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Part of the book series: Caregiving: Research, Practice, Policy ((CARE))

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In this volume, we address the current status and future direction of rural caregiving in four areas: practice, education and training, research, and policy and advocacy. Several key themes in rural caregiving have emerged. These themes are presented and discussed in light of the personal, contextual, economic, environmental, and geographic characteristics that color rural caregiving.

The findings and conclusions in this chapter are those of the authors and do not necessarily ­represent the views of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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  1. Suzanne Vitale Clinical Education Complex, Western Kentucky University, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 104 14th Avenue, Bowling Green, KY, 42101, USA

    Ronda C. Talley Ph.D., MPH

  2. Department of Psychology, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL, 62901, USA

    Kathleen Chwalisz Ph.D.

  3. John A. Hartford Center of Geriatric Nursing Excellence, College of Nursing, University of Iowa, 494 NB, 50 Newton Road, Iowa, IA, 52242, USA

    Kathleen C. Buckwalter Ph.D., RN, FAAN

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Talley, R.C., Chwalisz, K., Buckwalter, K.C. (2011). Rural Caregiving: A Quilt of Many Different Colors. In: Talley, R., Chwalisz, K., Buckwalter, K. (eds) Rural Caregiving in the United States. Caregiving: Research, Practice, Policy. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-0302-9_13

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