Global self-rated health data from a longitudinal study predicted mortality better than comparative self-rated health in old age

Merja Vuorisalmi, Tomi Lintonen, Marja Jylhä

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

Quality Of LifeOld AgeHealth SciencesHealth OutcomeHealthy Aging +8

Disability trends among nonagenarians in 2001–2007: Vitality 90+ Study

Tytti Sarkeala, Tapio Nummi, Merja Vuorisalmi, +2

European Journal of Ageing

Health PolicySocial HealthDisabilityDisability StudyPublic Health +2

Comparative vs global self-rated health: associations with age and functional ability

Merja Vuorisalmi, Tomi Lintonen, Marja Jylhä

Aging Clinical and Experimental Research

Quality Of LifeHealthy AgingMidlife HealthGlobal HealthFunctional Ability +4

Comparison of self-rated health in older people of St. Petersburg, Russia, and Tampere, Finland: how sensitive is SRH to cross-cultural factors?

Merja Vuorisalmi, Ilkka Pietilä, Pertti Pohjolainen, +1

European Journal of Ageing

Health PolicyGeriatricsHealthy AgingMedicineSt. Petersburg +6

Among nonagenarians, congruence between self-rated and proxy-rated health was low but both predicted mortality

Merja Vuorisalmi, Tytti Sarkeala, Antti Hervonen, +1

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

Preventive MedicineProxy-rated HealthHealth OutcomeEpidemiological OutcomeHealth Behavior +5