Older women and lower self-rated health.

• Main Authors: Tengku Abdul Hamid, Tengku Aizan, Momtaz, Yadollah Abolfathi, Syed Abdul Rashid, Sharifah Norazizan
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2010
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/15889/1/Older%20women%20and%20lower%20self.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/15889/
• Institution: Universiti Putra Malaysia

Several studies have found that older women report lower self-rated health than men. However, it is not clear why older women are more likely to report poor self-rated health than older men. Data for this study came from a national cross-sectional survey, Mental Health and Quality of Life of Older M...