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Background: Adolescents’ health has become an increasingly important issue and the perception of their health related quality-of-life (HRQoL) are influenced by socio-demographic factors and lifestyle habits.
Objectives: The aim of this study was to analyze the determinants of HRQoL in a Portuguese sample of adolescents.
Methods: A sample of 309 adolescents (66.9% female gender) aged 11 to 19 years old, attending a public school in Sátão, Portugal, was enrolled in this cross-sectional study. A self-administered questionnaire was used to assess social and demographic variables that included the 12-Item Short Form of Medical Outcomes Study (SF12) to assess HRQoL grouped in physical and mental dimensions (lower scores, better quality-of-life). We used the qui-square test to compare proportions and the Kruskal Wallis test to compare continuous variables.
Results: The total scores of HRQoL were associated with depressive symptoms (yes=30.80±2.60 vs. no=33.42±2.97, p<0.01). The total scores of HRQoL were not associated with gender (female=33.58±2.81 vs. 33.39±3.26, p=0.62), neither were the mental dimensions (female=131.35±13.37 vs. 130.42±15.53, p=0.61) and physical dimensions (female=183.89±18.72 vs. 182.59±21.74, p=0.61). Total scores of HRQoL were also not associated with age (11-13yrs= 34.00±3.41; 14-16yrs= 33.59±3.22; 17-20yrs= 33.25±2.60, p=0.27), residence area (rural=33.66±3.01 vs. urban=33.24±2.74, p=0.26); alcohol consumption (yes=33.03±2.68 vs. no=33.76±3.13, p=0.06), coffee consumption (yes=33.15±3.11 vs. no=33.77±2.88, p=0.10); smoking habits (yes=33.01±2.56 vs. no=33.72±3.12, p=0.08); sports practice (yes=33.53±3.17 vs. 33.60±2.60, p=0.84) and insomnia (yes=32.44±2.59 vs. 33.08±2.38, p=0.24).
Conclusions: The impairment of quality-of-life in adolescents was not associated with socio-demographic variables, but highly associated with depressive symptomatology.
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quality of life qualidade de vida adolescents adolescentes risk factors factores de risco Portugal
Citation
Amaral O, Pereira C, Veiga N, Chaves C, Baptista M, Nelas P, Ferreira M, Coelho I. Determinants of quality-of-life among a portuguese sample of adolescents. Eur J Epidemiol. 2013;28(Suppl 1):S204.
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Springer