Rental Assistance and Adult Self-Rated Health

Self-rated health conditions of the adult population, Southern Brazil.

The study aimed to estimate how the adult population (20 to 59 years) of Joaçaba, Southern Brazil, rates its health status. A cross-sectional study involving a representative sample (n=707) was carried out in 2006. The questionnaire surveyed sociodemographic conditions, restriction on daily activities, medical consultation, hospitalization and self-rated health. A hierarchical multiple logistic...

Correlates of self-rated health in adult Pakistani population.

Determinants of Self-rated Health

Self-rated health (SRH) correlates with psychological factors, mortality and functional capacity. Self-rated physical fitness (SRF) has been examined less, and the relationship between SRH and SRF is unclear. The aim of this study was to explore the determinants, differences and similarities of these concepts in middle and old age. In total, 2,000 persons at the mean age of 50.6 years were exam...

Self-rated oral health status, oral health service utilization, and oral hygiene practices among adult Nigerians

BACKGROUND There is scarce information available on oral health service utilization patterns and common oral hygiene practices among adult Nigerians. We conducted the 2010-2011 national oral health survey before the introduction of the national oral health policy to determine the prevalence of oral health service utilization, patterns of oral hygiene practices, and self reported oral health sta...

Chronic pain and poor self-rated health.

CONTEXT Chronic pain is common in Western societies. Self-rated health is an important indicator of morbidity and mortality, but little is known about the relation between chronic pain and self-rated health in the general population. OBJECTIVE To analyze the association between chronic pain and self-rated health. DESIGN, SETTING, AND POPULATION A questionnaire survey carried out during the ...