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Sparks, Lisa; Travis, Shirley S.; Thompson, Sharlene R. – Health & Social Work, 2005
The authors' previous work with long-term family caregivers demonstrated the importance of conversational cues, the reliance on humor to convey sensitive information, and the ways in which the interviewer can follow up, with appropriate probes and nonverbal encouragement, to gain necessary insight into the caregiver situation. This article offers…
Descriptors: Patients, Cues, Social Work, Human Services