
Research Summit: Moving the Research Agenda Forward in Family Caregiving
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Summary
This document sums up the proceedings and conclusions of a summit convened June, 2007 in Washington, D.C. by Mature Market Institute and the National Alliance for Caregiving. Six recommendations for future research on family caregiving are made based on identified gaps in knowledge. Also presented is a list of the most important past studies, as identified by participant consensus. Experts in the fields of social work, sociology, economics, psychology, and gerontology participated.
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National Alliance for Caregiving
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informal caregiving; economic value of caregiving; women; health effects; Work/Family Global Equity Index
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National
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