The relations between symptoms, somatic and psychiatric conditions, life satisfaction and perceived health. A primary care based study

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Al-Windi A. ^{[1
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[1] Family Medicine Stockholm, Karolinska Institute, SE-141 83 Huddinge

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Health and Quality of Life Outcomes | / 3卷 / 1期

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Country of birth; Depression; Health care practice; Perceived health; Primary Care Evaluation of Mental Disorders (PRIME-MD); Questionnaire;

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10.1186/1477-7525-3-28

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Background: In spite of the fact that self-rated health is such an important factor, little is known about the aetiological background to poor perceived health and also less is known about the impact of life satisfaction on health in a primary care practice population. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of socio-demographic characteristics, lifestyle factors, symptoms, somatic and psychiatric conditions as well as health status measures and life satisfaction on perceived health in a multi-ethnic Swedish health practice population. Methods: Four-hundred and seventy adult patients, who visited the Jordbro Health Care Centre District (JHC), Haninge Municipality, participated in this study. A general questionnaire with questions about socio-demographic characteristics, lifestyle, health status and chronic disease were used. In addition to that, the Primary Care Evaluation of Mental Disorders (PRIME-MD) was used. Furthermore, physical examinations were conducted. Unconditional logistic regression in successive models was used, adjusted for socio-demographic variables and other confounders. Results: Life satisfaction is the strongest predictor of poor perceived health in addition to country of birth, number of symptoms and depression. Being born in Sweden or other Nordic countries were related to lower OR as compared to those born outside Europe. The OR for non-depressed vs. depressed was 0.29 (0.17-0.48) and for non-symptomatic vs. symptomatic (1-3 symptoms) 0.25 (0.46-0.48). The OR and 95% Cl for low satisfaction with life was 15.40 (5.28-44.97) in comparison to those who are satisfied with life. Conclusion: Country of birth, depression, number of symptoms and life satisfaction are factors related significantly and independently to perceived health. Life satisfaction is the strongest predictor of perceived poor health. © 2005 Al-Windi; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.

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