Understanding family care: a multidimensional model of caring and coping

Authors:
NOLAN Mike, GRANT Gordon, KEADY John
Publisher:
Open University Press
Publication year:
1996
Pagination:
194p.,tables,bibliog.
Place of publication:
Buckingham

Looks at the importance of family (informal) care both in making a reality of community care policies and in helping to sustain the quality of life of people who require support to remain within their homes. Integrates a number of theories and perspectives in order to provide a more holistic understanding of the needs of carers. Examines the need to develop more dynamic models for research, which account for the changing nature of care over time and integrates the perspective of carer, cared-for person and the formal service network. Emphasis is placed on providing a balanced picture which recognises both the burdens and satisfactions of caring, in addition to the coping efforts that carers employ. A new longitudinal model of caring is described and the various stages and processes are explored.

Subject terms:
models, research methods, social care provision, carers, community care, families;
ISBN print:
0 335 19573 3

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