Correlates of self-related health in a geriatric day care centre
Hodgins, Margaret M. Kelleher, Cecily C.
Hodgins, Margaret M.
Kelleher, Cecily C.
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2001-10
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McEvoy, H., Mulkerrin, E., Hodgins, M., & Kelleher, C. (2001). Correlates of Self-related Health in a Geriatric Day Care Centre. Age and Ageing, 30, s43
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Old people and physicians perceive health in old age differently. Self-rated halth is a strong predictor of mortality, independent of objective measures of health, and can be more predictive than a physician's assessment. Poorer self-rated halth is a risk factor for nursing-home admission. We studied correlates of self-rated health in a geriatric day-care centre, whose role in facilitating and prolonging independent living involves reducing mortality and admission to long-term care.
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British Geriatrics Society
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