dc.contributor |
Háskóli Íslands |
dc.contributor |
University of Iceland |
dc.contributor |
Háskólinn á Akureyri |
dc.contributor |
University of Akureyri |
dc.contributor.author |
Sigurdardottir, Arun K. |
dc.contributor.author |
Kristofersson, Gisli |
dc.contributor.author |
Gustafsdottir, Sonja Stelly |
dc.contributor.author |
Sigurðsson, Stefán B |
dc.contributor.author |
Arnadottir, Solveig A |
dc.contributor.author |
Steingrimsson, Jon |
dc.contributor.author |
Gunnarsdottir, Elin |
dc.date.accessioned |
2020-06-11T15:09:26Z |
dc.date.available |
2020-06-11T15:09:26Z |
dc.date.issued |
2019-11-29 |
dc.identifier.citation |
Arun K. Sigurdardottir, Gísli Kort Kristófersson, Sonja Stelly Gústafsdóttir, Stefan B Sigurdsson, Solveig A. Arnadottir, Jon Arni Steingrimsson & Elín Díanna Gunnarsdóttir (2019) Self-rated health and socio-economic status among older adults in Northern Iceland, International Journal of Circumpolar Health, 78:1, 1697476, DOI: 10.1080/22423982.2019.1697476 |
dc.identifier.issn |
2242-3982 |
dc.identifier.uri |
https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11815/1885 |
dc.description |
Publisher's version (útgefin grein) |
dc.description.abstract |
Little is known about self-rated health (SRH) of older people living in more remote and Arctic areas. Iceland is a high-income country with one of the lowest rates of income inequality in the world, which may influence SRH. The research aim was to study factors affecting SRH, in such a population living in Northern Iceland. Stratified random sample according to the place of residency, age and gender was used and data collected via face-to-face interviews. Inclusion criteria included community-dwelling adults ≥65 years of age. Response rate was 57.9% (N = 175), average age 74.2 (sd 6.3) years, range 65–92 years and 57% were men. The average number of diagnosed diseases was 1.5 (sd 1.3) and prescribed medications 3.0 (sd 1.7). SRH ranged from 5 (excellent) to 1 (bad), with an average of 3.26 (sd 1.0) and no difference between the place of residency. Lower SRH was independently explained by depressed mood (OR = 0.88, 95% CI = 0.80–0.96), higher body mass index (OR = 0.93, 95% CI = 0.87–0.99), number of prescribed medications (OR = 0.88, 95% CI = 0.78–1.00) and perception of inadequate income (OR = 0.45, 95% CI = 0.21–0.98). The results highlight the importance of physical and mental health promotion for general health and for ageing in place and significance of economic factors as predictors of SRH. |
dc.description.sponsorship |
This work was supported by the Háskólinn á Akureyri [R-1803]; Icelandic Regional Development Institute (Byggðastofnun) [102022]. |
dc.format.extent |
1697476 |
dc.language.iso |
en |
dc.publisher |
Informa UK Limited |
dc.relation.ispartofseries |
International Journal of Circumpolar Health;78(1) |
dc.rights |
info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
dc.subject |
Arctic areas |
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Community dwelling |
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Older people |
dc.subject |
Rural health |
dc.subject |
Dreifbýli |
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Heilsufar |
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Aldraðir |
dc.title |
Self-rated health and socio-economic status among older adults in Northern Iceland |
dc.type |
info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
dcterms.license |
This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/), which
permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
dc.description.version |
Peer Reviewed |
dc.identifier.journal |
International Journal of Circumpolar Health |
dc.identifier.doi |
10.1080/22423982.2019.1697476 |
dc.relation.url |
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/22423982.2019.1697476 |
dc.contributor.department |
Læknadeild (HÍ) |
dc.contributor.department |
Faculty of Medicine (UI) |
dc.contributor.school |
Heilbrigðisvísindasvið (HA) |
dc.contributor.school |
School of Health Sciences (UA) |
dc.contributor.school |
Hug- og félagsvísindasvið (HA) |
dc.contributor.school |
School of Humanities and Social Sciences (UA) |
dc.contributor.school |
Heilbrigðisvísindasvið (HÍ) |
dc.contributor.school |
School of Health Sciences (UI) |