OBJECTIVE: The authors tested the hypothesis that poorer self-rated health is associated with poorer health outcomes. METHOD: They prospectively examined the association of self-rated health to 1-year outcomes in 247 older subjects from primary care settings. RESULTS: Poorer self-rated health was independently associated with 1-year functional disability, after covarying initial clinical and functional measures, but was not independently associated with 1-year depression diagnosis. Results were mixed regarding associations with 1-year medical burden or mortality. CONCLUSIONS: Clinicians should be vigilant for functional decline in patients who perceive their health negatively. Future research should test potential mechanisms that might underlie this association.
OBJECTIVE: The authors tested the hypothesis that poorer self-rated health is associated with poorer health outcomes. METHOD: They prospectively examined the association of self-rated health to 1-year outcomes in 247 older subjects from primary care settings. RESULTS: Poorer self-rated health was independently associated with 1-year functional disability, after covarying initial clinical and functional measures, but was not independently associated with 1-year depression diagnosis. Results were mixed regarding associations with 1-year medical burden or mortality. CONCLUSIONS: Clinicians should be vigilant for functional decline in patients who perceive their health negatively. Future research should test potential mechanisms that might underlie this association.
Authors: Silvia Sörensen; Wingyun Mak; Benjamin Chapman; Paul R Duberstein; Jeffrey M Lyness Journal: Am J Geriatr Psychiatry Date: 2012-10 Impact factor: 4.105
Authors: Patricia A Parmelee; Tina L Harralson; Jesse A McPherron; H Ralph Schumacher Journal: Int J Geriatr Psychiatry Date: 2012-06-01 Impact factor: 3.485