Self-rated health: a predictor of mortality among the elderly.

Abstract

Data from the Manitoba Longitudinal Study on Aging (MLSA) were used to test the hypothesis that self-rated health (SRH) is a predictor of mortality independent of "objective health status" (OHS). Subjects were a random sample of non-institutionalized residents of Manitoba aged 65+ in 1971 (n = 3,128). A single item measure of SRH was obtained during a survey conducted in 1971; a baseline measure of OHS was derived from physician and selfreported conditions and health service utilization data. Occurrence and date of death during the years 1971-1977 were known.Analyses of the data revealed that, controlling for

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