Some correlates of self-rated health for australian women

B. Shadbolt

American Journal of Public Health, 1997, vol. 87, issue 6, 951-956

Abstract: Objectives. This study aimed to identify some of the correlates of self- rated health for young to middle-aged Australian women. Methods. Regression analyses were based on a 4-year longitudinal study using a random sample of Sydney women 20 to 59 years of age at baseline. Participants were interviewed in 1986/87 and 1990. Results. Cross-sectional relationships between self- assessed health and other health measures varied significantly by age, although physical health was a common correlate. Sixty-three percent of participants reported a similar rating of health over the 4-year period between the surveys. Changes in self-assessed health were sensitive to chronic disease. Also, participants' self-ratings of health were related to their subsequent chronic disease status. Conclusions. Self-rated health reflects a complex process of internalized calculations that encompass both lived experience and knowledge of disease causes and consequences. Women seem to take into consideration a broad range of factors, including lifestyle, vitality, mental attitude, and age, and, if they have a health condition, the chronicity of their disease, duration since diagnosis, and treatment.

Date: 1997
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