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| A prospective analysis of the relation between self-rated health and health care use among elderly Canadians | | Author(s) | Verena H Menec, Judith G Chipperfield |
| Journal title | Canadian Journal on Aging, vol 20, no 3, Fall 2001 |
| Pages | pp 293-306 |
| Keywords | Health [elderly] ; General practice ; Usage [services] ; Correlation ; Canada. |
| Annotation | Research indicates that self-rated health is related to a variety of health-related outcomes, such as mortality and functional disability, even when controlling for more "objective" health measures. The present study extends previous research, by prospectively re-examining the relationship between self-rated health and health care use. It is based on data for a representative sample of 1,181 Manitoba residents aged 65 to 104 from a study conducted by the Canadian Aging Research Network in 1991/92, linked to health care records. Self-rated health was positively related to the number of visits to the doctor during the 12 months following the survey, as well as the number of tests incurred (e.g. X-rays), even when controlling for demographic variables, morbidity, and previous health care use. Those who rated their health as "bad/poor" or "fair" were also more likely to be hospitalised than those who rated their health as "excellent". These results highlight the importance of considering global measures of health when examining health care use. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-011126208 A |
| Classmark | CC: L5: QLD: 49: 7S |
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