Caregiving
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7076243 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Patricia Drentea (0000-0002-7908-2373, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2007 |
| Publication date | 2007-02-15 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | OTHER |
| Venue | The Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology (JOURNAL) |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/9781405165518.wbeosc007 |
| OpenAlex | W4240665123 |
| ISBN | 9781405165518 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 3 |
Caregiving is the act of providing unpaid assistance and support to family members or acquaintances who have physical, psychological, or developmental needs. Caring for others generally takes on three forms: instrumental, emotional, and informational caring. Instrumental help includes activities such as shopping for someone who is disabled or cleaning for an elderly parent. Caregiving also involves a great deal of emotional support, which may include listening, counseling, and companionship. Finally, part of caring for others may be informational in nature, such as learning how to alter the living environment of someone in the first stages of dementia
Active listening · Dementia · Developmental psychology · Emotional support · Interpersonal communication · Interpersonal relationship · Psychotherapist · Social support · Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units · Family Caregiving in Mental Illness · Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving · Medicine · Psychology · Social Psychology
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |