Health in Old Age: How Do Physicians' Ratings and Self-ratings Compare ?

LaRue, Asenath; Bank, Lew; Jarvik, Ussy; Hetland, Monte

doi:10.1093/geronj/34.5.687

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“…Several studies have reported that the existence of diseases is an important risk factor for death and this factor has been consistently found to be associated with self-rated health (Friedsam and Martin 1963;LaRue et al 1979;Mihara et al 1983). People with a larger number of comorbidities may have more functional limitations, which is an important factor for poor selfrated health (Hays et al 1996).…”

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Determinants of Self-Rated Health among Community-Dwelling Women Aged 40 Years and over in Japan

Kanagae

Abe

Honda

et al. 2006

Tohoku J. Exp. Med.

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In developed countries, the elderly population is growing rapidly. Self-rated health is an important indicator of health and has been the focus of a number of aging studies. However, little is known about the possible differences in determinants of self-rated health according to age. Self-rated health and its possible determinants were examined in 542 community-dwelling Japanese women aged 40 to 91 years. The proportion of women with poor self-rated health increased with age. Approximately half of the women had poor self-rated health among women aged 80 years and over. We used multiple logistic regression analysis to examine the association with poor self-rated health in women aged 40 to 64 years (n = 248) and 65 years and over (n = 294). Lower physical activity and a greater number of comorbidities were associated with poor self-rated health for ages 40 to 64 and 65 years and over. Furthermore, the risk of poor self-rated health increased by 1.5-fold with every increase in the number of painful joints in the lower extremities for the 40-to 64-year-old age group, and increased by 2-fold with back pain for those 65 years and over. The determinants of self-rated health were similar in both middle-aged and elderly Japanese women. Our results could contribute to effective interventions to improve quality of life among Japanese women.self-rated health; physical activity; comorbidity; muscle strength; musculoskeletal pain

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Determinants of Self-Rated Health among Community-Dwelling Women Aged 40 Years and over in Japan

Kanagae

Abe

Honda

et al. 2006

Tohoku J. Exp. Med.

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“…While 9 scale scores can be produced, recent research suggests that these scores can be reduced to 3 reliable dimensions: physical disability, psychological disability, and pain (13). The AIMS scores have been standardized to range from 0 (low level of disability) to 10 (high level of disability), Various psychosocial measures were also obtained, including daily stress (14,15), morale (16), social support (17), global satisfaction with health care (18,19), and selfrated health status (i.e., excellent, good, fair, or poor) (20)(21)(22). Finally, self-reported compliance with taking medications was assessed; when asked in a nonthreatening manner, accurate answers can be obtained (23).…”

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Can the provision of information to patients with osteoarthritis improve functional status?. A randomized, controlled trial

Weinberger

Tierney

Booher

et al. 1989

Arthritis & Rheumatism

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After we assessed the functional status of 439 patients with osteoarthritis, we randomly assigned them to 1 of 3 intervention groups or to a control group. The interventions consisted of providing information, and differed only in the method of delivery: by phone, in person at the clinic, or both. Physical health improved (P = 0.02), pain was reduced (P = 0.02), and psychological health improved marginally (P = 0.10) in patients contacted by phone compared with those not contacted by phone. In those contacted only at the clinic, physical health worsened (P = 0.02), but neither pain (P = 0.80) nor psychological health (P = 0.90) differed from the values in patients not contacted at the clinic.

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“…Since health satisfaction is the only indicator that is available for the entire survey period, all comparisons are necessarily based on subsamples of survey years. Additionally, studies by Nagi (1969), Maddox and Douglas (1973), LaRue et al (1979), andFerraro (1980) are cited by Sammartino (1987), and find that self-reported health status is highly correlated with medically determined health status. Research by Mossey and Shapiro (1982) even found that self-reported poor health was a slightly better predictor of subsequent mortality than objectively determined health status.…”

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Income and employment effects of health shocks A test case for the German welfare state

Riphahn

1999

Journal of Population Economics

115

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Standard-Nutzungsbedingungen:Die Dokumente auf EconStor dürfen zu eigenen wissenschaftlichen Zwecken und zum Privatgebrauch gespeichert und kopiert werden.Sie dürfen die Dokumente nicht für öffentliche oder kommerzielle Zwecke vervielfältigen, öffentlich ausstellen, öffentlich zugänglich machen, vertreiben oder anderweitig nutzen.Sofern die Verfasser die Dokumente unter Open-Content-Lizenzen (insbesondere CC-Lizenzen) zur Verfügung gestellt haben sollten, gelten abweichend von diesen Nutzungsbedingungen die in der dort genannten Lizenz gewährten Nutzungsrechte. Terms of use: Documents in Income and Employment Effects of Health Shocks -A Test Case for the German Welfare StateRegina T. Riphahn The Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) in Bonn is a local and virtual international research center and a place of communication between science, politics and business. IZA is an independent, nonprofit limited liability company (Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung) supported by the Deutsche Post AG. The center is associated with the University of Bonn and offers a stimulating research environment through its research networks, research support, and visitors and doctoral programs. IZA engages in (i) original and internationally competitive research in all fields of labor economics, (ii) development of policy concepts, and (iii) dissemination of research results and concepts to the interested public. The current research program deals with (1) mobility and flexibility of labor markets, (2) internationalization of labor markets and European integration, (3) the welfare state and labor markets, (4) labor markets in transition, (5) the future of work, and (6) general labor economics. D I S C U S S I O N P A P E R S E R I E SIZA Discussion Papers often represent preliminary work and are circulated to encourage discussion. Citation of such a paper should account for its provisional character. Using data from the first eleven waves of the German Socio-Economic Panel this study investigates the dynamic effects of health shocks on employment and economic wellbeing of older workers. A health shock trebles the probability of leaving the labor force and almost doubles the unemployment risk. The financial effects of health shocks are small on average and those individuals with the highest remaining earnings potential are least affected by the health shock. Welfare state instruments support the poorest section of the population but do not succeed in neutralizing the effects of a health shock for these groups.JEL Classification: I10, J21, J28, J26

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Health in Old Age: How Do Physicians' Ratings and Self-ratings Compare ?

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Determinants of Self-Rated Health among Community-Dwelling Women Aged 40 Years and over in Japan

Determinants of Self-Rated Health among Community-Dwelling Women Aged 40 Years and over in Japan

Can the provision of information to patients with osteoarthritis improve functional status?. A randomized, controlled trial

Income and employment effects of health shocks A test case for the German welfare state

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