Factors Associated With Positive Self-Rated Health: Comparing Older Adults in Brazil and in Portugal

Introduction: Self-rated health is a multidimensional health indicator and a predictor of adverse events in old age. Answers to this assessment are influenced by social, cultural and personality factors.Aim: Exploring common and distinctive characteristics of Brazilian and Portuguese older adults ag...

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Main Authors: Meire Cachioni, Gabriela Cabett Cipolli, Flávia Silva Arbex Borim, Samila Sathler Tavares Batistoni, Mônica Sanches Yassuda, Anita Liberalesso Neri, Constança Paúl
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Public Health
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2021.650294/full