BACKGROUND Self-rated health (SRH) has been reported as a predictor of mortality in previous studies. This study aimed to examine whether SRH is independently associated with hypertension and if there is a gender difference in this association. METHODS 16,956 community dwelling adults aged 20 and over within a defined geographic area participated in this study. Data on SRH, socio-demographic ...

OBJECTIVE To examine the association of age and other factors with self-rated health (SRH) in the population aged 65 years or more in the context of action for health promotion in older adults. MATERIAL AND METHODS The data used come from the household and adults questionnaires of the National Health Survey of Spain for 2006. SRH was categorized as positive (very positive or positive) and neg...

OBJECTIVES This study explores how 2 measures of self-rated health (SRH) change are related to mortality among oldest-old adults. In doing so, it also considers how associations between SRH and mortality may depend on prior SRH. METHOD Data come from the Asset and Health Dynamics survey--the oldest-old portion of the Health and Retirement Study-and follow 6,233 individuals across 13 years. I ...

Study objective: To measure stroke victims’ self rated health (SRH) status and SRH transition, and to compare how the two are prospectively associated with disability and recurrence free survival. Design: Prospective case registry study with face to face follow up interviews at three months, one, two, and three years. Ascertained were SRH status and SRH transition using single question assessme...

BACKGROUND Adolescents' sexual and reproductive healthcare (SRH) needs have been prioritized globally, and they have the rights to access and utilize SRH services for their needs. However, adolescents under-utilize SRH services, especially in sub-Saharan Africa. Many factors play a role in the under-utilization of SRH services by adolescents, such as the attitude and behaviour of healthcare wor...

BACKGROUND Self-rated health (SRH) is a robust predictor of subsequent health outcome, independent of objective health measures and life-style-related health risk factors. However, the determinants of SRH are as yet largely unknown. In accordance with the prevailing stress theory, we hypothesized that SRH is associated with personal coping resources, psychological strain, life-style variables, ...

BACKGROUND self-rated health (SRH) likely reflects both mental and physical health domains, and is assessed by asking individuals to describe their health status. Poor SRH is associated with disease incidence and subsequent mortality. Changes in SRH across time in persons with different incident diseases are uncharacterised. METHODS SRH was assessed in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities ...

OBJECTIVE To investigate gender differences in the association between self-rated health (SRH) and impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) in subjects unaware of their glucose tolerance. DESIGN A cross-sectional population-based study. SETTING The two municipalities of Vara and Skövde in south-western Sweden. SUBJECTS A total of 2502 participants (1301 women and 1201 men), aged 30-75, were rando...

OBJECTIVES This study examines the potential use of interviewer-rated health (IRH) as a complementary measure of self-rated health (SRH) through a systematic comparison of their components and mortality-predictive powers in the Chinese elderly population. METHODS This study used a nationwide dataset with more than 12,000 adults aged 65 or older drawn from the 2005 and 2008 waves of the Chines...

1 Purpose To study the pathomorphology of subretinal hemorrhage (SRH) seen in eyes with 2 branch retinal vein occlusion (BRVO) and its association with visual prognosis. 3 Methods We reviewed retrospectively 42 consecutive patients (42 eyes) with BRVO that 4 affected the fovea. Retinal structural changes were examined by spectral domain optical 5 coherence tomography (SD-OCT). 6 Results On SD-O...