A single-item self-rated health measure correlates with objective health status in the elderly: a survey in suburban beijing.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The measurement of health status of the elderly remains one important topic. Self-rated health status (SRH) is considered to be a simple indicator to measure the health status of the old population. But some researchers still take a skeptical view about its reliability. This study aims to investigate the association between SRH indicator and health status of the elderly and discuss its subsequent public health implications.

Methods

In a total 1096 people who were 60 years of age or older from 1784 households from a suburban area of Beijing were interviewed using multistage stratified cluster sampling. SRH was measured by a single question "please choose one point in this 0-100 scale, which can best represent your health today." The disease status and physical fu

SUBMITTER: Meng Q 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3989711 | biostudies-literature | 2014

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature