Mismatches in Health: A Global Analysis of Discrepancies Between Self-Reported and Tested Mobility and Cognition

Di Lego, Vanessa; Spitzer, Sonja; Lazarevič, Patrick

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dc.contributor.author	Di Lego, Vanessa	de
dc.contributor.author	Spitzer, Sonja	de
dc.contributor.author	Lazarevič, Patrick	de
dc.date.accessioned	2024-08-08T08:52:15Z
dc.date.available	2024-08-08T08:52:15Z
dc.date.issued	2024	de
dc.identifier.issn	1869-8999	de
dc.identifier.uri	https://www.ssoar.info/ssoar/handle/document/95807
dc.description.abstract	The health of individuals is frequently assessed based on self-reported information derived from surveys. However, self-reports are often inconsistent with their tested equivalents, indicating measurement issues. While discrepancies between self-reported and tested health indicators have been investigated for high-income countries in Europe, little comparative research has been conducted involving other low-income regions. This paper analyses discrepancies between self-reported and tested health limitations across 25 countries from six world regions with different income-levels, cultural backgrounds, institutional settings, and epidemiological trajectories. Using harmonised data from the Gateway to Global Aging, we match self-reported mobility and cognition with their tested equivalent to assess discrepancies at the individual level. Our results suggest that the consistency between these measures is strongly correlated with the Human Development Index, with lower scores of development showing higher discrepancies. Examining patterns by age reveals that self-reports do not accurately reflect the deterioration of health associated with aging - tested health exhibits a pronounced age gradient, whereas self-reported health varies little over the life course, particularly self-reported memory. We find no persistent gender differences in consistency. These discrepancies cast doubt on the reliability of mobility and cognitive self-reports, especially when comparing health across nations with differing development levels. - Online appendix: https://www.comparativepopulationstudies.de/index.php/CPoS/article/view/656/411	de
dc.language	en	de
dc.relation	info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/EC/H2020/725187	de
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess	de
dc.subject.ddc	Sozialwissenschaften, Soziologie	de
dc.subject.ddc	Social sciences, sociology, anthropology	en
dc.subject.other	Global health; Mobility; Objective health; Self-reported health	de
dc.title	Mismatches in Health: A Global Analysis of Discrepancies Between Self-Reported and Tested Mobility and Cognition	de
dc.type	info:eu-repo/semantics/article	de
dc.description.review	begutachtet (peer reviewed)	de
dc.description.review	peer reviewed	en
dc.identifier.url	http://www.comparativepopulationstudies.de/index.php/CPoS/article/view/656/410	de
dc.identifier.url	http://www.comparativepopulationstudies.de/index.php/CPoS/article/view/656/411	de
dc.source.journal	Comparative Population Studies - Zeitschrift für Bevölkerungswissenschaft
dc.source.volume	49	de
dc.publisher.country	DEU	de
dc.subject.classoz	Erhebungstechniken und Analysetechniken der Sozialwissenschaften	de
dc.subject.classoz	Methods and Techniques of Data Collection and Data Analysis, Statistical Methods, Computer Methods	en
dc.subject.classoz	Bevölkerung	de
dc.subject.classoz	Population Studies, Sociology of Population	en
dc.subject.thesoz	Gesundheitszustand	de
dc.subject.thesoz	health status	en
dc.subject.thesoz	Selbsteinschätzung	de
dc.subject.thesoz	self-assessment	en
dc.subject.thesoz	Kognition	de
dc.subject.thesoz	cognition	en
dc.subject.thesoz	internationaler Vergleich	de
dc.subject.thesoz	international comparison	en
dc.subject.thesoz	demographische Faktoren	de
dc.subject.thesoz	demographic factors	en
dc.subject.thesoz	geschlechtsspezifische Faktoren	de
dc.subject.thesoz	gender-specific factors	en
dc.subject.thesoz	sozioökonomische Faktoren	de
dc.subject.thesoz	socioeconomic factors	en
dc.subject.thesoz	soziokulturelle Faktoren	de
dc.subject.thesoz	sociocultural factors	en
dc.identifier.urn	urn:nbn:de:bib-cpos-2024-08en3	de
dc.rights.licence	Creative Commons - Namensnennung, Weitergabe unter gleichen Bedingungen 4.0	de
dc.rights.licence	Creative Commons - Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0	en
internal.status	formal und inhaltlich fertig erschlossen	de
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dc.type.stock	article	de
dc.type.document	Zeitschriftenartikel	de
dc.type.document	journal article	en
dc.source.pageinfo	181-214	de
internal.identifier.classoz	10105
internal.identifier.classoz	10303
internal.identifier.journal	60
internal.identifier.document	32
internal.identifier.ddc	300
dc.source.issuetopic	Levels and Trends of Health Expectancy: Understanding its Measurement and Estimation Sensitivity	de
dc.identifier.doi	https://doi.org/10.12765/CPoS-2024-08	de
dc.description.pubstatus	Veröffentlichungsversion	de
dc.description.pubstatus	Published Version	en
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Population Studies, Sociology of Population

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