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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Quality of life in anxious adolescents
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health, Volume 11, No. 1, Article 33, Year 2017
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Purpose: To examine associations between health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and anxiety symptoms across anxiety domains (obsessions/compulsions, social anxiety, panic disorder, agoraphobia, separation anxiety, physical injury fears, generalised anxiety, and posttraumatic stress) in a general adolescent population. Expanded knowledge about these associations can provide valuable information for improving interventions and prevention strategies for adolescent anxiety. Methods: Cross-sectional data about anxiety were collected via a school survey from a community sample of Norwegian adolescents aged 12-17 (N = 1719). Based on scores from the Spence Children's Anxiety Scale (SCAS), each adolescent was categorized as reporting a low, medium, or high level of anxiety. Each adolescent's HRQoL was then measured using the Questionnaire for Measuring Health-Related Quality of Life in Children and Adolescents Revised Version (KINDL-R). Hierarchical regression analyses were performed to determine any relationship between anxiety symptoms and HRQoL. Results: Across domains of anxiety, anxiety symptoms were inversely associated with overall HRQoL. All HRQoL-dimensions were inversely associated with overall level of anxiety symptoms. In adolescents with medium and high anxiety symptoms, poor HRQoL was documented in all HRQoL dimensions with the exception of the family dimension. Conclusions: The strong association between elevated levels of anxiety symptoms and poor HRQoL demonstrate the importance of improved mental health interventions and prevention initiatives targeting anxious adolescents. © 2017 The Author(s).
Authors & Co-Authors
Pallesen, Ståle
Norway, Bergen
Universitetet I Bergen
Wergeland, Gro Janne H.
Norway, Bergen
Universitetet I Bergen
Norway, Bergen
Haukeland Universitetssjukehus
Hoffart, Asle
Norway, Modum
Modum Bad
Haugland, Bente Storm Mowatt
Norway, Bergen
Universitetet I Bergen
Statistics
Citations: 41
Authors: 4
Affiliations: 7
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1186/s13034-017-0173-4
ISSN:
17532000
Research Areas
Disability
Maternal And Child Health
Mental Health
Violence And Injury
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Study Approach
Quantitative