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Family caregivers : disability, illness, and ageing

Author: Hilary Schofield; Sidney Bloch; Victorian Health Promotion Foundation.; et al
Publisher: St Leonards, N.S.W. : Allen & Unwin in association with the Victorian Health Promotion Foundation (VicHealth), 1998.
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Resulting from a survey of 26,000 households, this volume provides a voice for those who have the responsibility of caring for frail, sick or disabled family members. It also suggests ways in which  Read more...

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Genre/Form: Longitudinal studies
Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Hilary Schofield; Sidney Bloch; Victorian Health Promotion Foundation.; et al
ISBN: 1864487070 9781864487077
OCLC Number: 41071592
Description: xxvi, 342 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Contents: FiguresPrefaceGlossaryAbbreviationsIntroductionPART I: CARERS AND CARE-RECIPIENTS1 What do we mean by a family caregiver?2 A profile of carers and care-recipients3 Physical and emotional aspects of are giving4 A comparison of Anglo and non-Anglo carersPART II: THE IMPACT OF CAREGIVING5 A comparison with non-carers6 The relative burden of physical and mental disabilities7 Carers' well-being: differences between women and men, adult offspring, parents and spouses8 The impact on carers' employment and finances9 The effects of caregiving over timePART III: SUPPORTS AND SERVICES10 Supports for the carer and care-recipient11 Residential care and placement12 Health promotion strategies13 A survey of caregiver counsellingPART IV: IMPLICATIONS14 Key findings and policy implicationsAppendicesEndnotesBibliographyIndex
Responsibility: edited by Hilary Schofield with Sidney Bloch ... [et al.].

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