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This book provides a comprehensive analysis of family caregiving for adults who are dependent because of chronic illness. Focusing on five specific diseases - Alzheimer′s, cancer, chronic mental illness, heart disease and stroke - the authors present and assess existing research and practice relating to family caregiving.

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• Overview of Family Caregiving
• Theoretical Perspectives on Caregiving
• Caregiving in Cancer
• Caregiving in Heart Disease
• Caregiving in Stroke
• Caregiving in Alzheimer's Disease
• Caregiving in Chronic Mental Illness
• Common Factors Affecting Family Caregivers of the Chronically Ill
• A Research Synthesis
• Caregiver Intervention Outcome Studies
• Future Directions
• Research and Policy

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In this study of family caregivers, the authors examine the differences and similarities in the roles and needs of individuals caring for dependent family members with five different chronic, progressive illnesses: carcinoma, cardiac disorders, cerebral vascular accidents, Alzheimer's disease, and mental illness. Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) is not addressed. The authors draw on several theories, including family systems theory, general systems theory, and stress theories, and discuss various intervention models. They review and synthesize relevant current research, including their own. Not cited are the works of Jaber F. Gubrium (e.g., The Mosaic of Care: Frail Elderly and Their Families in the Real World (CH, Apr'91). The book is heavily documented and contains annotations of studies of intervention support groups. This well-written and high-quality volume is recommended for students and professionals in the health and allied health fields. V. L. Norman University of North Dakota