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Adolescents' health literacy, health protective measures, and health-related quality of life during the Covid-19 pandemic.
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- The Potential Impact of COVID-19 on Health-Related Quality of Life in Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Pooled it
- A systematic review and meta-analysis on the preventive behaviors in response to the COVID-19 pandemic among children and adolescents.BMC public health · 2022Pooled it
- Effect of COVID-19 on Health-Related Quality of Life in Adolescents and Children: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Pooled it
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- An Umbrella Review of Quality of Life Among the General Population During the COVID-19 Pandemic.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Review
- Impact of Digital Phenotypes and Question-Asking on Emotional Disorders in Adolescents: 4-Week Field Study.JMIR human factors · 2025Article
- Exploring the strategies to enhance nurse competence in health education for disease prevention.BMC nursing · 2025Article
- The Reciprocal Relationship Between Parental eHealth Literacy Mediation and Adolescents' eHealth Literacy: Three-Wave Longitudinal Study.Journal of medical Internet research · 2025Article
- Identifying the causes of adolescent malnutrition in Nuwara-Eliya District, Sri Lanka.Scientific reports · 2025Article
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Abstract
purposeFirst, to describe adolescents' health information sources and knowledge, health literacy (HL), health protective measures, and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) during the initial phase of the Covid-19 pandemic in Norway. Second, to investigate the association between HL and the knowledge and behavior relevant for preventing spread of the virus. Third, to explore variables associated with HRQoL in a pandemic environment.
methodsThis cross-sectional study includes survey data from 2,205 Norwegian adolescents 16-19 years of age. The participants reported on their health information sources, HL, handwashing knowledge and behavior, number of social interactions, and HRQoL. Associations between study variables and specified outcomes were explored using multiple linear and logistic regression analyses.
resultsTelevision (TV) and family were indicated to be the main sources for pandemic-related health information. Handwashing, physical distancing, and limiting the number of social contacts were the most frequently reported measures. HL and handwashing knowledge and HL and handwashing behavior were significantly associated. For each unit increase on the HL scale, the participants were 5% more likely to socialize less with friends in comparison to normal. The mean HRQoL was very poor compared to European norms. Being quarantined or isolated and having confirmed or suspected Covid-19 were significantly negatively associated with HRQoL, but seeing less friends than normal was not associated. HL was significantly positively associated with HRQoL, albeit of minor clinical importance.
conclusionAdolescents follow the health authorities' guidelines and appear highly literate. However, high fidelity requires great sacrifice because the required measures seem to collide with certain aspects that are important for the adolescents' HRQoL.
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