PART ONE: THEORY, CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK, AND METHODOLOGY
Theories of Caregiving - Richard Schulz
Psychological Impact of Caregiving on the Care Provider - Victoria H Raveis, Karolynn Siegel and Myriam Sudit
A Critical Review of Research Methodologies
Clarifying the Caregiver Paradigm - Eva Kahana and Rosalie Young
Challenges for the Future
Theoretical Questions and Ethical Issues in a Family Caregiving Relationship - Roma S Hanks and Barbara H Settles
PART TWO: RESEARCH - COGNITIVE AND PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
The Stress of Caregivers - David A Chiriboga, Philip G Weiler and Karen Nielson
Service Use and the Caregiving Experience - Rhonda J V Montgomery, Karl Kosloski and Edgar Borgatta
Does Alzheimer's Disease Make a Difference?
Absenteeism and Stress Among Employed Caregivers of the Elderly, Disabled Adults and Children - Margaret B Neal et al
Family Size and Caregiving of Aged Patients with Hip Fractures - T Michael Kashner, Jay Magaziner and Sheri Pruitt
Linguistic Strategies used by Normally Hearing Caregivers in Conversations with Elderly Hearing Impaired Spouses - Tamy S Chelst, Charles A Tait and Tanya M Gallagher
PART THREE: PUBLIC POLICY PERSPECTIVES
Women as Caregivers of the Elderly - Nancy R Hooyman
Public Opinion and Long Term Care Policy - Nancy Gilliland and Linda Havir
Caregiving for the Elderly in Sweden - Merl C Hokenstad and Lennarth Johansson
Program Challenges and Policy Initiatives
Family Caregivers and the Elderly in China - Charlotte Ikels