title: Causes and consequences of health self-report variations among older people.
abstract: Older people's health self-reports are highly correlated with their utilization of health care services and are frequently cited in explanations for changes in social status, social participation-activity, and personal attitudes. The purposes of research reported here were threefold: 1. to review previous health self-report findings using comparable statistics and systematic categories of correlates; 2. to specify indicators of established correlates in national random sample data; and 3. to develop a path analysis model utilizing these variables as causes and consequences of health self-report variations among older people. Findings emphasize the importance of health self-concept to social participation-activity.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001290:Attitude; D006305:Health Status Indicators; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008875:Middle Aged; D008960:Models, Psychological; D009013:Morale; D012649:Self Concept; D012938:Social Perception; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors