Self-rated health is an independent predictor of subsequent late mortality after blood or marrow transplantation: A Blood or Marrow Transplant Survivor Study report.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The prevalence of suboptimal self-rated health (SRH) and its association with subsequent all-cause and cause-specific mortality after blood or marrow transplantation (BMT) were examined.

Methods

Study participants were drawn from the multicenter Blood or Marrow Transplant Survivor Study, and included patients who were transplanted between 1974 and 2014 and had survived ≥2 years after BMT. Participants (aged ≥18 years) completed a survey at a median of 9 years from BMT, and were followed for a median of 5.6 years after survey completion. Survivors provided information on sociodemographic factors, chronic health conditions, health behaviors, and SRH (a single-item measure rated as excellent, very good, good, fair, or poor; excellent, very good, and good SRH were cla

SUBMITTER: Balas N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11695157 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature