Bullying, pain and analgesic use in school-age children.

To access publisher's full text version of this article click on the hyperlink below AIM: The aim of this study was to examine whether the self-reported use of analgesics is associated with being a victim of bullying. METHODS: This cross-sectional, school-based survey included all students in g...

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Published in:Acta Paediatrica
Main Authors: Garmy, Pernilla, Hansson, Erika, Vilhjálmsson, Rúnar, Kristjánsdóttir, Gudrún
Other Authors: 1 Faculty of Health Sciences, Kristianstad University, Kristianstad, Sweden. 2 Clinical Health Promotion Centre, Medical Faculty, Lund University, Lund, Sweden. 3 Faculty of Education, Kristianstad University, Kristianstad, Sweden. 4 Faculty of Nursing, University of Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland. 5 Landspitali University Hospital, Reykjavik, Iceland.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:Icelandic
Published: Wiley 2019
Subjects:
Adolescents
Analgesics
Bullying
School-aged children
Börn
Verkjalyf
Einelti
Unglingar
Iceland
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2336/621177
https://doi.org/10.1111/apa.14799
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Summary:To access publisher's full text version of this article click on the hyperlink below AIM: The aim of this study was to examine whether the self-reported use of analgesics is associated with being a victim of bullying. METHODS: This cross-sectional, school-based survey included all students in grades 6 (11 years old), 8 (13 years old) and 10 (15 years old) in Iceland (response rate: 84%; n = 11 018). The students filled out an anonymous standardised questionnaire: the Icelandic Contribution to the International Health Behavior in School-Aged Children (HBSC) Study. RESULTS: Being bullied was associated with increased use of analgesics even after controlling for self-reported pain. CONCLUSION: Bullying occurs in all schools, and its effects on health are pervasive. Interventions aimed at reducing bullying and promoting health in schools are important and may reduce the use of analgesics in adolescents.

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