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Informationen zum Autor Louis D. Burgio, PhD, is founder and director of Burgio Geriatric Consulting. During a career spanning over three decades, Dr. Burgio has held several academic leadership positions. Most recently he was the Harold R. Johnson Endowed Chair of Gerontology in the School of Social Work, University of Michigan. His research has focused on the development of social-behavioral interventions to improve the quality of care and quality of life of dementia patients and their caregivers.Joseph E. Gaugler, PhD, is a Professor in the School of Nursing and Center on Aging at The University of Minnesota. Dr. Gaugler's research examines the sources and effectiveness of long-term care for chronically disabled older adults. Dr. Gaugler's interests include Alzheimer's disease and long-term care, the longitudinal ramifications of family care for disabled adults, and the effectiveness of community-based and psychosocial services for chronically ill adults and their caregiving families.Michelle M. Hilgeman, PhD, is a licensed Clinical Research Psychologist in the Research and Development Service at the Tuscaloosa VA Medical Center. Dr. Hilgeman is an Adjunct Professor in The University of Alabama's Department of Psychology and The University of Alabama at Birmingham's Department of Medicine. She is also a Faculty Affiliate of the Alabama Research Institute on Aging, and an Investigator at the Tuscaloosa Research Education and Advancement Corporation. Klappentext The vast majority of care provided to adults and elders with chronic illness is given in the home, most often by family members. The caregiver's role is daunting; caregiving is often referred to as a 'career, ' requiring long hours and arduous tasks. Primary caregivers show higher rates of morbidity and mortality, and caregiving is a major source of stress and burden to caregiving families. Presently, very little support is available to caregivers from either State or Federal agencies. However, awareness of this worsening problem is growing among health professionals and policy makers. Zusammenfassung The Spectrum of Family Caregiving for Adults and Elders with Chronic Illness is written for individuals in the helping professions who are in roles that interface with or serve family caregivers who are supporting an adult or elder with a chronic condition. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface About the Editors Contributors Chapter 1: Caregiving for Family Members with Chronic Illness Louis D. Burgio and Joseph E. Gaugler Chapter 2: Caregiving for Individuals with Alzheimer's disease and Related Disorders Joseph E. Gaugler and Louis D. Burgio Chapter 3: Family Caregivers of Stroke Survivors Julia M. P. Poritz, Timothy R. Elliott, and Klaus Pfeiffer Chapter 4: Caregiving for Patients with Cancer Barbara A. Given and Charles W. Given Chapter 5: HIV/AIDS Caregiving Helen M. Land and Brooklyn Levine Chapter 6: Caring for Individuals at the End of Life Rebecca S. Allen, Hyunjin Noh, Lisa N. Beck, and Laura Jane Smith Chapter 7: Family Caregiving and Serious Mental Illness Helle Thorning and Lisa Dixon Chapter 8: Caring for Individuals Suffering from Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain Catherine Riffin, M.C. Reid, and Karl Pillemer Chapter 9: Heart Failure and Debilitating Cardiovascular Problems Susan J. Pressler, Miyeon Jung, and James Friedman Chapter 10: Caregiving for the Chronically Ill: State of the Science and Future Directions Louis D. Burgio and Joseph E. Gaugler Additional Resources on Caregiving and Interventions Index ...
