title: Growing older is not what it used to be.
abstract: Growing old is not what it used to be. Many self-care actions can enhance one's chance of growing old without illness or disease. This necessitates preparing for old age while one is young. Preparation for second adulthood can vastly improve physical and emotional health in old age. It is important that nurses and other health care professionals teach health promotion strategies to persons at all ages in order to assist individuals to live life to its fullest throughout their lifetime.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, University of Alabama at Birmingham, USA.
authors.forename: J N
authors.initials: JN
authors.lastname: Giger
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Davidhizar
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Poole
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000375:Aging / Q000276:immunology / Q000502:physiology / Q000523:psychology*; D006266:Health Education; D006801:Humans; D007113:Immunity, Innate; D008017:Life Expectancy; D008875:Middle Aged; D010809:Physical Fitness; D011603:Psychophysiology; D012648:Self Care; D014481:United States