Community Studies Reporting Association between Self-Rated Health and Mortality

Avlund, Kirsten , Kirsten Schultz-Larsen , and Michael Davidsen . 1998. “Tiredness in Daily Activities at Age 70 as a Predictor of Mortality During the Next 10 Years.” Journal of Clinical Epidemiology 51 (4): 323-333.

Bernard, Shulamit L. , Jean E. Kincade , Thomas R. Konrad , Thomas A. Arcury , Donna J. Rabiner , Alison Woomert , Gordon H. DeFriese , and Marcia G. Ory . 1997. “Predicting Mortality From Community Surveys of Older Adults: The Importance of Self-Rated Functional Ability.” Journal of Gerontology: Social Sciences 52B (3): S155-S163.

Franks, Peter , Marthe R. Gold , and Carolyn M. Clancy . 1996. “Use of Care and Subsequent Mortality: The Importance of Gender.” Health Services Research 31 (3): 347-363.

Fried, Linda P. , Richard A. Kronmal , Anne B. Newman , Diane E. Bild , Maurice B. Mittelmark , Joseph R. Polak , John A. Robbins , and Julius M. Gardin . 1998. “Risk Factors for 5-Year Mortality in Older Adults.” Journal of the American Medical Association 279: 585-592.

Gold, Marthe , Peter Franks , and Pennifer Erickson . 1996. “Assessing the Health of the Nation: The Predictive Validity of a Preference-Based Measure and Self-Rated Health.” Medical Care 34 (2): 163-177.

Goldman, Noreen , Sanders Korenman , and Rachel Weinstein . 1995. “Marital Status and Health Among the Elderly.” Social Science and Medicine 40 (12): 1717-1730.

Grant, Mark D. , Zdzisiaw H. Piotrowski , and Rick Chappell . 1995. “Self-Reported Health and Survival in the Longitudinal Study of Aging, 1984-1986.” Journal of Clinical Epidemiology 48 (3): 375-387.

Hays, Judith C. , David Schoenfeld , Dan G. Blazer , and Deborah T. Gold . 1996. “Global Self-Ratings of Health and Mortality: Hazard in the North Carolina Piedmont.” Journal of Clinical Epidemiology 49 (9): 969-979.

Idler, Ellen L. and Yael Benyamini . 1997. “Self-Rated Health and Mortality: A Review of Twenty-Seven Community Studies.” Journal of Health and Social Behavior 38 (March): 21-37.

Jylhä, Marja , Jack M. Guralnik , Luigi Ferruci , Jukka Jokela , and Eino Heikkinen . 1998. “Is Self-Rated Health Comparable Across Cultures and Genders?” Journal of Gerontology: Social Sciences 53B (3): S144-S152.

Kaplan, George A. , Debbie E. Goldberg , Susan A. Everson , Richard D. Cohen , Riitta Salonen , Jaakko Tuomilehto , and Jukka Salonen . 1996. “Perceived Health Status and Morbidity and Mortality: Evidence From the Kuopio Ischaemic Heart Disease Risk Factor Study.” International Journal of Epidemiology 25 (2): 259-265.

Miilunpalo, Seppo , Ilkka Vuori , Pekka Oja , Matti Pasanen , and Hekla Urponen . 1997. “Self-Rated Health Status as a Health Measure: The Predictive Value of Self-Reported Health Status on the Use of Physician Services and on Mortality in the Working-Age Population.” Journal of Clinical Epidemiology 50 (5): 517-528.

Penninx, Brenda W. J. H. , Theo van Tilburg , Didi M. W. Kriegsman , Dorly J. H. Deeg , A. Joan P. Boeke , and Jacques Th. M. van Eijk . 1997. “Effects of Social Support and Personal Coping Resources on Mortality in Older Age: The Longitudinal Aging Study Amsterdam.” American Journal of Epidemiology 146 (6): 510-519.

Scott, William K. , Caroline A. Macera , Carol B. Cornman , and Patricia A. Sharpe . 1997. “Functional Health Status as a Predictor of Mortality in Men and Women Over 65.” Journal of Clinical Epidemiology 50 (3): 291-296.

Simons, L. A. , J. McCallum , Y. Friedlander , and J. Simons . 1996. “Predictors of Mortality in the Prospective Dubbo Study of Australian Elderly.” Australian & New Zealand Journal of Medicine 26 (1): 40-48.

Spiers, N. , Carol Jagger , and Michael Clarke . 1996. “Physical Function and Perceived Health: Cohort Differences and Interrelationships in Older People.” Journal of Gerontology: Social Sciences 51B (5): S226-S233.

van Doorn, Carol . 1998. “Spouse-Rated Limitations and Spouse-Rated Life Expectancy as Mortality Predictors.” Journal of Gerontology: Social Sciences 53B (3): S137-S143.

van Doorn, Carol and Stanislav V. Kasl . 1998. “Can Parental Longevity and Self-Rated Life Expectancy Predict Mortality Among Older Persons? Results From an Australian Cohort.” Journal of Gerontology: Social Sciences 53B (1): S28-S34.

Wolinsky, Fredric D. , Robert L. Johnson , and Timothy E. Stump . 1995. “The Risk of Mortality Among Older Adults Over an Eight-Year Period.” The Gerontologist 35 (2): 150-161.

Yu, Elena S. H. , Yin M. Kean , Donald J. Slymen , William T. Liu , Mingyuan Zhang , and Robert Katzman . 1998. “Self-Perceived Health and 5-Year Mortality Risks Among the Elderly in Shanghai, China.” American Journal of Epidemiology 147: 880-890.