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| The contribution of chronic conditions and disabilities to poor self-rated health in elderly men | | Author(s) | Nancy Hoeymans, Edith J M Feskens, Dann Kromhout |
| Journal title | The Journals of Gerontology Series A: Biological sciences and Medical Sciences, vol 54A, no 10, October 1999 |
| Pages | pp M501-506 |
| Keywords | Older men ; Chronic illness ; Physical disabilities ; Ill health ; Longitudinal surveys ; Netherlands. |
| Annotation | Two questions were considered. First, what is the impact of seven somatic chronic disease conditions on self-rated health, independent of disabilities? Second, to what extent can poor self-rated health be attributed to the selected chronic conditions and disabilities? The chronic conditions were coronary heart disease, stroke, diabetes mellitus, cancer, respiratory symptoms, back pain, and musculoskeletal complaints. Data were from the 1990 (n=381) and 1995 (n=340) surveys of the Zutphen Elderly Study of men born between 1900 and 1920 and living in Zutphen, the Netherlands. From the patient perspective, stroke was most strongly associated with poor self-rated health. From the population perspective, 63% of poor-rated health could be attributed to the selected chronic conditions, with respiratory symptoms (28%), musculoskeletal complaints (24%), and coronary heart disease (13%) making the largest contribution. A total of 73% could be attributed to chronic conditions and disabilities. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-000118224 A |
| Classmark | BC: CI: BN: CH: 3J: 76H |
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