| Title | [The association between self-rated health and health care utilization in retired]. |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 2010 |
| Authors | F Pimenta, A, Amaral, CSantos, Torres, HDa Gama, Rezende, N |
| Journal | Acta Med Port |
| Volume | 23 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pagination | 101-6 |
| Date Published | 2010 Jan-Feb |
| ISSN Number | 1646-0758 |
| Keywords | Delivery of Health Care, Health Status, Humans, Self Concept |
| Abstract | OBJECTIVE: This article attests the association between self-rated health and health care utilization in a retired population by a narrative review. METHOD: A systematic review was carried out from 1967 to 2007 to identify studies on self-rated health, in the databases MEDLINE, LILACS e SCIELO. The OVID software was used to Medline research. Contacts with experts were used. The key words retirement, self-rated health, health care utilization and narrative review were used in Portuguese, Spanish and English versions. Al the abstracts were analyzed, but only trials that associated self-rated health in retirement and health care utilization were fully analyzed. RESULTS: Thirty one out of 443 abstracts were selected to be fully analyzed. Current data indicates that health deterioration, poor self-rated health and increased health care utilization are associated with early retirement, due to disability, but not with individuals who worked until retirement by age. CONCLUSION: Retirement is probably associated with increased public expenses and increased health care utilization in retired with a poor self-rated health. |
| URL | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20353712/ |
| User Guide Notes | |
| Endnote Keywords | health Care Utilization/SELF-RATED HEALTH/DISABILITY/DISABILITY/retirement/meta-analysis |
| Endnote ID | 22420 |
| Alternate Journal | Acta Med Port |
| Citation Key | 7451 |
| PubMed ID | 20353712 |
