title: [Health as felt by the subject and assessed by the physician. Methods for measurement and evaluation in a population of subjects in their sixties].
abstract: The relationships between the self-assessment of general health, and that made by a physician have been repeatedly reviewed. However, little is known concerning the detailed ratings by subjects and by physicians of the functional status of the major organ systems of the body. This paper presents the use of autorating scales in such problems. Application of the technique is made on a population of elderly men of social position and income comparable to those of physicians; it is found that there is an agreement between physician and subject concerning the mean ratings given to the functional status of major organ systems. Both subjects and physician agree also in giving priority to the cardiovascular system in their assessment of the subject's general health.
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D006262:Health; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010820:Physicians; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors
vernacular_title: Santé ressentie par le sujet et mesurée par son médecin. Méthodes de mesure et évaluation dans une population de sujets de la soixantaine.