title: Self-care and the elderly: review and implications.
abstract: Self-care is the most predominant and basic form of primary care, yet research in the area, particularly with respect to the elderly, has been minimal. As a result, despite the breadth of the self-care movement, very little is precisely known and understood about it. Diminished functional health status is the major cause of loss of independence. Self-care is conceptualized as an important strategy in maintaining functional health.
authors.affiliation: University of Rhode Island, College of Nursing, Kingston 02881.
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Padula
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D016294:Models, Nursing; D012648:Self Care / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards / Q000706:statistics & numerical data