Louis D. Burgio, PhD, is founder and director of Burgio Geriatric Consulting. During a career spanning over three decades, Dr. Burgio has held several academic leadership positions. Most recently he was the Harold R. Johnson Endowed Chair of Gerontology in the School of Social Work, University of Michigan. His research has focused on the development of social-behavioral interventions to improve the quality of care and quality of life of dementia patients and their caregivers.Joseph E. Gaugler, PhD, is a Professor in the School of Nursing and Center on Aging at The University of Minnesota. Dr. Gaugler's research examines the sources and effectiveness of long-term care for chronically disabled older adults. Dr. Gaugler's interests include Alzheimer's disease and long-term care, the longitudinal ramifications of family care for disabled adults, and the effectiveness of community-based and psychosocial services for chronically ill adults and their caregiving families.Michelle M. Hilgeman, PhD, is a licensed Clinical Research Psychologist in the Research and Development Service at the Tuscaloosa VA Medical Center. Dr. Hilgeman is an Adjunct Professor in The University of Alabama's Department of Psychology and The University of Alabama at Birmingham's Department of Medicine. She is also a Faculty Affiliate of the Alabama Research Institute on Aging, and an Investigator at the Tuscaloosa Research Education and Advancement Corporation.

"This extraordinary book presents what is currently known about caregiving for diverse conditions, including Alzheimer's, stroke, cancer, end-of-life, serious mental illness, and heart failure. The chapters carefully describe what makes the caregiving role unique for each condition, review the current status of disease-specific caregiver interventions, and provide illuminating case studies. This unique book will be essential reading for students, researchers,and clinicians who study caregiving or work with caregiving families." DLWilliam E. Haley, PhD, Professor, School of Aging Studies, College of Behavioral and Community Sciences, University of SouthFlorida"This comprehensive and timely volume on family caregiving in chronic illness is an important contribution to the literature that will be valuable to scholars and students alike. Its focus on caregiving both within and across chronic illnesses will help address the still-extant problem of knowledge silos in the caregiving field." DLDavid E. Biegel, PhD, Henry L. Zucker Professor of Social Work Practice and Professor of Psychiatry and Sociology,Case Western Reserve University"We see this book as a valuable resource for upper-level undergraduate and graduate coursework related to aging and health, as well as within social gerontology. The summary tables in each readable-length chapter point to original studies that can serve as primary-source reading assignments. The opening and closing chapters offer an overview and commentary that could be useful for classroom discussion.EL this book has much to offer clinicians in both medicaland behavioral health settings. Those clinicians who specialize and have expertise in one chronic disease condition (e.g., 'I work with cancer patients and families coping with cancer') will appreciatethe detailed and current reviews and tables summarizing the evidence for specific intervention approaches for that disease.EL Even if you thought that you knew the caregiving literature, with this book you will find yourself discovering new aspects of caregiving and new ways to move forward in your own work."DLThe Gerontologist

• PrefaceAbout the EditorsContributors Chapter 1: Caregiving for Family Members with Chronic IllnessLouis D. Burgio and Joseph E. Gaugler Chapter 2: Caregiving for Individuals with Alzheimer's disease and Related DisordersJoseph E. Gaugler and Louis D. Burgio Chapter 3: Family Caregivers of Stroke SurvivorsJulia M. P. Poritz, Timothy R. Elliott, and Klaus Pfeiffer Chapter 4: Caregiving for Patients with CancerBarbara A. Given and Charles W. Given Chapter 5: HIV/AIDS CaregivingHelen M. Land and Brooklyn Levine Chapter 6: Caring for Individuals at the End of Life Rebecca S. Allen, Hyunjin Noh, Lisa N. Beck, and Laura Jane Smith Chapter 7: Family Caregiving and Serious Mental Illness Helle Thorning and Lisa Dixon Chapter 8: Caring for Individuals Suffering from Chronic Musculoskeletal PainCatherine Riffin, M.C. Reid, and Karl Pillemer Chapter 9: Heart Failure and Debilitating Cardiovascular ProblemsSusan J. Pressler, Miyeon Jung, and James Friedman Chapter 10: Caregiving for the Chronically Ill: State of the Science and Future DirectionsLouis D. Burgio and Joseph E. Gaugler Additional Resources on Caregiving and InterventionsIndex

Louis D. Burgio, PhD, is founder and director of Burgio Geriatric Consulting. During a career spanning over three decades, Dr. Burgio has held several academic leadership positions. Most recently he was the Harold R. Johnson Endowed Chair of Gerontology in the School of Social Work, University of Michigan. His research has focused on the development of social-behavioral interventions to improve the quality of care and quality of life of dementia patients and their caregivers.Joseph E. Gaugler, PhD, is a Professor in the School of Nursing and Center on Aging at The University of Minnesota. Dr. Gaugler's research examines the sources and effectiveness of long-term care for chronically disabled older adults. Dr. Gaugler's interests include Alzheimer's disease and long-term care, the longitudinal ramifications of family care for disabled adults, and the effectiveness of community-based and psychosocial services for chronically ill adults and their caregiving families.Michelle M. Hilgeman, PhD, is a licensed Clinical Research Psychologist in the Research and Development Service at the Tuscaloosa VA Medical Center. Dr. Hilgeman is an Adjunct Professor in The University of Alabama's Department of Psychology and The University of Alabama at Birmingham's Department of Medicine. She is also a Faculty Affiliate of the Alabama Research Institute on Aging, and an Investigator at the Tuscaloosa Research Education and Advancement Corporation.

"This extraordinary book presents what is currently known about caregiving for diverse conditions, including Alzheimer's, stroke, cancer, end-of-life, serious mental illness, and heart failure. The chapters carefully describe what makes the caregiving role unique for each condition, review the current status of disease-specific caregiver interventions, and provide illuminating case studies. This unique book will be essential reading for students, researchers,and clinicians who study caregiving or work with caregiving families." DLWilliam E. Haley, PhD, Professor, School of Aging Studies, College of Behavioral and Community Sciences, University of SouthFlorida"This comprehensive and timely volume on family caregiving in chronic illness is an important contribution to the literature that will be valuable to scholars and students alike. Its focus on caregiving both within and across chronic illnesses will help address the still-extant problem of knowledge silos in the caregiving field." DLDavid E. Biegel, PhD, Henry L. Zucker Professor of Social Work Practice and Professor of Psychiatry and Sociology,Case Western Reserve University"We see this book as a valuable resource for upper-level undergraduate and graduate coursework related to aging and health, as well as within social gerontology. The summary tables in each readable-length chapter point to original studies that can serve as primary-source reading assignments. The opening and closing chapters offer an overview and commentary that could be useful for classroom discussion.EL this book has much to offer clinicians in both medicaland behavioral health settings. Those clinicians who specialize and have expertise in one chronic disease condition (e.g., 'I work with cancer patients and families coping with cancer') will appreciatethe detailed and current reviews and tables summarizing the evidence for specific intervention approaches for that disease.EL Even if you thought that you knew the caregiving literature, with this book you will find yourself discovering new aspects of caregiving and new ways to move forward in your own work."DLThe Gerontologist

• PrefaceAbout the EditorsContributors Chapter 1: Caregiving for Family Members with Chronic IllnessLouis D. Burgio and Joseph E. Gaugler Chapter 2: Caregiving for Individuals with Alzheimer's disease and Related DisordersJoseph E. Gaugler and Louis D. Burgio Chapter 3: Family Caregivers of Stroke SurvivorsJulia M. P. Poritz, Timothy R. Elliott, and Klaus Pfeiffer Chapter 4: Caregiving for Patients with CancerBarbara A. Given and Charles W. Given Chapter 5: HIV/AIDS CaregivingHelen M. Land and Brooklyn Levine Chapter 6: Caring for Individuals at the End of Life Rebecca S. Allen, Hyunjin Noh, Lisa N. Beck, and Laura Jane Smith Chapter 7: Family Caregiving and Serious Mental Illness Helle Thorning and Lisa Dixon Chapter 8: Caring for Individuals Suffering from Chronic Musculoskeletal PainCatherine Riffin, M.C. Reid, and Karl Pillemer Chapter 9: Heart Failure and Debilitating Cardiovascular ProblemsSusan J. Pressler, Miyeon Jung, and James Friedman Chapter 10: Caregiving for the Chronically Ill: State of the Science and Future DirectionsLouis D. Burgio and Joseph E. Gaugler Additional Resources on Caregiving and InterventionsIndex

