TY - JOUR AU - Nielsen, Anni Brit Sternhagen AU - Siersma, Volkert AU - Waldemar, Gunhild AU - Waldorff, Frans Boch PY - 2016 DA - 2016/04/19 TI - Poor self-rated health did not increase risk of permanent nursing placement or mortality in people with mild Alzheimer’s disease JO - BMC Geriatrics SP - 87 VL - 16 IS - 1 AB - Self-rated health (SRH) has in many population-based studies predicted adverse health outcomes, e.g. morbidity, permanent nursing home (NH) placement, and mortality. However, the predictive value of SRH to NH placement and mortality among elderly people is not consistent. This may be due to cognitive impairment. Since the SRH item is widely used, it is important to know whether SRH has different predictive value among people with cognitive impairments. We aimed to examine SRH and the risk of permanent NH placement and mortality among people with mild Alzheimer’s disease (AD). SN - 1471-2318 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-016-0262-x DO - 10.1186/s12877-016-0262-x ID - Nielsen2016 ER -