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Chock-full of descriptive case examples, this clearly written text is a must-read for social workers, nurses, and gerontologists. By focusing on the various facets of the caregiving experience--from the caregiver's perspective to those who receive care--the authors sensitize you to the ways in which caregiving is affected by the conditions, personalities, capabilities, and wishes of both the caregivers and the care recipients. Chapters explore the range of care receivers from frail elderly to young children, and the difference in caregiving styles and options. Also addressed are issues related to resistance to care, claims of self-determination, and necessity of intervention.
During the past few decades, the dramatic social changes with regard to our aging population and changes in the family unit have made both demographic and socioeconomic consequences, as well as an effect on matters of social policy. The prestigious editors, George L. Maddox and M. Powell Lawton, have assembled an impressive group of expert contributors whose chapters address topics from the latest theory and research findings to the changing balance of work and families, as well as patterns of kinship.
Designated a Doody's Core Title!/span Winner of an AJN Book of the Year Award! A comprehensive and thoughtful examination of the ethical issues that arise in long-term care. The first two chapters set the stage by exploring the pre-nursing home experiences of families living with dementia and, in contrast, how residents and family members experience life in the nursing home. The following chapters contain detailed hypothetical cases that include questions, possible actions, and insightful commentary to illustrate practical approaches to understanding ethical everyday issues affecting nursing home residents. The book also contains a useful Appendix focusing on creating a Nursing Home Ethics Committee.
Machine generated contents note: Part I Introduction -- 1 Men Caregivers: An Overview -- Betty J. Kramer -- 2 What's Unique About Men's Caregiving? -- Edward H. Thompson, Jr. -- Part II Conceptual, Theoretical, and Methodological Insights -- 3 Theoretical Perspectives on Caregiving Men -- Eleanor Palo Stoller -- 4 Methodological Issues in Research on Men Caregivers -- Jamila Bookwala, Judith L. Newman, and Richard Schulz -- Part III Research -- 5 Psychosocial Challenges and Rewards Experienced -- by Caregiving Men: A Review of the Literature -- and an Empirical Case Example -- Elizabeth H. Carpenter and Baila H. Miller -- 6 Physiological Challenges Associated With Caregiving -- Among Men -- ...
Increasing evidence has demonstrated that caregivers of dementia victims are at risk for depression and other medical problems. In what ways can health care providers improve or maintain the well-being of dementia caregivers? This volume provides an overview of emerging themes in dementia caregiving research and presents a broad array of practical strategies for reducing caregiver distress, including interventions for specific populations such as ethnic minority caregivers, male caregivers, and caregivers with diverse sexual orientations. Innovative approaches include the value of partnering with primary care physicians to improve quality of life for both patient and caregiver and the use of technological advances to help distressed caregivers. A timely, cutting edge book written for clinicians of varying backgrounds who provide direct services to families of dementia victims. For Further Information, Please Click Here!