Marcia G. Ory, PhD, MPH, is professor, Department of Social and Behavioral Health, School of Rural Public Health (SRPH) at The Texas A&M Health Science Center in College Station, Texas.Gordon H. DeFriese, PhD, is professor in the Schools of Medicine, Public Health, and Dentistry at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

• ContributorsForeword by Richard S. SchweikerAcknowledgmentsIntroduction: The Nature, Extent, and Modifiability of Self-Care Behaviors in Later Life, Marcia G. Ory, Gordon H. DeFriese, and Alfred P. DunckerThe Patterns of Self-Care Among Older Adults in Western Industrialized Societies, Thomas R. KonradDynamics and Processes of Self-Care in Old Age, Eleanor Palo StollerThe Research Basis for the Design and Implementation of Self-Care Programs, Thomas ProhaskaEvaluating Psychosocial Interventions for Promoting Self-Care Behaviors Among Older Adults, William RakowskiEnhancing Self-Care Research: Exploring the Theoretical Underpinnings of Self-Care, Elaine A. Leventhal, Howard Leventhal, and Chantal RobitailleThe Role of Social Science Research in Understanding Technology Use Among Older Adults, Laura N. GitlinSelf-Care in Minority and Ethnic Populations: The Experience of Older Black Americans, Lucille Davis and May L. WykleInternational Perspectives on Self-Care Research, Kathryn DeanAfterword: Toward a Research Agenda for Addressing the Potential of Self-Care in Later Life, Gordon H. DeFriese, Marcia G. Ory, and Donald M. VickeryAppendix: Self-Care in Later Life--An Annotated Bibliography of Research Findings and Policy Issues, Alison WoomertIndex