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September 5, 2025BMJ OpenOpen Access

Self-rated health as a predictor of mortality and healthcare use in older adults at high risk of hospitalisation: a prospective cohort study in Sweden

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KHKelly HansenJLJohan LythASAnna Segernäs

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Overview

Prospective cohort study examines self-rated health and Charlson Comorbidity Index impacts on mortality and healthcare use in older adults.

Key Points

  • Self-rated health significantly correlates with mortality in seniors, showing 26.5% overall mortality rate.
  • Excellent/Very good self-rated health group had a mortality rate adjusted hazard ratio of 0.2, indicating much lower risk.
  • Prospective cohort study assessed health outcomes using self-rated health and the Charlson Comorbidity Index, providing comparative insights.
  • Findings suggest that objective health measures may guide healthcare planning better than self-rated health assessments.

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Hansen et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68bb4d206d6d5674bcd00ceahttps://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2024-091787
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