Background Self-perceived general health (SPGH) is a general health indicator commonly
used in epidemiological research and is associated with a wide range of exposures from …

Effective personalized well-being interventions require the ability to predict who will thrive or
not, and the understanding of underlying mechanisms. Here, using longitudinal data of a …

Background Hospital risk stratification models using electronic health records (EHRs) often
use age and comorbid health burden. Our primary aim was to determine if quality of life or …

It is well known that self-perceived health (SPH), even if it is a subjective health indicator, is
significantly associated with objective health and quality of life (QoL) in the general …

Methods The 2008 Rhode Island BRFSS, a population-based, random-digit–dialed
telephone survey, collected responses from 4,786 adults aged 18 years or older. We used …

Background Lived health is a person's level of functioning in his or her current environment
and depends both on the person's environment and biological health. Our study addresses …

Self-assessed health (SAH) is a widely used tool to estimate population health. However,
the debate continues as to what exactly this ubiquitous measure of social science research …

Self-rated health (SRH) and subjective life expectancy (SLE) are widely used for
understanding health and predicting mortality. However, what these items measure remains …

Health is a dynamic and multidimensional concept that includes different quality of life
domains such as physical health, psychological health, social relationships or environment …

Background While self-rated health (SRH) is a well-validated indicator, its alignment with
objective health is inconsistent, particularly among women and older adults. This may reflect …