Subjective health complaints in adolescence: a cross-national comparison of prevalence and dimensionality

Haugland, Siren; Wold, Bente; Stevenson, Jim; Aaroe, Leif Edvard; Woynarowska, Barbara

doi:10.1093/eurpub/11.1.4

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“…Measuring children’s and adolescents’ health this way has been found to be both valid and reliable [46]. No analysis was made of the non-response rate and in this group low-attending pupils with a lower level of health are probably more numerous than those who answered the questionnaire.…”

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Participation and support – associations with Swedish pupils’ positive health

Warne

Snyder

Gådin

2017

International Journal of Circumpolar Health

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From the perspective of salutogenesis, schools have opportunities to create supportive environments for health and well-being, but there is a need for more knowledge about positive health determinants in the school setting. The aim of this study was to analyse adolescents’ self-reported positive health and its association with supportive factors in the school environment. Data was derived from a cross-sectional study in which pupils were aged 12–16 (n=1527). A positive health scale was used to examine the association of positive health with the following determinants: classroom participation; teacher support; peer support; parental support; and personal relative affluence. Data was analysed with multiple logistic regression. The results showed that positive health was associated with classroom participation and support from teachers and parents more commonly among boys than girls. All determinants were significantly associated with pupils’ positive health. The conclusion is that students’ positive health is strongly associated with support from the school. Classroom participation and support are major concerns for the health of pupils, and it is essential to develop these aspects of the school environment.

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Participation and support – associations with Swedish pupils’ positive health

Warne

Snyder

Gådin

2017

International Journal of Circumpolar Health

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“…A logistic model has been fitted, using as dependent variable the dichotomised self-rated perception of health (first model) and the dichotomised sum of reported symptoms (second model). Independent variables were sex (male/female), age group (11,13,15) and an indicator of socio-economic status. 1 All independent variables were introduced in the model as dummy variables in a first step.…”

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“…''; -the presence and frequency of specific symptoms perceived by the child. Symptoms (headache, stomachache, backache, feeling low, irritability and bad temper, difficulties in sleeping, feeling dizzy, feeling nervous) are checked through a previously standardised checklist, on which each child has to report whether he/she suffered from that symptom and how often [15].…”

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Girls growing through adolescence have a higher risk of poor health

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Introduction: Self rated health, in adult population, is strongly associated with mortality and life expectancy. In younger people this association is less evident, but it may anticipate a similar risk in adult life. Our research, based on the HBSC (Health Behaviour in School-Aged Children) International collaboration, contributes to deepen the knowledge in this field by monitoring adolescents' health through a multinational survey involving 29 European countries, plus North America (Canada and USA) and Israel. Methods: Following an established methodology, the HBSC survey has elaborated a questionnaire on health and health behaviour, filled in by a representative national sample of 11-, 13-and 15-year-old boys and girls. The sample is constituted of more than 160,000 subjects interviewed during the 2001/2002 survey. Reported symptoms and self-rated health have been analysed by sex and age and through the different countries. Results: Girls resulted to have a poorer perception of their health, with respect to males, at all ages and in all countries (Overall OR = 1.70, 95% CI: 1.66-1.76). Age increases this risk both for males and females, with an average increase of 32% (95% CI: 29-34%) per year in the age-range 11-15. The situation is similar for reported symptoms, with an overall OR of 1.81 (95% CI: 1.77-1.85) for females of reporting three or more symptoms at least once a week; also this risk increases of 26% (95% CI: 24-27%) per year during the pre-adolescence phase. In both cases it could be shown a significant interaction effect between age and gender: OR = 1.19 (CI: 1.15-1.23) for perceived health and OR = 1.26 (CI: 1.23-1.29) for reported symptoms in females with respect to males. Conclusions: Even if adolescence is described as the healthiest period of life, a consistent minority of young people perceive and report a poor health and a high number of symptoms. Females are constantly in a worse position than males and older age groups are worse than younger ones.

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“…Comorbid depression and anxiety disorders are common. 8,17 • Somatic symptom and related disorders and the ED: Caring for such patients in the ED can be particularly vexing, because few patients will have received a formal diagnosis, and ED clinicians often do not have access to sufficient clinical information to confirm the diagnosis. 12,13 In addition, diagnosing a "psychosomatic" illness may be stigmatizing to patients and families and may result in them feeling unheard, disrespected, and defensive about their symptoms.…”

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confidence: 99%