Open AccessStudy of Relationship between Self-rated Health and Objective Health in Different Socio-economic Groups of Tehran in 2014
Author(s) -
Fatemeh Khalili,
Saharnaz Nejat,
Kazem Mohammad,
Kamran Yazdani,
Ghasem Yadegarfar
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of pharmaceutical research international
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2456-9119
DOI - 10.9734/jpri/2021/v33i31b31697
Subject(s) - self rated health , public health , epidemiology , health care , environmental health , medicine , gerontology , psychology , nursing , political science , law
The evaluation of health by an individual or self-rated health is a popular international index which is widely practiced for evaluating the individuals’ health in the public health researches and epidemiology. Many studies have revealed that self-rated health is a reliable predictor of mortality, illness, and loss of physical capacity. In addition, it has close correlation with the objective health indexes. The findings of this study have revealed the strong relationship between self-rated health and objective health. As self- rated health can be used as a reliable tool in the evaluation of objective health, this questionnaire can be used as a probable tool of screening the individuals’ health in the society and determining the individuals who need care. Further studies are suggested to be done in other regions for studying the quality of the questionnaire and also the factors affecting the self-rated health.