The cultures of caregiving : conflict and common ground among families, health professionals, and policy makers / edited by Carol Levine and Thomas H. Murray ; foreword by Christine K. Cassell.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Levine, Carol, 1934-

Murray, Thomas H., 1946-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Home care services.

Chronically ill--Home care.

Chronically ill.

Older people--Home care.

Older people.

Caregivers--Psychology.

Caregivers.

Home nursing--Psychological aspects.

Home nursing.

Family nursing.

Nurse and patient.

Caregivers--psychology.

Home Nursing--psychology.

Family Relations.

Professional-Family Relations.

Medical Subjects:

Caregivers--psychology.

Home Nursing--psychology.

Family Relations.

Professional-Family Relations.

Physical Description:

xxvi, 187 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Baltimore, Md. : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2004.

Summary:

Carol Levine and Thomas Murray bring together accomplished physicians, nurses, social workers, and policy experts to examine the differences and conflicts (and sometimes common ground) between family caregivers and health care professionals -- and to suggest ways to improve the situation. The Cultures of Caregiving provides needed answers in the contemporary crisis of family caregiving for a readership of professionals and students in medical ethics, health policy, and such fields as primary care, geriatrics, oncology, nursing, and social work.

Contents:

Introduction: Caregiving as a Family Affair: A New Perspective on Cultural Diversity / Carol Levine, Thomas H. Murray 1

Part I Perspectives on Family Caregiving: Data, Diversity, and Personal Experience

1. Family Caregivers and the Health Care System: Findings from a National Survey / David A. Gould 15

2. On Loving Care and the Persistence of Memories: Reflections of a Grieving Daughter / Gladys Gonzalez-Ramos 35

3. The Weight of Shared Lives: Truth Telling and Family Caregiving / Jerome K. Lowenstein 47

Part II Home Care Past and Present

4. Family Caregiving in New England: Nineteenth-Century Community Care Gives Way to Twentieth-Century Institutions / Sheila M. Rothman 57

5. Nurses and Their Changing Relationships to Family Caregivers / Mathy Mezey 70

6. The Culture of Home Care: Whose Values Prevail? / Rick Surpin, Eileen Hanley 87

Part III The Societal Context

7. Explaining the Paradox of Long-Term Care Policy: An Example of Dissonant Cultures / Judith Feder, Carol Levine 103

8. Family Caregivers in Popular Culture: Images and Reality in the Movies / Carol Levine, Alexis Kuerbis 113

Part IV Bridging the Gap among Cultures

9. Integrating Medicine and the Family: Toward a Coherent Ethic of Care / Jeffrey Blustein 127

10. Project DOCC: A Parent-Directed Model for Educating Pediatric Residents / Maggie Hoffman, Donna Jean Appell 147

11. Changing Institutional Culture: Turning Adversaries into Partners / Judah L. Ronch 155

Conclusion: Building on Common Ground / Carol Levine, Thomas H. Murray 171.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0801878632

OCLC:

52720972