Self-rated health is a widely used measure of health typically obtained from a question,“How
do you rate your health?” Despite the measure's popularity, debates continue as to what …

Global self-evaluations of health have proven to be sensitive predictors of morbidity and
mortality. Yet researchers have only a limited understanding of how these self-evaluations …

This is a commentary on Marja Jylhä's paper “What is self-rated health and why does it
predict mortality? Toward a unified conceptual model”(2009) published recently in this …

Self-assessed health measures are often utilized in surveys of older adults, and these have
been found to be powerful predictors of other health indicators and future health. However …

Background. Subjective accounts of health status are increasingly utilized in social surveys
and medical research to assess functioning and well-being. Despite the fact that substantial …

The association of self-rated health with mortality is well established but poorly understood.
This paper provides new insights into self-rated health that help integrate information from …

Self-ratings of health are central measures of health status that predict outcomes such as
mortality and declines in functional ability. Qualitative and quantitative data are used to test …

Self-rated health (SRH) is a simple, easy to administer measure of general health. It is a
valid and reliable measure among those without cognitive impairment. Initially, it replaced …

Background Self-rated health and the factors that influence it have never been described in
Singapore before. This paper presents a descriptive study of self-rated health in a nationally …

Using the 1980 to 2002 General Social Survey, a repeated cross-sectional study that has
been linked to the National Death Index through 2008, this study examines the changing …