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Measurement is one of the main problems to be dealt with when analysing health conditions. Diseases, disabilities, handicaps and other impairments, constantly affect the individual's state of physical, psychological and social well-being and interact to create the concept of illness. The numerous indicators in the current literature can therefore highlight totally different aspects of a given state of poor health. In this paper we analyze, using Italian data, the variables that influence the self-perceived health status with the aim of understanding the meaning of the indicator among people older than 65 years.
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Lorsque l'on analyse les conditions de santé le principal problème à aborder est celui de leur mesure. Des affections, des infirmités, des handicaps et d'autres altérations de santé affectent en permanence le bien-être physique, psychologique et social des individus et interréagissent pour créer le concept de maladie. Les nombreux indicateurs que l'on trouve dans la littérature peuvent dès lors éclairer des aspects très différents d'un état de mauvaise santé donné. Dans cet article nous analysons, à l'aide de données italiennes, les variables qui influencent l'état de santé tel qu'il est perçu avec le but de comprendre la signification de cette mesure, parmi les individus âgés de plus de 65 ans.
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The authors are both responsible for the whole paper, but, in particular, paragraphs 1 and 3 are due to S. Salvini and paragraphs 4 and 5 to F. Ongaro.
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Ongaro, F., Salvini, S. Understanding self-perceived health in the elderly. Eur J Population 11, 123–141 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01264908
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