This article focuses on establishing an understanding of how families develop decision-making processes utilized during care giving.
The Influence of Autonomy and Paternalism on Communicative Behaviors in Mother-Daughter Relationships Prior to Dependency, by, Pecchioni, Loretta L., Nussbaum, Jon F., Health Communication, 10410236, 2000, Vol. 12, Issue 4.
Decision-making in the care giving situation becomes rather important for the care receiver if his/her sense of autonomy is battered because of the potential for negati