BACKGROUND: Self-rated health (SRH), as an indicator of population health, is a concept useful both for research and planning. This study reports SRH, and factors related to it, in Greece. METHODS: Population-based postal survey, using World Health Organisation (WHO) questionnaires with a sample of randomly selected geographically stratified individuals. Response rate reached 41%. RESULTS: As expected, age, income and education were related to SRH, but accounted for only 20% of the variance. CONCLUSIONS: SRH in Greece is related to sociodemographic factors, but perhaps not as strongly as in other populations. Other explanatory variables will require further research.
BACKGROUND: Self-rated health (SRH), as an indicator of population health, is a concept useful both for research and planning. This study reports SRH, and factors related to it, in Greece. METHODS: Population-based postal survey, using World Health Organisation (WHO) questionnaires with a sample of randomly selected geographically stratified individuals. Response rate reached 41%. RESULTS: As expected, age, income and education were related to SRH, but accounted for only 20% of the variance. CONCLUSIONS: SRH in Greece is related to sociodemographic factors, but perhaps not as strongly as in other populations. Other explanatory variables will require further research.
Authors: Christina Darviri; Artemios K Artemiadis; Xanthi Tigani; Evangelos C Alexopoulos Journal: BMC Public Health Date: 2011-08-04 Impact factor: 3.295
Authors: Christina Darviri; Georgia Fouka; Charalambos Gnardellis; Artemios K Artemiadis; Xanthi Tigani; Evangelos C Alexopoulos Journal: Int J Environ Res Public Health Date: 2012-03-16 Impact factor: 3.390