findings, and
solutions. For example, this pioneering volume:
Covers a broad range of issues unique to rural caregiving,
including research, education/training, policy, and
practice.Identifies specific needs related to education, training,
and support for rural caregivers.Examines both the positive and
negative effects of rural living on caregivers as well as
patients.Discusses the importance of in-home care in lieu of
scarcer forms of for-profit care (e.g., hospitals).Addresses not
only discrepancies between rural and urban health care systems but
racial and ethnic disparities within rural health care.Explores the
advantages of using information technology to address rural health
care limitations.
"Rural Caregiving in the United States" offers uniquely
knowledgeable perspectives to researchers, practitioners, and
graduate students in the caregiving fields, including psychology,
social work, nursing, gerontology and geriatrics, medicine, public
health, public policy, and educational policy."
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