Hidden heroes : : America's military caregivers / / Rajeev Ramchand [and nine others] ; sponsored by Caring for Military Families: The Elizabeth Dole Foundation ; cover design by Dori Gordon Walker.
Little has been reported about "military caregivers"-the population of those who care for wounded, ill, and injured military personnel and veterans. This report summarizes the results of a study designed to describe the magnitude of military caregiving in the United States today, as well a...
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| Place / Publishing House: | Santa Monica, California : : RAND Corporation,, 2014. ©2014 |
| Year of Publication: | 2014 |
| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Language: | English |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (289 p.) |
| Notes: | Description based upon print version of record. |
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Table of Contents:
- Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Preface; Contents; Figures; Tables; Summary; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Chapter One: Introduction; A Social Ecological Framework of Military Caregiving; Terms and Definitions; Organization of This Report; Study Overview; Cornerstones of Support: A Review; Past Surveys of Military Caregivers; RAND Survey of Military Caregivers; Limitations of Our Survey Approach; Past Environmental Scans of Caregiver Support Programs; RAND's Environmental Scan of Caregiver Support Programs; Limitations of Our Approach to the Environmental Scan
- Review of Federal and State Policies to Support CaregiversChapter Two: Critical Lifelines: The Role and Contributions of Military Caregivers; Introduction; Estimating the Number of Caregivers in the United States; Care Recipients' Era of Service; Impact of Era of Service on Program Eligibility; Characteristics of Military Caregivers; Relationship of Caregivers to Care Recipients; The Impact of Relationship Status on Program Eligibility; Demographics and Military Characteristics of Caregivers; Duration of Caregiving; Caregiving Network; The People Military Caregivers Care For; Demographics
- VA Disability RatingVeteran Characteristics That Affect Program Eligibility; Types of Conditions and Relation to Military Service; Disease-Specific Programs; Functional Impairment; What Military Caregivers Do; The Tasks Military Caregivers Perform; Programs and Resources for Training Caregivers; The Time Military Caregiving Takes; Summary; Chapter Three: Understanding and Addressing Caregiver Needs: The Risks and Consequences of Caregiving and Programs to Mitigate Them; Introduction; Health and Well-Being of Military Caregivers; Physical Health; Health Care Coverage and Utilization
- Programs That Offer Nonstandard Health Care for CaregiversMental Health; Mental Health Care Utilization; Programs That Offer Nonstandard Mental Health Care for Caregivers; Self-Reported Effects of Caregiving; Other Programs to Address Caregiver Health and Well-Being; Family Relationships and Roles of Military Caregivers; Relationship Quality; Parenting; Programs to Address Caregiver Family Well-Being; Employment and Financial Well-Being of Military Caregivers; Financial Strain; Work Absenteeism; Programs to Address Income Loss; Service and Resource Utilization Among Caregivers
- Sources of Help Specifically for Military CaregiversGovernmental and Nongovernmental Programs Supporting All Caregivers; Formal and Informal Social Network Sources of Help; Summary; Chapter Four: Evolving Needs: Sustaining Caregiver and Care Recipient Well-Being Now and in the Future; Aging Parents and Fragile Marriages; Future Planning for Caregivers; Sustainability for Programs Serving Caregivers; Potential Benefits and Costs to Society; Summary; Chapter Five: Closing Gaps: Conclusions and Recommendations; Conclusions
- 1. Relative to Non-Caregivers, Caregivers Have Consistently Worse Health Outcomes and More Strained Family Relationships