Caring for the Family Caregiver:
Palliative Care Communication and Health Literacy
The Family Caregiver Communication Typology is presented along with resources for providers who care for patients with chronic illness.
Examines the high cost and burden of the family caregiver in chronic illness
Includes health literacy, palliative care, and health outcomes through the prism of communication
Identifies four caregiver profiles: manager, carrier, partner and lone caregivers
An essential resource for providers
“Caring for the Family Caregiver establishes the urgent call to address family caregiver information and communication needs and leaves the reader empowered to make changes to their own clinical practice and/or to develop future family caregiving research that addresses cultural and social factors.”
—Maryjo Prince-Paul, Ph.D., MSN, RN, FCPN
Palliative Care and Serious Illness Consultant