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Caring for the family caregiver : palliative care communication and health literacy / Elaine Wittenberg, Joy V. Goldsmith, Sandra L. Ragan, Terri Ann Parnell.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Wittenberg, Elaine, author.
- Goldsmith, Joy V., author.
- Ragan, Sandra L., author.
- Parnell, Terri Ann, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Caregivers.
- Palliative treatment.
- Communication in medicine.
- Health literacy.
- Palliative Care.
- Communication.
- Health Literacy.
- Medical Subjects:
- Caregivers.
- Palliative Care.
- Communication.
- Health Literacy.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xii, 226 pages) : illustrations
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2021]
- System Details:
- text file
- Summary:
- 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.
- Contents:
- The Family Caregiving Imperative
- Health Literacy
- Palliative Care
- The Family Caregiver Communication Typology
- The Manager Caregiver
- The Carrier Caregiver
- The Partner Caregiver
- The Lone Caregiver
- Caring for the Family Caregiver.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Electronic reproduction. Oxford Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on August 25, 2020).
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Samuel Bellet Book Fund.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Wittenberg-Lyles, Elaine. Caring for the family caregiver
- ISBN:
- 9780190055264
- 019005526X
- 9780190055257
- 0190055251
- 9780190055240
- 0190055243
- Publisher Number:
- 99985134869
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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