Louis D. Burgio, PhD, is founder and director of Burgio Geriatric Consulting. During a career spanning over three decades, Dr. Burgio has held several academic leadership positions. Most recently he was the Harold R. Johnson Endowed Chair of Gerontology in the School of Social Work, University of Michigan. His research has focused on the development of social-behavioral interventions to improve the quality of care and quality of life of dementia patients and their caregivers.Joseph E. Gaugler, PhD, is a Professor in the School of Nursing and Center on Aging at The University of Minnesota. Dr. Gaugler's research examines the sources and effectiveness of long-term care for chronically disabled older adults. Dr. Gaugler's interests include Alzheimer's disease and long-term care, the longitudinal ramifications of family care for disabled adults, and the effectiveness of community-based and psychosocial services for chronically ill adults and their caregiving families.Michelle M. Hilgeman, PhD, is a licensed Clinical Research Psychologist in the Research and Development Service at the Tuscaloosa VA Medical Center. Dr. Hilgeman is an Adjunct Professor in The University of Alabama's Department of Psychology and The University of Alabama at Birmingham's Department of Medicine. She is also a Faculty Affiliate of the Alabama Research Institute on Aging, and an Investigator at the Tuscaloosa Research Education and Advancement Corporation.

"This extraordinary book presents what is currently known about caregiving for diverse conditions, including Alzheimer's, stroke, cancer, end-of-life, serious mental illness, and heart failure. The chapters carefully describe what makes the caregiving role unique for each condition, review the current status of disease-specific caregiver interventions, and provide illuminating case studies. This unique book will be essential reading for students, researchers,and clinicians who study caregiving or work with caregiving families." DLWilliam E. Haley, PhD, Professor, School of Aging Studies, College of Behavioral and Community Sciences, University of SouthFlorida"This comprehensive and timely volume on family caregiving in chronic illness is an important contribution to the literature that will be valuable to scholars and students alike. Its focus on caregiving both within and across chronic illnesses will help address the still-extant problem of knowledge silos in the caregiving field." DLDavid E. Biegel, PhD, Henry L. Zucker Professor of Social Work Practice and Professor of Psychiatry and Sociology,Case Western Reserve University"We see this book as a valuable resource for upper-level undergraduate and graduate coursework related to aging and health, as well as within social gerontology. The summary tables in each readable-length chapter point to original studies that can serve as primary-source reading assignments. The opening and closing chapters offer an overview and commentary that could be useful for classroom discussion.EL this book has much to offer clinicians in both medicaland behavioral health settings. Those clinicians who specialize and have expertise in one chronic disease condition (e.g., 'I work with cancer patients and families coping with cancer') will appreciatethe detailed and current reviews and tables summarizing the evidence for specific intervention approaches for that disease.EL Even if you thought that you knew the caregiving literature, with this book you will find yourself discovering new aspects of caregiving and new ways to move forward in your own work."DLThe Gerontologist

• PrefaceAbout the EditorsContributors Chapter 1: Caregiving for Family Members with Chronic IllnessLouis D. Burgio and Joseph E. Gaugler Chapter 2: Caregiving for Individuals with Alzheimer's disease and Related DisordersJoseph E. Gaugler and Louis D. Burgio Chapter 3: Family Caregivers of Stroke SurvivorsJulia M. P. Poritz, Timothy R. Elliott, and Klaus Pfeiffer Chapter 4: Caregiving for Patients with CancerBarbara A. Given and Charles W. Given Chapter 5: HIV/AIDS CaregivingHelen M. Land and Brooklyn Levine Chapter 6: Caring for Individuals at the End of Life Rebecca S. Allen, Hyunjin Noh, Lisa N. Beck, and Laura Jane Smith Chapter 7: Family Caregiving and Serious Mental Illness Helle Thorning and Lisa Dixon Chapter 8: Caring for Individuals Suffering from Chronic Musculoskeletal PainCatherine Riffin, M.C. Reid, and Karl Pillemer Chapter 9: Heart Failure and Debilitating Cardiovascular ProblemsSusan J. Pressler, Miyeon Jung, and James Friedman Chapter 10: Caregiving for the Chronically Ill: State of the Science and Future DirectionsLouis D. Burgio and Joseph E. Gaugler Additional Resources on Caregiving and InterventionsIndex