Determinants of self-rated health in old age : a population-based, cross-sectional study using the international classification of functioning

• Published in: BMC Public Health
• Main Authors: Arnadottir, Solveig A, Gunnarsdottir, Elin D, Stenlund, Hans, Lundin-Olsson, Lillemor
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Umeå universitet, Sjukgymnastik 2011
• Subjects: Physiotherapy; Sjukgymnastik; Akureyri; Kempe; Iceland; University of Akureyri
• Online Access: http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-47265; https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-11-670

Background: Self-rated health (SRH) is a widely used indicator of general health and multiple studies have supported the predictive validity of SRH in older populations concerning future health, functional decline, disability, and mortality. The aim of this study was to use the theoretical framework...