Self-Rated Health among Elderly Men and Women. A Prospective Study

      Аннотация: Many Researches identified self-Rated Health as one of the psychological markers of healthy aging. Self-Rated Health has been employed in a wide variety of contexts with older population. Self Rated Health has been used to refer to the responses made by Individuals when asked about their state of health, which integrates information on mental, biological, functional and spiritual dimensions of their health. Positive Self Rated Health is considered as a good indicator of longevity and functional competence in older adults. The present book is an attempt to provide a workable base to understand Self Rated Health and its correlates in the elderly individuals. The author’s effort in providing useful insight on Self-Rated Health among elderly men and women with empirical support will be a useful publication to the researches on health & aging.

Ключевые слова: self rated health, elderly, healthy aging, longevity