Relation of Perceived Health with Psychosocial Variables in Elderly Osteoarthritis Patients
- 1 February 1989
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Psychological Reports
- Vol. 64 (1), 147-156
- https://doi.org/10.2466/pr0.1989.64.1.147
Abstract
Self-perceived health is related to physical health status and frequently assessed in research on elderly persons. The association of perceived health with sociodemographic, psychological, social functioning, and physical functioning variables was examined in 86 elderly osteoarthritis patients. Psychological well-being (especially depression and anxiety), size of household, physical activity, and education were the most important predictors of self-perceived health ( R = .70). Poor perceived health may suggest problems in elderly patients in several psychosocial areas, but good perceived health does not rule out psychosocial problems.Keywords
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