title: The relationship between self-rated health and health status among coronary artery patients.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This study examined the descriptive relationship of self-rated health (SRH) with various psychosocial measures, sociodemographic variables, coronary artery disease (CAD) diagnostic/clinical measures, and medically abstracted comorbidities.
  
  
  METHODS
  The sample was 2,855 individuals from the Mediators of Social Support (MOSS) study who had at least 75% narrowing in more than one vessel, as indicated by a cardiac catheterization.
  
  
  RESULTS
  After adjusting for sociodemographic factors, individuals who rated their health as poor/fair had significantly worse performance on all psychosocial measures and were more likely to be female, non-White, and of a lower socioeconomic status than those who rated their health as being good or better.  There were few differences on SRH across various diagnostic/clinical measures of health.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  A single item measure of SRH may be useful; the generalizability of the item must be considered.  In this sample of CAD patients, SRH was related more to psychosocial factors than to clinical and disease indicators.
authors.affiliation: Health Services Research and Development, Durham. Hboswort@acpub.duke.edu
authors.forename: H B
authors.initials: HB
authors.lastname: Bosworth
authors.forename: I C
authors.initials: IC
authors.lastname: Siegler
authors.forename: B H
authors.initials: BH
authors.lastname: Brummett
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Barefoot
authors.forename: R B
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Williams
authors.forename: P P
authors.initials: PP
authors.lastname: Vitaliano
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Clapp-Channing
authors.forename: B L
authors.initials: BL
authors.lastname: Lytle
authors.forename: D B
authors.initials: DB
authors.lastname: Mark
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*; D003710:Demography; D005260:Female; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012649:Self Concept; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors