Self-Rated Health and Mortality: Short- and Long-Term Associations in the Whitehall II Study

Singh‐Manoux, Archana; Guéguen, A.; Martikainen, Pekka; Ferrie, Jane E.; Marmot, Michael; Shipley, Martin J.

doi:10.1097/psy.0b013e318030483a

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“…SRH was generally poorer in females than in males, as was reported earlier (Halford et al 2012;McCullough and Laurenceau 2004;Singh-Manoux et al 2007). Furthermore, we found improved SRH over time in individuals aged ≥48 years, but stable or poorer SRH in younger individuals.…”

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“…Self-rated health (SRH) based on a single question asking people to rate their overall health status has been shown to be a reliable measure of individuals' subjective health, and is associated with both morbidity and mortality (DeSalvo et al 2006;Idler and Benyamini 1997;Kaplan et al 1996;Nielsen et al 2008;Singh-Manoux et al 2007). The mechanisms behind this association are not fully known.…”

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Longitudinal trends in good self-rated health: effects of age and birth cohort in a 25-year follow-up study in Sweden

Johansson

Midlöv

Sundquist

et al. 2015

Int J Public Health

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confidence: 81%

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confidence: 99%

Longitudinal trends in good self-rated health: effects of age and birth cohort in a 25-year follow-up study in Sweden

Johansson

Midlöv

Sundquist

et al. 2015

Int J Public Health

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“…First, the association between self-perceived health and mortality has been well established (McGee et al 1999;Singh-Manoux et al 2007). Second, it is simple and easy to include question about overall health in both health-specific surveys such as the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE) and the European Health Survey, and in more general surveys such as the European Statistics on Income and Living Conditions (EU-SILC-SILC) and the European Social Survey (ESS).…”

Section: Sex Differences In Self-perceived Healthmentioning

confidence: 99%

Sex Differences in Health and Survival

Oksuzyan

Gumà

Doblhammer

2018

A Demographic Perspective on Gender, Family and Health in Europe

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“…Self-rated health has in some studies also been found to be a better predictor of disability retirement Karpansalo et al, 2004;Pietiläinen et al, 2011), whereas the social security system uses diagnosed disease. In addition, some studies have found self-rated health to be a better predictor of mortality than diagnosed disease (Idler & Benyamini, 1997;Mossey & Shapir, 1982;Singh-Manoux et al, 2007;Strawbridge & Wallhagen, 1999). Regarding its complexity, the association between diagnosed and self-rated health in relation to retirement has been found to need further study Singh-Manoux et al, 2007).…”

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“…In addition, some studies have found self-rated health to be a better predictor of mortality than diagnosed disease (Idler & Benyamini, 1997;Mossey & Shapir, 1982;Singh-Manoux et al, 2007;Strawbridge & Wallhagen, 1999). Regarding its complexity, the association between diagnosed and self-rated health in relation to retirement has been found to need further study Singh-Manoux et al, 2007). Social security and pension benefits seem to affect people's decision to retire (Beehr, 1986;Bösch-Supan, 2000;Cobb-Clark & Stillman, 2009;Diamond, 2008;Doerpinghaus & Feldman, 2001;Karlsson et al, 2008;Nilsson, 2005a;OECD, 2006;Stattin, 2005;.…”

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To Work or not to Work in an Extended Working Life

Nilsson

2010

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In most of the industrialised world, the proportion of older and retired people in the population is continuously increasing. This will have budgetary implications for maintaining the welfare state, because the active working section of the population must fund the non-active and old population. Aim: The overall aim of this thesis was to obtain knowledge about older workers' work and life situation in association with their planning and decision to retire from working life. Method: The thesis includes one qualitative and three quantitative studies conducted in Sweden. Result: Self-rated health was found to be a better measure than diagnosed disease of whether older workers believed they could work until 65 years or beyond. Health seems not to be a general impediment to working in old age if older workers are satisfied with their work situation and have enough time and opportunities to recover from fatigue. In one of Sweden's most hazardous work environments, older workers were not injured significantly more often than younger workers. Good mental and physical work environment, moderate working pace and working time, and the right competence and possibility for skills development were factors determining whether older workers believed they can extend their working life. Attitude to older workers in the organisation, motivation and work satisfaction were factors determining whether older workers want to extend working life. Health, personal economic incentives, family/leisure pursuits and attitude to pension in society affected both whether people believed they can and wanted to extend their working life. In their final retirement decision, older workers considered: i) their possibility to balance and adapt functional ageing and health to a sustainable work situation; ii) their economic situation; iii) possibilities for social inclusion and coherence; iv) and possibilities for meaningful activities. Whether these requirements were best fulfilled in or outside working life determined the decision to continue working or to retire. Conclusion: If it is desirable for society that people will to extend their working life, both the "can work" and the "want to work" factors need to be met. It is important to provide a good fit inside working life. This requires a focus not only on older workers, but also on organisations and managers in order to provide incentives that keep older workers in the work force. Keywords: ageing, older worker, retirement planning, retirement decision, motivation, meaningful activity, social inclusion, macro, meso, micro, work environment, working life, work ability, work injury, health, public health, diagnosed disease, self-rated health, organisation, basic premises for work, hardware in work, software in work Sammanfattning Antalet äldre i befolkningen ökar i förhållande till andra åldersgrupper. Detta beskrivs medföra en ekonomisk utmaning för samhället och att fler äldre behöver skjuta upp sin ålderspension.Avhandlingen bygger på fyra studier med det övergripande syftet att bidra t...

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Self-Rated Health and Mortality: Short- and Long-Term Associations in the Whitehall II Study

Abstract: SRH predicts mortality equally well in men and women. However, the covariates explained a much larger proportion of the SRH-mortality relationship in men compared with women. In this middle-aged cohort, SRH predicts mortality strongly in the short term but only weakly in the long term.

Cited by 137 publications

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Longitudinal trends in good self-rated health: effects of age and birth cohort in a 25-year follow-up study in Sweden

Longitudinal trends in good self-rated health: effects of age and birth cohort in a 25-year follow-up study in Sweden

Sex Differences in Health and Survival

To Work or not to Work in an Extended Working Life

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