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

• Main Authors: Meire Cachioni (Author), Gabriela Cabett Cipolli (Author), Flávia Silva Arbex Borim (Author), Samila Sathler Tavares Batistoni (Author), Mônica Sanches Yassuda (Author), Anita Liberalesso Neri (Author), Constança Paúl (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2021-03-01T00:00:00Z.
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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...