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Self-rated health and public health: a critical perspective [PDF]

open access: yesFrontiers in Public Health, 2013
Self-rated health (SRH) is a simple, easy to administer measure of general health. It is a valid and reliable measure among those without cognitive impairment. Initially, it replaced clinical assessments in survey research (1). It is commonly used in psychological research, clinical settings, and in general population surveys. SRH is typically measured
Andrea Elaine Bombak
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Examining the continuity of self-rated health [PDF]

open access: yesInternational Journal of Epidemiology, 1998
The study examines whether self-rated health forms a continuum from poor through average to good health in terms of two groups of health-related variables.The data come from the 1994 Finnish Survey on Living Conditions, a representative sample of Finnish men and women aged 25 years or older (n = 7290).
K, Manderbacka   +2 more
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Employment Status and Self Rated Health

open access: yesInternational Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health, 2008
In many countries, reducing inequalities in health and mortality has become a significant problem. The aim of the study was to evaluate the association between employment status and self rated health in study population.The study was performed in the randomly selected population of individuals aged 25-64 years.
Dorota, Kaleta   +2 more
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Gender-Specific Relationship Between Executive Function and Self-Rated Health [PDF]

open access: yesOsong Public Health and Research Perspectives, 2019
Objectives Self-rated health is a comprehensive measure of health. As gender difference in self-rated health is found, identifying gender-specific factors related to self-rated health is important.
Mi Sook Jung   +3 more
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Older adults rate their mental health better than their general health

open access: yesJournal of Public Health Research, 2017
Background. Self-rated health (SRH) shows strong associations with measures of health and well-being. Increasingly, studies have used self-rated mental health (SRMH) as a predictor of various outcomes, independently or together with SRH. Research has not
Elena M. Magwene   +4 more
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Gender Differences in the Self-Rated Health-Mortality Association: Is It Poor Self-Rated Health That Predicts Mortality or Excellent Self-Rated Health That Predicts Survival? [PDF]

open access: yesThe Gerontologist, 2003
This study investigates gender differences in the association between self-rated health (SRH) and mortality. This association has been well-documented, but findings regarding gender differences are inconsistent. The specific objectives were (a) to examine these differences in a short and a long time frame, (b) to examine these differences among old and
Yael, Benyamini   +3 more
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Self⁃rated health status and hypertension among adults:a cross⁃sectional survey

open access: yesHuli yanjiu, 2022
ObjectiveTo explore the association between self-related health(SRH) and hypertension.MethodsA total of 11 094 eligible participants aged≥18 years were selected from two cross-sectional studies(from 2011 to 2015) from the China Health and Nutrition ...
LI Xue   +3 more
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Impact of Social Cognition on the Self-Rated Health of the Elderly and Its Mechanisms: Evidence From China’s Comprehensive Social Survey

open access: yesFrontiers in Psychology, 2022
Whether and how the differentiated social cognition of the elderly affects their self-rated health has not been deeply discussed. Based on social cognition theory and Chinese situation, this study constructs the social cognitive dimension of Chinese ...
Yuan Liu, Yuqun Hu, Yan Nan
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Determinants of self rated health and mortality in Russia – are they the same?

open access: yesInternational Journal for Equity in Health, 2008
Background Research into Russia's health crisis during the 1990s includes studies of both mortality and self-rated health, assuming that the determinants of the two are the same. In this paper, we tested this assumption, using data from a single study on
Bobak Martin, Perlman Francesca
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Associations of Various Health-Ratings with Geriatric Giants, Mortality and Life Satisfaction in Older People. [PDF]

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2016
Self-rated health is routinely used in research and practise among general populations. Older people, however, seem to change their health perceptions. To accurately understand these changed perceptions we therefore need to study the correlates of older ...
Thomas Puvill   +5 more
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