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dc.contributor.authorBrandão, Maria Piedadeen_UK
dc.contributor.authorMartins, Lauraen_UK
dc.contributor.authorSzewczyczak, Marlenaen_UK
dc.contributor.authorTalarska, Dorotaen_UK
dc.contributor.authorPhilp, Ianen_UK
dc.contributor.authorCardoso, Margarida Fonsecaen_UK
dc.date.accessioned2018-12-05T01:01:11Z-
dc.date.available2018-12-05T01:01:11Z-
dc.date.issued2018-08-31en_UK
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1893/28332-
dc.description.abstractIntroduction: According to the OECD, Portugal and Poland rank below average in several well-being measures such as income and wealth, and health status. Investigating how people perceive the threats to health in these two countries, is an important issue to address priority needs. To meet this need, the objective of this paper was to compare the perceptions of the threats to the health and well-being among the Polish and Portuguese older persons and explore differences between the countries in respect of patterns of self-rated health. Material and Methods: A Cross-sectional study with two convenience samples from primary health care services of Poland and Portugal was conducted; 480 adults aged 65 and over (247 Portuguese) were included. The EASYCare standard assessment of 2010 was applied under a joint project of both countries. The association between ‘self-rated unhealthy’ and socio-demographic and threats to health variables was examined using logistic regression. Results: In both countries about two thirds of the older persons self-rated their health as unhealthy. Having more than enough finances was associated with a significant lower odds of being unhealthy compared with those without enough finances at the end of the month (Portugal: OR = 0.25, 95% CI 0.10 to 0.63; Poland: OR = 0.33, 95% CI 0.12 to 0.88). Visual problems, bodily pain, memory loss, feeling bored or lonely and reporting shortness of breath during normal activities was consistently associated with fair or poor self-rated health. Discussion: These findings provide important information regarding the health profile of older people which can help in the development of people-centred health systems where their lives and well-being can be improved. Conclusion: The unhealthy perception of older people was consistently associated with indicators of major health threats.en_UK
dc.language.isoenen_UK
dc.publisherOrdem dos Médicosen_UK
dc.relationBrandão MP, Martins L, Szewczyczak M, Talarska D, Philp I & Cardoso MF (2018) Threats to Health and Well-being Perceived by Older people in Poland and Portugal. Acta Médica Portuguesa, 31 (7-8), pp. 409-415. https://doi.org/10.20344/amp.9613en_UK
dc.rightsPublished under the Creative Commons Attribution License-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/)en_UK
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/en_UK
dc.subjectAgeden_UK
dc.subjectAgingen_UK
dc.subjectHealth Statusen_UK
dc.subjectPolanden_UK
dc.subjectPortugalen_UK
dc.titleThreats to Health and Well-being Perceived by Older people in Poland and Portugalen_UK
dc.typeJournal Articleen_UK
dc.identifier.doi10.20344/amp.9613en_UK
dc.citation.jtitleActa Médica Portuguesaen_UK
dc.citation.issn1646-0758en_UK
dc.citation.volume31en_UK
dc.citation.issue7-8en_UK
dc.citation.spage409en_UK
dc.citation.epage415en_UK
dc.citation.publicationstatusPublisheden_UK
dc.citation.peerreviewedRefereeden_UK
dc.type.statusVoR - Version of Recorden_UK
dc.contributor.funderEuropean Regional Development Funden_UK
dc.citation.date31/08/2018en_UK
dc.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Aveiroen_UK
dc.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Aveiroen_UK
dc.contributor.affiliationPoznan University of Medical Sciencesen_UK
dc.contributor.affiliationPoznan University of Medical Sciencesen_UK
dc.contributor.affiliationFaculty of Social Sciencesen_UK
dc.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Portoen_UK
dc.identifier.wtid1064663en_UK
dc.contributor.orcid0000-0002-3972-6496en_UK
dc.date.accepted2018-07-06en_UK
dcterms.dateAccepted2018-07-06en_UK
dc.date.filedepositdate2018-12-04en_UK
rioxxterms.apcnot chargeden_UK
rioxxterms.typeJournal Article/Reviewen_UK
rioxxterms.versionVoRen_UK
local.rioxx.authorBrandão, Maria Piedade|en_UK
local.rioxx.authorMartins, Laura|en_UK
local.rioxx.authorSzewczyczak, Marlena|en_UK
local.rioxx.authorTalarska, Dorota|en_UK
local.rioxx.authorPhilp, Ian|0000-0002-3972-6496en_UK
local.rioxx.authorCardoso, Margarida Fonseca|en_UK
local.rioxx.projectProject ID unknown|European Regional Development Fund|http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100008530en_UK
local.rioxx.freetoreaddate2018-12-04en_UK
local.rioxx.licencehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/|2018-12-04|en_UK
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