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Remle, R.. "Self-Rated Health Trajectories: Alternate Measures of Perceived Change in Health as a Predictor of Mortality" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Sociological Association, Hilton San Francisco & Renaissance Parc 55 Hotel, San Francisco, CA,, Aug 14, 2004 <Not Available>. 2009-05-26 <http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p108870_index.html>

Remle, R. C. , 2004-08-14 "Self-Rated Health Trajectories: Alternate Measures of Perceived Change in Health as a Predictor of Mortality" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Sociological Association, Hilton San Francisco & Renaissance Parc 55 Hotel, San Francisco, CA, Online <.PDF>. 2009-05-26 from http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p108870_index.html

Publication Type: Conference Paper/Unpublished Manuscript Review Method: Peer Reviewed Abstract: Past studies have demonstrated a reliable inverse association between self-rated health status (SRH) and mortality, but little is known about how individuals assess their general health status in surveys. The trajectory hypothesis states that individuals rate their current health in comparison to past health – suggesting that a one-time assessment of general health actually measures perceived changes in health. To date, few studies have examined the relationship between perceived change in health and mortality. Using Health and Retirement Study data, the trajectory hypothesis is tested by comparing two models – a logistic regression model testing the association between a perceived change in general health over two years and mortality controlling for baseline self-rated health and a fixed-effects model testing the association between a calculated change score of SRH and mortality. The logistic regression model demonstrated the effects of baseline SRH and perceived change in health to be independent of one another. Despite the significance of the calculated change score in the fixed-effects model, the logistic regression model better explained the association of SRH trajectories and mortality – indicating a direct measure of perceived change in health predicts mortality more reliably than an indirect measure of change in health status over time.

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