{"product_id":"9781461430148","title":"Caregiving: Research • Practice • Policy: Research, Practice, Policy","description":"\u003ch1\u003eCaregiving: Research • Practice • Policy: Research, Practice, Policy\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eTalley, Ronda C.; Chwalisz, Kathleen; Buckwalter, Kathleen C.\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCaregivers living in rural areas face daunting obstacles. In addition to the isolation and anxiety that many caregivers across the country experience, rural caregivers must also cope with limited access to uncoordinated resources and severe shortages of trained professionals. Although many research, policy, and practice upgrades have been made in response to caregivers’ general concerns, the specific problems facing the rural caregiver have been less frequently addressed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFocusing on what is known as well as what is needed – and zeroing in on major subgroups within this diverse population – \u003ci\u003eRural Caregiving in the United States \u003c\/i\u003ereplaces misconceptions of the nonurban experience with real-life issues, findings, and solutions. For example, this pioneering volume:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCovers a broad range of issues unique to rural caregiving, including research, education\/training, policy, and practice.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIdentifies specific needs related to education, training, and support for rural caregivers.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExamines both the positive and negative effects of rural living on caregivers as well as patients.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDiscusses the importance of in-home care in lieu of scarcer forms of for-profit care (e.g., hospitals).\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAddresses not only discrepancies between rural and urban health care systems but racial and ethnic disparities within rural health care.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExplores the advantages of using information technology to address rural health care limitations.  \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eRural Caregiving in the United States\u003c\/i\u003e offers uniquely knowledgeable perspectives to researchers, practitioners, and graduate students in the caregiving fields, including psychology, social work, nursing, gerontology and geriatrics, medicine, public health, public policy, and educational policy.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Springer\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2013-10-27\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9781461430148\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-1-4614-0302-9\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 235cm x155cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 276\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer New York","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50149076566156,"sku":"9781461430148","price":98.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781461430148.jpg?v=1779570611","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781461430148","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}