Integrating Self-Rated Health and Social Involvement for the Examination of Mortality among Older Persons.

Rakowski, William; Wilcox, Victoria

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ERIC Number: EJ490568

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1994

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Integrating Self-Rated Health and Social Involvement for the Examination of Mortality among Older Persons.

Rakowski, William; Wilcox, Victoria

Omega: Journal of Death and Dying, v29 n2 p95-111 1994

Integrated ratings of global health status and reports of social involvements into single, combined variable. Used variable to predict mortality over three time periods. Data from 6,053 self-respondents aged 70 and older at baseline in 1984 showed that combined variable produced substantial effects on mortality, particularly for 1984-86 and 1984-88 follow-up time periods. (Author/NB)

Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Epidemiology, Health, Older Adults, Self Evaluation (Individuals), Social Networks

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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