title: Correlates of self-rated health in persons aged 85 and over: results from the Canadian Study of Health and Aging.
abstract: This report describes self-rated health in 1,239 non-institutionalized Canadians aged 85 years and over who participated in the Canadian Study of Health and Aging. Most (76.8%) rated their health positively (i.e., very or pretty good). Stepwise multiple regression was used to determine the variables that were significantly correlated with self-rated health. A modestly successful model for predicting self-rated health (R2 = 0.27) was developed. Better understanding of the determinants of healthy aging hopefully will lead to effective interventions to improve the quality of life of the very old.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Calgary, Alberta.
authors.forename: E M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Ebly
authors.forename: D B
authors.initials: DB
authors.lastname: Hogan
authors.forename: T S
authors.initials: TS
authors.lastname: Fung
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over / Q000523:psychology*; D001294:Attitude to Health; D002170:Canada; D005260:Female; D015577:Geriatric Assessment; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male