Health-related quality of life in indigenous Sami schoolchildren in Sweden

Omma, Lotta; Petersen, Solveig

doi:10.1111/apa.12786

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“…Sami men are feeling healthier than women. Regarding youth samples, there are different results between different studies [12][13][14][15][16]20]. Mortality and life expectancy were similar between Sami and non-Sami population, with only minor differences.…”

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“…On the SF-36 questionnaire used to assess the health-related quality of life, both men and women scored higher on physical function than the reference population, but lower on the included general health scales [19]. Among Sami schoolchildren in Sweden, the health-related quality of life was lower than for Swedish schoolchildren in general [20].…”

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Somatic health in the Indigenous Sami population - a systematic review

Mienna

Axelsson

2019

International Journal of Circumpolar Health

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The objective of this systematic review was to survey the current scientific knowledge regarding the state of somatic health among the Indigenous Sami people in Norway, Finland, Sweden and the Kola Peninsula in Russia; and assess the quality of the identified studies. A systematic search in the databases Pubmed, EBSCOhost (AMED, Medline, Cinahl) and Svemed was conducted from January 2000, through December 2017. This systematic search identified 399 articles. After screening abstracts, 93 articles were reviewed in full text, 32 of which met the inclusion criteria. The scientific quality of the evidence was rated according to the Newcastle-Ottawa scale. Based on the studies with moderate to high scientific quality, there is evidence for stating that the majority of the Sami included in this review experience good health. Mortality and life expectancy are similar, with only minor differences, to those of a non-Sami population. The cancer risk rate among Sami was lower than that of the general population of Norway, Sweden and Finland. Self-reported myocardial infarction prevalence was similar between Sami and non-Sami, but Angina pectoris was more prevalent among Sami. In Sweden, cardiovascular disease rates were similar between Sami and non-Sami. Musculoskeletal pain symptoms are common among the Sami population, as are obesity and overweight. To conclude, there are knowledge gaps in regard to the somatic health situation of the Indigenous Sami in the circumpolar area, especially in Russia, Finland and Sweden; as current knowledge is mainly based on publications from the SAMINOR study in Norway. No study obtained the highest quality score, suggesting a need to implement longitudinal prospective studies.

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Somatic health in the Indigenous Sami population - a systematic review

Mienna

Axelsson

2019

International Journal of Circumpolar Health

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“…Previous research has found that Sami (the indigenous people of Sweden) children experience lower HRQOL in some domains compared with Swedish children in general. 6 In relation to HRQOL as it pertains to weight, and the impact of ethnicity, it is acknowledged that information about the relationship between HRQOL and weight may not have transferability from one cultural context to another, given differing perceptions of body image cross-culturally. 7 8 …”

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Assessment of health-related quality of life and psychological well-being of children and adolescents with obesity enrolled in a New Zealand community-based intervention programme: an observational study

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ObjectiveTo describe health-related quality of life (HRQOL) and psychological well-being of children and adolescents at enrolment in a multidisciplinary community-based obesity programme and to determine association with ethnicity. This programme targeted indigenous people and those from most deprived households. Further, this cohort was compared with other populations/normative data.MethodsThis study examines baseline demographic data of an unblinded randomised controlled clinical trial. Participants (recruited from January 2012-August 2014) resided in Taranaki, New Zealand, and for this study we only included those with a body mass index (BMI) ≥98th percentile (obese). HRQOL and psychological well-being were assessed using the Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory (PedsQL V.4.0TM) (parent and child reports), and Achenbach’s Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL)/Youth Self Report (YSR).ResultsAssessments were undertaken for 233 participants (45% Māori, 45% New Zealand European, 10% other ethnicities, 52% female, 30% from the most deprived household quintile), mean age 10.6 years. The mean BMI SD score (SDS) was 3.12 (range 2.01–5.34). Total PedsQL generic scaled score (parent) was lower (mean=63.4, SD 14.0) than an age-matched group of Australian children without obesity from the Health of Young Victorians study (mean=83.1, SD 12.5). In multivariable models, child and parental generic scaled scores decreased in older children (β=−0.70 and p=0.031, β=−0.64 and p=0.047, respectively). Behavioural difficulties (CBCL/YSR total score) were reported in 43.5% of participants, with the rate of emotional/behavioural difficulties six times higher than reported norms (p<0.001).ConclusionsIn this cohort, children and adolescents with obesity had a low HRQOL, and a concerning level of psychological difficulties, irrespective of ethnicity. Obesity itself rather than ethnicity or deprivation appeared to contribute to lower HRQOL scores. This study highlights the importance of psychologist involvement in obesity intervention programmes.Trial registration numberAustralian NZ Clinical Trials Registry ANZCTR 12611000862943; Pre-results.

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“…The article by Omma and Petersen in this issue of the Journal makes an important contribution to our knowledge of the social determinants of health for Sami youth in Sweden and also has implications for understanding other indigenous populations . The authors studied correlates of health‐related quality of life (HRQoL) among 121 Sami adolescents from 12 to 18 years of age in Sweden.…”

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