Measuring older peoples socioeconomic position: a scoping review of studies of self-rated health, health service and social care use

Conclusion Poor choice of measures of socioeconomic position risk underestimating the size of health inequalities in older populations. Choice of measures should be shaped by considerations of theory, context and response categories that detect subtle, yet important, inequalities. Further evidence is required to ascertain the validity of some measures identified in this review.
Source: Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health - Category: Epidemiology Authors: Tags: Open access, Editor's choice Original research Source Type: research