Trends in excellent self-rated health among adolescents: A comparative Nordic study
Background: Excellent self-rated health (SRH) can be seen as an important component of positive health among adolescents. The aim of this paper is to examine time trends of excellent health among adolescents in five Nordic countries (Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden) between 2002 and 201...
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ftunivbergen:oai:bora.uib.no:1956/21784 2023-05-15T16:50:47+02:00 Trends in excellent self-rated health among adolescents: A comparative Nordic study Potrebny, Thomas Torsheim, Torbjørn Due, Pernille Välimaa, Raili Suominen, Sakari Eriksson, Charli 2020-01-31T13:49:10Z application/pdf https://hdl.handle.net/1956/21784 https://doi.org/10.18261/issn.2464-4161-2019-02-04 eng eng Universitetsforlaget https://www.idunn.no/nordisk_valfardsforskning/2019/02/trends_in_excellent_self-rated_health_among_adolescents_a_ urn:issn:2464-4161 https://hdl.handle.net/1956/21784 https://doi.org/10.18261/issn.2464-4161-2019-02-04 cristin:1751224 Attribution CC BY-NC http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ Copyright 2019 The Author(s) Nordisk välfärdsforskning | Nordic Welfare Research self-rated health recession trends Nordic countries adolescents Peer reviewed Journal article 2020 ftunivbergen https://doi.org/10.18261/issn.2464-4161-2019-02-04 2023-03-14T17:40:11Z Background: Excellent self-rated health (SRH) can be seen as an important component of positive health among adolescents. The aim of this paper is to examine time trends of excellent health among adolescents in five Nordic countries (Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden) between 2002 and 2014, including differences between countries, gender and age. Methods: Nordic data from the Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) survey (including 11-, 13- and 15-year-olds) from 2002 (n = 19,009), 2006 (n = 29,656), 2010 (n = 33,232) and 2014 (n = 31,540) were analysed by design-adjusted binomial logistic regression models. Results: The trend analysis of excellent SRH for Nordic adolescents indicates a small improvement between 2002 and 2006 but a stable trend in the following periods up until 2014. The time trends do, however, depend on the specific country. In general, a smaller proportion of girls compared to boys were found to rate their health as excellent. Over time, however, the proportion of boys rating their health as excellent decreased, while girls’ ratings improved. Conclusions: From a public health perspective, indications of a changing trend in adolescent health coinciding with the 2007–2008 global recession warrant further attention from researchers and policy-makers and should be closely monitored in the future. publishedVersion Article in Journal/Newspaper Iceland University of Bergen: Bergen Open Research Archive (BORA-UiB) Norway Nordisk välfärdsforskning | Nordic Welfare Research 4 02 67 76 |
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Background: Excellent self-rated health (SRH) can be seen as an important component of positive health among adolescents. The aim of this paper is to examine time trends of excellent health among adolescents in five Nordic countries (Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden) between 2002 and 2014, including differences between countries, gender and age. Methods: Nordic data from the Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) survey (including 11-, 13- and 15-year-olds) from 2002 (n = 19,009), 2006 (n = 29,656), 2010 (n = 33,232) and 2014 (n = 31,540) were analysed by design-adjusted binomial logistic regression models. Results: The trend analysis of excellent SRH for Nordic adolescents indicates a small improvement between 2002 and 2006 but a stable trend in the following periods up until 2014. The time trends do, however, depend on the specific country. In general, a smaller proportion of girls compared to boys were found to rate their health as excellent. Over time, however, the proportion of boys rating their health as excellent decreased, while girls’ ratings improved. Conclusions: From a public health perspective, indications of a changing trend in adolescent health coinciding with the 2007–2008 global recession warrant further attention from researchers and policy-makers and should be closely monitored in the future. publishedVersion |
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Trends in excellent self-rated health among adolescents: A comparative Nordic study |
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Trends in excellent self-rated health among adolescents: A comparative Nordic study |
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