This paper presents evidence on income-related inequalities in self-assessed health in nine industrialized countries. Health interview survey data were used to construct concentration curves of self-assessed health, measured as a latent variable. Inequalities in health favoured the higher income groups and were statistically significant in all countries. Inequalities were particularly high in t...

BACKGROUND Self-assessments of health are a strong predictor of mortality. Whether self-assessment of health provides additional information beyond a physician's assessment is unclear. METHODS We analyzed data on 14,530 US adults from the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. General self-rated health (GSRH)-"In general, would you say your health is Excellent, Very Good, Goo...

background & aim: self-esteem, self-confidence and self-assertiveness play essential roles in mental health. this study was aimed to assess the effect of social learning model education on self-confidence, self-esteem, self-assertiveness and academic achievement in students of intermediary schools in chahar mahal and bakhtiari province. methods and materials: this was a semi-experimental study ...

A life span health-behavior model was investigated in this longitudinal study of personality influences on health. Teachers assessed 963 elementary schoolchildren on traits that formed scales assessing the dimensions of the five-factor (Big Five) model of personality. Smoking, alcohol use, body mass index (BMI), and self-rated health were assessed 40 years later in midlife. Childhood personalit...

background: self-medication has increased in the last decade in iran; can be followed several complications. the aim of this study was to determine the prevalence and factors influencing self-medication based on health belief model. methods: a cross-sectional study was conducted among 1400 hamadan province pharmacies visitors, during spring and summer 2012 which was randomly selected with the p...

background: taxi drivers are exposed to various risk factors such as work overload, stress, an irregular diet, and a sedentary lifestyle, which make these individuals vulnerable to many diseases. this study was designed to assess the health status of this occupational group. objectives: the objective was to explore the health status, the intention to seek health examination, and participation i...

The objective of this study is to evaluate the healthy and unhealthy behaviors as risk factors for chronic constipation and self-rated health status. Eight hundred tenth students enrolled from a university in Miaoli city, Taiwan. Chronic constipation was assessed using Chinese questionnaire. Information of unhealthy and healthy lifestyles was interviewed by constructed questionnaire. Thirty-six...

background: perceived self‑efficacy is a strong predictor for behavior. considering the importance of health‑promoting self‑care behaviors in increasing quality of life in the elderly, this study was aimed at defining the effect of nurse home visits on self‑care self‑efficacy of the elderly in rural areas. materials and methods: this is a pre and post quasi‑experimental study conducted on 33 ol...