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As the population ages and the health care system focuses on cost-containment, family caregivers have become the frontline providers of most long-term and chronic care. Patient care at home falls mainly on untrained and unprepared family members, who struggle to adjust to the new roles, responsibilities, and expenses. Because the culture of family caregivers—their values, priorities, and relationships to the patient—often differs markedly from that of professionals, the result can be conflict and misunderstanding.In The Cultures of Caregiving, Carol Levine and Thomas Murray bring together accomplished physicians, nurses, social workers, and policy experts to examine the differences and conflicts (and sometimes common ground) between family caregivers and health care professionals—and to suggest ways to improve the situation. Topics addressed include family caregivers and the health care system; cultural diversity and family caregiving; the changing relationship between nurses, home care aides, and families; long-term health care policy; images of family caregivers in film; and the ethical dimensions of professional and family responsibilities. The Cultures of Caregiving provides needed answers in the contemporary crisis of family caregiving for a readership of professionals and students in medical ethics, health policy, and such fields as primary care, geriatrics, oncology, nursing, and social work.
Caregivers --- Chronically ill --- Family nursing --- Home care services --- Home nursing --- Nurse and patient --- Older people --- Psychology --- Home care --- Psychological aspects --- Home care
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With a Foreword by Desmond Tutu, Generation at Risk brings insightful perspectives from experienced practitioners and researchers on how a better future can be secured for the millions of children who are being orphaned or made vulnerable by HIV/AIDS. The current situation of these children is grim, and while there has been significant action by governments, international organizations, religious bodies, and non-governmental organizations, the vast majority of children made vulnerable by AIDS have not benefited from any assistance beyond their own extended family and community. A Generation at Risk explains in straightforward terms what is required to fill this gap. The book addresses what needs to be done in the areas of education, community mobilization and capacity building, economic strengthening at household and community levels, psychosocial support, and the protection of children and the fulfilment of their rights.
Children of AIDS patients. --- AIDS (Disease) in children. --- Orphans --- Children's rights. --- Child rights --- Children --- Children's human rights --- Children's rights --- Rights of children --- Rights of the child --- Human rights --- Orphans and orphan-asylums --- Pediatric AIDS --- Immunologic diseases in children --- Virus diseases in children --- AIDS patients' children --- AIDS (Disease) --- Services for. --- Civil rights --- Law and legislation --- Legal status, laws, etc. --- Patients --- Health Sciences --- Psychiatry & Psychology --- Orphaned children
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