| Description |
176 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
1. Being a carer / Sheila Payne and Caroline Ellis-Hill -- 2. Positive aspects of caring / Mike Nolan -- 3. Caring and identity: the experience of spouses in stroke and other chronic neurological conditions / Caroline Ellis-Hill -- 4. A longitudinal study of carers providing palliative care / Karen Rose -- 5. Who is a carer? Experiences of family caregivers in palliative care / Paula Smith -- 6. Being a carer in acute crisis: the situation for relatives of organ donors / Magi Sque -- 7. Family caregiving: a gender-based analysis of women's experiences / Christina Lee -- 8. The contribution of carers to professional education / Frances Sheldon, Pauline Turner and Bee Wee -- 9. The future: interventions and conceptual issues / Caroline Ellis-Hill and Sheila Payne |
| Summary |
This edited work provides a critique of the theoretical concepts of caring, carers and caregivers, based on empirical evidence from recent studies with adults with acquired chronic illnesses, including terminal illness |
| Analysis |
Social issues & welfare |
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Terminal care |
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Nursing |
| Notes |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Terminally ill -- Care.
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Caring.
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Chronically ill -- Care.
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Terminal care.
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Caregivers.
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Chronic Disease -- nursing.
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Caregivers -- psychology.
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Terminal Care.
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| Author |
Payne, Sheila, 1954-
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Ellis-Hill, Caroline.
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| LC no. |
2001021774 |
| ISBN |
0192631675 paperback alkaline paper |
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