Self Care in Later Life

<p>This volume is uncontestably the most comprehensive and authoritative work on the subject of self-care available to date. It should set the stage for a new policy perspective on building a health care system that incorporates self-care at its core.--<b>Lowell S. Levin </b> Yale School of Public Health</p> <p>Practitioners and researchers who work with older adults are challenged to find ways to strengthen an elderly person's capacity to cope wiht age-related changes that threaten independence.</p> <p>This volume assesses the efficacy of self-care in maintaining autonomy. It applies a broad definition of self-care that includes a range of behaviors undertaken by individuals families and communities to enhance health prevent disease limit illness and restore health.</p>