Comparison of self-rated health and the global activity limitation indicator as predictors of mortality in the older population | Zendy

Johan Van der Heyden | Zendy; Nicolas Berger | Zendy; Herman Van Oyen | Zendy

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Comparison of self-rated health and the global activity limitation indicator as predictors of mortality in the older population

Author(s) -

Johan Van der Heyden,

Nicolas Berger,

Herman Van Oyen

Publication year - 2013

Publication title -

european journal of public health

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.056

H-Index - 91

eISSN - 1464-360X

pISSN - 1101-1262

DOI - 10.1093/eurpub/ckt126.054

Subject(s) - self rated health , medicine , environmental health , demography , gerontology , sociology

Background Self-rated health (SRH) is a widely used and validated health measure and an excellent predictor of mortality, morbidity, functional status, disability and health consumption. The global activity limitation indicator (GALI), which identifies subjects with longstanding (at least 6 months) limitations due to a health problem by severity level, has been developed more recently and is increasingly used to calculate healthy life expectancies. Both instruments are included in the European Survey of Income and Living Conditions and the European Health Interview Survey. In …

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