THE RELATIONSHIPS AMONG HEALTH-STATUS, FUNCTIONAL STATUS, AND CHRONICILLNESS

Authors
SHERMAN JJ HUGHES ME TAVAKOLI A
Citation
Jj. Sherman et al., THE RELATIONSHIPS AMONG HEALTH-STATUS, FUNCTIONAL STATUS, AND CHRONICILLNESS, Health values, 19(5), 1995, pp. 3-9
Citations number
27
Categorie Soggetti
Public, Environmental & Occupation Heath
Journal title
Health values → ACNP
ISSN journal
01470353
Volume
19
Issue
5
Year of publication
1995
Pages
3 - 9
Database
ISI
SICI code
0147-0353(1995)19:5<3:TRAHFS>2.0.ZU;2-7
Abstract
This study examined the relationships among perceived health status, f unctional status, and chronic illness in working-age adults to support the development of effective health promotion. Data from the 1987 Med ical Expenditure Survey (NMES) were evaluated. Analysis showed that fu nctional status is more strongly correlated to perceived health status than is chronic illness. This suggests that functional status is an i mportant part of the notion of health of the working-age adult.