A Cross-Sectional Study of Self-Rated Health among Older Adults: Association with Drinking Profiles and Other Determinants of Health
Joint Authors
Moriconi, Pascale Audrey
Nadeau, Louise
Source
Current Gerontology and Geriatrics Research
Issue
Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-10, 10 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2015-12-30
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
10
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
This study compares the relationship between drinking profiles and self-rated health with and without adjusting for other determinants of health among a sample of older adults from the general population.
Respondents were 1,494 men and 2,176 women aged between 55 and 74 from the GENACIS Canadian survey.
The dependent variable was self-rated health, an individual’s perception of his or her own general health, a measure used as a proxy for health status.
The independent variables were drinking profiles (types of drinkers and nondrinkers) as well as other demographic, psychosocial, and health-related variables (control variables).
After adjustment for other determinants of health, regression analyses showed that (1) frequent/moderate drinkers were more likely to have a better self-rated health compared with nondrinkers (lifetime abstainers and former drinkers) and (2) self-rated health did not differ significantly between frequent/moderate drinkers and other types of drinkers (frequent/nonmoderate and infrequent drinkers).
Our results suggest that drinking is related to a better self-rated health compared with nondrinking regardless of the drinking profile.
Drinking and healthy lifestyle guidelines specific to older adults should be studied, discussed, and integrated into public health practices.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Moriconi, Pascale Audrey& Nadeau, Louise. 2015. A Cross-Sectional Study of Self-Rated Health among Older Adults: Association with Drinking Profiles and Other Determinants of Health. Current Gerontology and Geriatrics Research،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1057651
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Moriconi, Pascale Audrey& Nadeau, Louise. A Cross-Sectional Study of Self-Rated Health among Older Adults: Association with Drinking Profiles and Other Determinants of Health. Current Gerontology and Geriatrics Research No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1057651
American Medical Association (AMA)
Moriconi, Pascale Audrey& Nadeau, Louise. A Cross-Sectional Study of Self-Rated Health among Older Adults: Association with Drinking Profiles and Other Determinants of Health. Current Gerontology and Geriatrics Research. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1057651
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1057651