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Table 2 Mental and social factors associated with worse self-rated health in institutionalized older persons.

From: Factors associated with self-rated health in older people living in institutions

Factor

Subjects

OR* (95% CI)

Cognitive status

484

 

   Normal

 

1

   Impaired

 

1.01 (0.60 – 1.72)

Depressive symptoms

588

 

   Normal

 

1

   Mild

 

4.04 (2.50 – 6.60)

   Moderate/severe

 

10.45 (5.84 – 18.68)

Vision

556

 

   Good/mild

 

1

   Moderate/severe

 

2.05 (1.36 – 3.08)

Audition

542

 

   Good/mild

 

1

   Moderate/severe

 

1.21 (0.74 – 1.98)

Internal contacts

619

 

   Frequent/normal

 

1

   Rare/nothing

 

1.42 (1.03 – 1.97)

External contacts

617

 

   Daily/weekly/monthly

 

1

   Lower than monthly/nothing

 

1.08 (0.82 – 1.42)

Relatives in facility

622

 

   Yes

 

1

   No

 

0.73 (0.48 – 1.12)

  1. * Odds ratio (95% confidence interval) of worse health perception for each category compared to the corresponding reference group (normal cognition, no depressive symptoms, good/mild vision and audition, and present of internal, external contacts, and relatives in facility), adjusted for sex, age, education, type of facility, number of chronic conditions, and functional dependency.
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