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| Does sense of coherence affect the relationship between self-rated health and health status in a sample of community-dwelling frail elderly people? | | Author(s) | H I Saevareid, E Thygesen, H A Nygaard |
| Journal title | Aging & Mental Health, vol 11, no 6, November 2007 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis, November 2007 |
| Pages | pp 658-667 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Well being ; Health [elderly] ; Living in the community ; Home nursing ; Needs [elderly] ; Correlation ; Norway. |
| Annotation | Self-rated health (SRH) is a good predictor of future health status as measured by mortality and mobility, decline in functional abilities, use of healthcare, and nursing home placement. This study's objective was to examine the association between SRH and physical, functional, social and mental health measures in community-dwelling older people needing nursing care. A hierarchical regression analysis was applied in a cross-sectional sample of 242 older Norwegians (mean age 84.6) receiving nursing care at home. Subjective health complaints (SHC) in both sexes, and psychological distress (only in men) was associated directly with SRH. Coping resources associated with SRH directly, and indirectly through subjective perceived health (SHC and General Health Questionnaire, GHQ), but only in men. The influence of registered illness was mediated through the effects of subjectively perceived health in both men and women. Sex differences moderated the effects of SOC on SRH. Subjectively perceived health was more important in the perception of SRH than objective health measures. In contrast to women, men tend to convert physical illness into emotional distress. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-080327216 A |
| Classmark | D:F:5HH: CC: K4: N4: IK: 49: 76N |
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