Assessment of self-rated health: The relative importance of physiological, mental, and socioeconomic factors.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The general self-rated health (SRH) question is the most common health measure employed in large population surveys. This study contributes to research on the concurrent validity of SRH using representative data with biomarkers from the Czech Republic, a population not previously used to assess the SRH measure. This work determines the relative contribution of biomedical and social characteristics to an individual's SRH assessment. Studies have already explored the associations between SRH and markers of physical health. However, according to a PubMed systematic literature search, the issue of the relative importance of physiological and psychosocial factors that affect individuals' assessments of their SRH has generally been neglected.

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SUBMITTER: Hamplova D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9015117 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature