Cargando…

Dimensions of self-rated health in older adults

OBJECTIVE: To analyze the association between negative self-rated health and indicators of health, wellbeing and sociodemographic variables in older adults. METHODS: Cross-sectional study that used data from a population-based health survey with a probability cluster sample that was carried out in C...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Borim, Flávia Silva Arbex, Neri, Anita Liberalesso, Francisco, Priscila Maria Stolses Bergamo, Barros, Marilisa Berti de Azevedo
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Faculdade de Saúde Pública da Universidade de São Paulo 2014
Materias:
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4211567/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25372161
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S0034-8910.2014048005243
_version_ 1782341595603927040
author Borim, Flávia Silva Arbex
Neri, Anita Liberalesso
Francisco, Priscila Maria Stolses Bergamo
Barros, Marilisa Berti de Azevedo
author_facet Borim, Flávia Silva Arbex
Neri, Anita Liberalesso
Francisco, Priscila Maria Stolses Bergamo
Barros, Marilisa Berti de Azevedo
author_sort Borim, Flávia Silva Arbex
collection PubMed
description OBJECTIVE: To analyze the association between negative self-rated health and indicators of health, wellbeing and sociodemographic variables in older adults. METHODS: Cross-sectional study that used data from a population-based health survey with a probability cluster sample that was carried out in Campinas, SP, Southeastern Brazil,, in 2008 and 2009. The participants were older adults (≥ 60 years) and the dependent variable was self-rated health, categorized as: excellent, very good, good, bad and very bad. The adjusted prevalence ratios were estimated by means of Poisson multiple regression. RESULTS: The highest prevalences of bad/very bad self-rated health were observed in the individuals who never attended school, in those with lower level of schooling, with monthly per capita family income lower than one minimum salary. Individuals who scored five or more in the physical health indicator also had bad self-rated health, as well as those who scored five or more in the Self-Reporting Questionnaire 20 and those who did not refer feeling happiness all the time. CONCLUSIONS: The independent effects of material life conditions, physical and mental health and subjective wellbeing, observed in self-rated health, suggest that older adults can benefit by health policies supported by a global and integrative view of old age.
format Online
Article
Text
id pubmed-4211567
institution National Center for Biotechnology Information
language English
publishDate 2014
publisher Faculdade de Saúde Pública da Universidade de São Paulo
record_format MEDLINE/PubMed
spelling pubmed-42115672015-01-07 Dimensions of self-rated health in older adults Borim, Flávia Silva Arbex Neri, Anita Liberalesso Francisco, Priscila Maria Stolses Bergamo Barros, Marilisa Berti de Azevedo Rev Saude Publica Original Articles OBJECTIVE: To analyze the association between negative self-rated health and indicators of health, wellbeing and sociodemographic variables in older adults. METHODS: Cross-sectional study that used data from a population-based health survey with a probability cluster sample that was carried out in Campinas, SP, Southeastern Brazil,, in 2008 and 2009. The participants were older adults (≥ 60 years) and the dependent variable was self-rated health, categorized as: excellent, very good, good, bad and very bad. The adjusted prevalence ratios were estimated by means of Poisson multiple regression. RESULTS: The highest prevalences of bad/very bad self-rated health were observed in the individuals who never attended school, in those with lower level of schooling, with monthly per capita family income lower than one minimum salary. Individuals who scored five or more in the physical health indicator also had bad self-rated health, as well as those who scored five or more in the Self-Reporting Questionnaire 20 and those who did not refer feeling happiness all the time. CONCLUSIONS: The independent effects of material life conditions, physical and mental health and subjective wellbeing, observed in self-rated health, suggest that older adults can benefit by health policies supported by a global and integrative view of old age. Faculdade de Saúde Pública da Universidade de São Paulo 2014-10 /pmc/articles/PMC4211567/ /pubmed/25372161 http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S0034-8910.2014048005243 Text en http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License, which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
spellingShingle Original Articles
Borim, Flávia Silva Arbex
Neri, Anita Liberalesso
Francisco, Priscila Maria Stolses Bergamo
Barros, Marilisa Berti de Azevedo
Dimensions of self-rated health in older adults
title Dimensions of self-rated health in older adults
title_full Dimensions of self-rated health in older adults
title_fullStr Dimensions of self-rated health in older adults
title_full_unstemmed Dimensions of self-rated health in older adults
title_short Dimensions of self-rated health in older adults
title_sort dimensions of self-rated health in older adults
topic Original Articles
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4211567/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25372161
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S0034-8910.2014048005243
work_keys_str_mv AT borimflaviasilvaarbex dimensionsofselfratedhealthinolderadults
AT nerianitaliberalesso dimensionsofselfratedhealthinolderadults
AT franciscopriscilamariastolsesbergamo dimensionsofselfratedhealthinolderadults
AT barrosmarilisabertideazevedo dimensionsofselfratedhealthinolderadults