Caring Relationship - Family Care of Elderly People

Informationen zum Autor Hazel Qureshi and Alan Walker Klappentext This book takes a close look at family relationships at the end of the life cycle. Based on a representative sample of people aged 75 or more in a major British city, it investigates in depth what the caring relationship actually means to those elderly people and carers, mostly family members, who are involved on a day to day basis. An important book for health and welfare professionals involved in planning and providing services. Zusammenfassung This book takes a close look at family relationships at the end of the life cycle. Based on a representative sample of people aged 75 or more in a major British city! it investigates in depth what the caring relationship actually means to those elderly people and carers! mostly family members! who are involved on a day to day basis. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction.- Family Care and the State.- Elderly People and their Families.- The Need for Care.- Patterns of Caring.- Exchange, Reciprocity and Affect.- Disability and Dependency.- Formal and Informal Sources of Care.- Conclusion: Towards Shared Care.

Table des matières

Introduction.- Family Care and the State.- Elderly People and their Families.- The Need for Care.- Patterns of Caring.- Exchange, Reciprocity and Affect.- Disability and Dependency.- Formal and Informal Sources of Care.- Conclusion: Towards Shared Care.

A propos de l'auteur

Hazel Qureshi and Alan Walker

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Hazel Qureshi, Hazel Walker Qureshi, Alan Walker
• Edition: Red Globe Press
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre de poche
• Sortie: 10.10.1989
• EAN: 9780333419489
• ISBN: 978-0-333-41948-9
• Pages: 304
• Catégories: Livres de conseils > Psychologie, quotidien > Développement personnel; Sciences naturelles, médecine, informatique, technique > Médecine > Soins; Sciences sociales, droit, économie > Sciences politiques > Sciences politiques et formation politique