Rural Caregiving in the United States Research, Practice, Policy /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Talley, Ronda C. (Editor), Chwalisz, Kathleen (Editor), Buckwalter, Kathleen C. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York, 2011.
• Series: Caregiving: Research, Practice, Policy
• Subjects: Psychology.; Medicine.; Geriatrics.; Educational policy.; ducation and state.; Social policy.; Social work.; Clinical psychology.; Clinical Psychology.; Social Work.; Medicine/Public Health, general.; Geriatrics/Gerontology.; Social Policy.; Educational Policy and Politics.

Caregivers 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,...