The moderating role of neighborhood disadvantage on the link between functional limitations and self-rated health.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Self-rated health is an important health outcome and determinant of health. Improvements to our understanding on self-rated health could help design plans and strategies to improve self-rated health and achieve other preferred health outcomes. This study examined whether the link between functional limitations and self-rated health varies by neighborhood socioeconomic status.

Methods

This study used the Midlife in the United States study linked with the Social Deprivation Index developed by the Robert Graham Center. Our sample consist of noninstitutionalized middle to older adults in the United States (n = 6,085). Based on stepwise multiple regression models, we computed adjusted odds ratios to examine the relationships between neighborhood socioeconomic status, f

SUBMITTER: Choi JHS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10075450 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature