The relationship between self-rated health and health status among coronary artery patients.
OBJECTIVES: 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. DISCUSSION: 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.
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- Socioeconomic Factors
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- Middle Aged
- Male
- Humans
- Health Status
- Gerontology
- Female
- Demography
- Coronary Disease
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Published In
DOI
ISSN
Publication Date
Volume
Issue
Start / End Page
Location
Related Subject Headings
- Socioeconomic Factors
- Self Concept
- Middle Aged
- Male
- Humans
- Health Status
- Gerontology
- Female
- Demography
- Coronary Disease