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This work was supported by the Institute of Health Carlos III, Ministry of Science and Innovation [grant number PI19CIII/00021, FI17CIII/000 03] .

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Ayuso-Alvarez, AAuthorLopez-Cuadrado, TAuthorGalan, ICorresponding Author
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Predictive value of the Global Activity Limitation Indicator (GALI) on all-cause mortality

Publicated to:PUBLIC HEALTH. 230 6-11 - 2024-03-08 230(), DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2024.02.006

Authors: Ayuso-Alvarez, A; Ortiz, C; Fontan, J; Rodriguez-Blazquez, C; Damian, J; Lopez-Cuadrado, T; Galan, I

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Consortium Biomed Res Neurodegenerat Dis CIBERNED, Madrid, Spain - Author
Inst Hlth Carlos III, Natl Ctr Epidemiol, Madrid, Spain - Author
Inst Hlth Carlos III, Natl Ctr Epidemiol, Monforte Lemos 5, Madrid 28029, Spain - Author
Univ Autonoma Madrid, Sch Econ, Dept Sociol, Madrid, Spain - Author
Univ Autonoma Madrid, Sch Med, Dept Prevent Med & Publ Hlth, Madrid, Spain - Author
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Abstract

Objectives: The Global Activity Limitation Indicator (GALI) is an instrument that measures long-term overall disability. The objective of this study was to evaluate GALI's predictive value on mortality while examining variations according to sex, age, and educational level. Study design: Longitudinal study. Methods: This longitudinal study was based on 42,991 individuals aged >= 15 years who participated in the 2011-2012 National Health Survey and the 2014 European Health Survey in Spain. These records were linked to mortality data up to December 2021. GALI assessed self-reported functional limitation in the past 6 months and classified individuals into three categories: severely limited, limited but not severely, and not limited. Incidence rate ratios (IRR) were calculated using Poisson regression models, adjusting for sociodemographic, lifestyle, and health status variables. Results: Compared to individuals with no limitations, those with non-severe limitations had an IRR for mortality of 1.27 (95% CI: 1.16-1.38), and 2.04 (95% CI: 1.81-2.31) in those with severe limitations. Women with severe limitations exhibited a higher IRR (2.32; 95% CI: 1.98-2.71) compared to men (1.73; 95% CI: 1.45-2.08) (P for interaction = 0.005). Individuals = 65 (1.49; 95% CI: 1.32-1.69) (P for interaction

Keywords
AdultAll cause mortalityArticleControlled studyDisabilitDisabilityDisabled personDisabled personsEducationFemaleFollow upGaliGenderGlobal activity limitation indicatorHealth statusHealth status indicatorHealth status indicatorsHealth surveyHealth surveysHumanHumansIncidenceIncidence rate ratioLifestyleLongitudinal studiesLongitudinal studyMaleMortalitMortalityPoisson regressionPopulation researchPredictionPredictive valueSelf reportSelf-rated healthSociodemographicsSpain

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Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal PUBLIC HEALTH due to its progression and the good impact it has achieved in recent years, according to the agency WoS (JCR), it has become a reference in its field. In the year of publication of the work, 2024 there are still no calculated indicators, but in 2023, it was in position 61/408, thus managing to position itself as a Q1 (Primer Cuartil), in the category Public, Environmental & Occupational Health.

Impact and social visibility

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2025-04-29:

  • The use, from an academic perspective evidenced by the Altmetric agency indicator referring to aggregations made by the personal bibliographic manager Mendeley, gives us a total of: 14.
  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 14 (PlumX).

With a more dissemination-oriented intent and targeting more general audiences, we can observe other more global scores such as:

  • The Total Score from Altmetric: 0.5.
  • The number of mentions on the social network X (formerly Twitter): 1 (Altmetric).
Leadership analysis of institutional authors

There is a significant leadership presence as some of the institution’s authors appear as the first or last signer, detailed as follows: First Author (AYUSO ALVAREZ, ANA) and Last Author (GALAN LABACA, IGNACIO).

the author responsible for correspondence tasks has been GALAN LABACA, IGNACIO.