Self-rated health in rural Appalachia: health perceptions are incongruent with health status and health behaviors |
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| Authors: | Brian N Griffith Gretchen D Lovett Donald N Pyle Wayne C Miller |
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| Affiliation: | (1) Department of Biomedical Sciences, West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine, 400 North Lee Street, Lewisburg, WV 24901, USA;(2) Department of Clinical Sciences, West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine, 400 North Lee Street, Lewisburg, WV 24901, USA |
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| Abstract: | Background Appalachia is characterized by poor health behaviors, poor health status, and health disparities. Recent interventions have not demonstrated much success in improving health status or reducing health disparities in the Appalachian region. Since one's perception of personal health precedes his or her health behaviors, the purpose of this project was to evaluate the self-rated health of Appalachian adults in relation to objective health status and current health behaviors. |
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