What Do Global Self-Rated Health Items Measure?

Krause, Neal; Jay, Gina

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“…We confirmed the importance of disabilities for self-rated health in an elderly population, as was observed by several other investigators in the empirical and conceptual studies referred to in the introduction (Blazer and Houpt, 1979;Grand et al, 1988;Mitrushina and Satz, 1991;Jagger et al, 1993;Krause and Jay, 1994;Lindgren et al, 1994;Liang, 1986;Liang et al, 1991;Mourn, 1992;Johnson and Wolinsky, 1993;Mor et al, 1994;Idler and Kasl, 1995;Hays et al, 1996;Wilcox et al, 1996). In our study about 7 14% of the variance in self-rated health could be explained by self-reported disabilities.…”

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“…This percentage is comparable with the 11.6% (r = 0.34) Idler and colleagues found in their study among elderly. Other studies, from which a percentage of variance explained could be derived (Mourn, 1992;Krause and Jay, 1994;Lindgren et al, 1994;Wilcox et al, 1996) show similar results.…”

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confidence: 69%

“…On the one hand there are empirical (cross-sectional and longitudinal) studies of the determinants of (changes) in self-rated health. In these studies significant associations were l\mnd between self-rated health and functional status (Blazer and Houpt, 1979;Mitrushina and Satz, 1991;Krause and Jay, 1994: Lindgren el a/., 1994: Hays et a/., 1996. Empirical studies on the predictive value of selfrated health on the onset of disabilities observe a higher risk on subsequent disability in persons with poor self-rated health (Grand el al., 1988: Jagger el al., 1993Mor el al., 1994: Idler andKasl, 1995;Wilcox el al., 1996).…”

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Ageing and the relationship between functional status and self-rated health in elderly men

Hoeymans

Feskens

Kromhout

et al. 1997

Social Science & Medicine

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Disclaimer/Complaints regulationsIf you believe that digital publication of certain material infringes any of your rights or (privacy) interests, please let the Library know, stating your reasons. In case of a legitimate complaint, the Library will make the material inaccessible and/or remove it from the website. Please Ask the Library: http://uba.uva.nl/en/contact, or a letter to: Library of the University of Amsterdam, Secretariat, Singel 425, 1012 WP Amsterdam, The Netherlands. You will be contacted as soon as possible. are not yet clear in this association are addressed in this study: (i) the modifying effect of age on the association; (ii) the effect of recent changes in disability level on the current level of self-rated health, and (iii) the effect of functional limitations on self-rated health, independent of disabilities. Data were derived from the 1990, 1993 and 1995 surveys of the Zutphen Elderly Study, a longitudinal health study in men born between 1900 and 1920. Analyses of repeated measurements were performed with self-rated health as dependent variable and disabilities, functional limitations, age, survey year, and interaction terms as independent variables. Odds ratios were calculated from these models. Men with disabilities in instrumental activities of daily living had no different health ratings than men without disabilities. "l-hose with disabilities in mobility and basic activities of daily living, however, had an odds ratio on poor self-rated health of 4.7 (95% confidence interval: 2.7-7.9) and 8.9 (4.6 17.1) respectively. This association became weaker with increasing age, leading to an absence of a significant association in the oldest group. The current level of self-rated health was only associated with the current level of disabilities. Information on previous levels of disabilities did not contribute to current self-rated health. Functional limitations had a small, but significant, effect on self-rated health when disabilities were taken into account. This study helps in enhancing insight in the complex relationship between functional status and self-rated health in the elderly. ~ 1997 Elsevier Science Ltd

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“…1999). Qualitative interview evidence with disadvantaged women suggests that when this construct is explored in more depth, a more pessimistic picture emerges (unpublished MA dissertations, NUI, Galway) and this is in keeping with evidence that self-rated health is a global measure variously interpreted at individual level (Krause & Jay, 1994). Other qualitative Irish data suggest important generational effects in concepts of health and well-being and particularly among older people, a strong reliance on the health care system, with a capacity to differentiate between determinants of ill-health and factors promoting health and well-being (MacFarlane & Kelleher, 2002).…”

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Socio-demographic predictors of self-rated health in the Republic of Ireland: findings from the National Survey on Lifestyle, Attitudes and Nutrition, SLAN

Kelleher

Friel

Gabhainn

et al. 2003

Social Science & Medicine

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Though Ireland continues to have a poor health profile compared with other European Union countries, previous research on social variations has been limited. For the first time in the Republic of Ireland, the influence on self-rated health of various socio-demographic indicators was assessed in a multi-variate logistic regression model, separately for men and women. Data were from the first National Survey of Lifestyles, Attitudes and Nutrition, SLAN, conducted by post in a multi-stage, cluster random sample across 26 counties. There were 6539 respondents (45.4% males). Mean selfrated health differed significantly according to age, marital status, tenure, educational status, social class, household size and eligibility for general medical services (GMS), but not according to gender or rurality. There were also differences if residing in a district with low level of affluence, or according to social cluster groupings. There were numerous significant correlations between the nine socio-demographic measures, but the most consistent pattern was between GMS eligibility and the various indicators, for both men and women. In the case of men, whether social class was included in the multi-variate model or not, education status remained predictive in the final model, (OR 2.36 CI 1.35-4.12) as did smoking status (OR 2.11 CI 1.47-3.02). Odds ratio for GMS eligibility was 3.33 (CI 2.61-4.26) attenuated to 1.70 (CI 1.12-2.56) in the final model. For women the pattern was somewhat different. Only GMS status (OR 2.64 CI 1.74-3.99) and level of education (2.25 CI 1.19-4.24) were predictive in the final model. A multi-level analysis showed that area level of affluence was not significantly predictive of self-rated health when individual level factors were taken into account. r

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“…Age groups also differ in the referents used to rate GSRH. Older subjects were more inclined to think about health problems in contrast to younger subjects whose reference was risky health behaviors (Krause & Jay, 1994). Ethnic background also shapes an individual's global health ratings (Agyemang, Denktas, Bruijnzeels, & Foets, 2006).…”

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Associations between symptoms, functioning, and perceptions of mastery with global self-rated health in patients with COPD: A cross-sectional study

Nguyen

Donesky

Carrieri‐Kohlman

2008

International Journal of Nursing Studies

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What Do Global Self-Rated Health Items Measure?

Cited by 595 publications

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Ageing and the relationship between functional status and self-rated health in elderly men

Ageing and the relationship between functional status and self-rated health in elderly men

Socio-demographic predictors of self-rated health in the Republic of Ireland: findings from the National Survey on Lifestyle, Attitudes and Nutrition, SLAN

Associations between symptoms, functioning, and perceptions of mastery with global self-rated health in patients with COPD: A cross-sectional study

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