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

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Talley, Ronda C. (Editor), McCorkle, Ruth (Editor), Baile, Walter F. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2012.
• Series: Caregiving: Research • Practice • Policy,
• Subjects: Psychology.; Medicine.; Nursing.; Educational policy.; ducation and state.; Social policy.; Social work.; Health psychology.; Health Psychology.; Social Work.; Medicine/Public Health, general.; Social Policy.; Educational Policy and Politics.

Despite advances in detection and treatment, cancer remains a source of pain and distress to patients and of complex challenges to the loved ones caring for them. The trend toward shorter hospital stays in particular has increased the physical, psychological, and financial burden on caregivers, ofte...