Contents -- Contributors -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: The Nature, Extent, and Modifiability of Self-Care Behaviors in Later Life -- 1 The Patterns of Self-Care Among Older Adults in Western Industrialized Societies -- 2 Dynamics and Processes of Self-Care in Old Age -- 3 The Research Basis for the Design and Implementation of Self-Care Programs -- 4 Evaluating Psychosocial Interventions for Promoting Self-Care Behaviors Among Older Adults -- 5 Enhancing Self-Care Research: Exploring the Theoretical Underpinnings of Self-Care -- 6 The Role of Social Science Research in Understanding Technology Use Among Older Adults -- 7 Self-Care in Minority and Ethnic Populations: The Experience of Older Black Americans -- 8 International Perspectives on Self-Care Research -- Afterword: Toward a Research Agenda for Addressing the Potential of Self-Care in Later Life -- Appendix: Self-Care in Later Life-An Annotated Bibliography of Research Findings and Policy Issues -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- W.