A1 Journal article (refereed)
Trends in excellent self-rated health among adolescents : A comparative Nordic study (2019)
Potrebny, T., Torsheim, T., Due, P., Välimaa, R., Suominen, S., & Eriksson, C. (2019). Trends in excellent self-rated health among adolescents : A comparative Nordic study. Nordisk välfärdsforskning, 4(2), 67-76. https://doi.org/10.18261/issn.2464-4161-2019-02-04
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Publication details
All authors or editors: Potrebny, Thomas; Torsheim, Torbjørn; Due, Pernille; Välimaa, Raili; Suominen, Sakari; Eriksson, Charli
Journal or series: Nordisk välfärdsforskning
eISSN: 2464-4161
Publication year: 2019
Volume: 4
Issue number: 2
Pages range: 67-76
Publisher: Universitetsforlaget
Publication country: Norway
Publication language: English
DOI: https://doi.org/10.18261/issn.2464-4161-2019-02-04
Publication open access: Openly available
Publication channel open access: Open Access channel
Publication is parallel published (JYX): https://jyx.jyu.fi/handle/123456789/67724
Abstract
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.
Keywords: young people; health; self-rated health; self-evaluation; trends; depression (economic events); international comparison
Free keywords: self-rated health; recession; trends; Nordic countries; adolescents
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VIRTA submission year: 2019
JUFO rating: 1
