Family caregiving for people with cancer and other serious illnesses proceedings of a workshop

The National Academies Roundtable on Quality Care for People with Serious Illness, National Cancer Policy Forum, and Forum on Aging, Disability and Independence hosted a workshop that examined opportunities to better support family caregiving for people with cancer or other serious illnesses. This w...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Graig, Laurene A.
Corporate Authors: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (U.S.) Roundtable on Quality Care for People with Serious Illness, Forum on Aging, Disability, and Independence, National Cancer Policy Forum (U.S.), Family Caregiving for People with Cancer and Other Serious Illnesses (Workshop) (2022, Washington, D.C.)
Other Authors: Alper, Joe ([rapporteur])
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, DC National Academies Press 2023, [2023]
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Collection: National Center for Biotechnology Information - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:The National Academies Roundtable on Quality Care for People with Serious Illness, National Cancer Policy Forum, and Forum on Aging, Disability and Independence hosted a workshop that examined opportunities to better support family caregiving for people with cancer or other serious illnesses. This workshop built upon previous work, including the 2016 consensus report Families Caring for an Aging America. This Proceedings of a Workshop summarizes the discussions held during the workshop, which focused on: strategies to better capture, understand, and act on family caregiver input and experience; research gaps and opportunities to guide caregiving for patients with serious illnesses; potential policy and practice opportunities to advance family-centered care for serious illness; and opportunities to embed a health equity focus across family caregiving research, policy, and practice
Physical Description:1 PDF file (xxvi,111 pages) illustrations
ISBN:0309693918
9780309693912