TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2017//
TI  - Gender and validity of self-rated health in nineteen European countries
JO  - Scandinavian journal of public health
A1  - Baćak, Valerio
A1  - Ólafsdóttir, Sigrún
SP  - 647
EP  - 653
VL  - 45
IS  - 6
N2  - AIMS: The aims of this study were to: (1) examine the concurrent validity of self-rated health for mental and physical health in Europe; and (2) evaluate whether self-rated health predicts health problems differentially by gender. <br><br>METHODS: Data are from 19 European countries surveyed in the 2014 European Social Survey. We applied ordinary least squares regression to examine the association between self-rated health and summary indicators of physical and mental health problems. <br><br>RESULTS: We observed an association between self-rated health and both physical and mental health problems in all countries. Gender differences in the concurrent validity of self-rated health were documented in eleven out of 19 countries. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Self-rated health is a valid and efficient measure of physical and mental health across the European continent, with significantly greater concurrent validity among women.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1403-4948
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1403494817717405
ID  - ref1
ER  -