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| Publications [#197744] of Daniel B. Mark
Papers Published
- HB Bosworth, IC Siegler, BH Brummett, JC Barefoot, RB Williams, PP Vitaliano, N Clapp-Channing, BL Lytle, DB Mark, The relationship between self-rated health and health status among coronary artery patients.,
Journal of aging and health, vol. 11 no. 4
(November, 1999),
pp. 565-84, ISSN 0898-2643
(last updated on 2011/11/29)
Abstract:
OBJECTIVE: This study examined the descriptive relationship of self-rated health (SRH) with various psychosocial measures, sociodemographic variables, coronary artery disease (CAD) diagnostic/clinical measures, and medically abstracted comorbidities. METHODS: The sample was 2,855 individuals from the Mediators of Social Support (MOSS) study who had at least 75% narrowing in more than one vessel, as indicated by a cardiac catheterization. RESULTS: After adjusting for sociodemographic factors, individuals who rated their health as poor/fair had significantly worse performance on all psychosocial measures and were more likely to be female, non-White, and of a lower socioeconomic status than those who rated their health as being good or better. There were few differences on SRH across various diagnostic/clinical measures of health. CONCLUSIONS: A single item measure of SRH may be useful; the generalizability of the item must be considered. In this sample of CAD patients, SRH was related more to psychosocial factors than to clinical and disease indicators.
Keywords:
Adult • Aged • Aged, 80 and over • Coronary Disease • Demography • Female • Health Status* • Humans • Male • Middle Aged • Self Concept* • Socioeconomic Factors • diagnosis • psychology*
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