dc.contributor.author | Riiser, Kirsti | |
dc.contributor.author | Helseth, Sølvi | |
dc.contributor.author | Haraldstad, Kristin | |
dc.contributor.author | Torbjørnsen, Astrid | |
dc.contributor.author | Richardsen, Kåre Rønn | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2020-09-11T11:15:28Z | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2021-01-21T08:02:08Z | |
dc.date.available | 2020-09-11T11:15:28Z | |
dc.date.available | 2021-01-21T08:02:08Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2020-08-28 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Riiser K, Helseth S, Haraldstad K, Torbjørnsen AT, Richardsen KR. Adolescents’ health literacy, health protective measures, and health-related quality of life during the Covid-19 pandemic. PLOS ONE. 2020;15(8) | en |
dc.identifier.issn | 1932-6203 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10642/9370 | |
dc.description.abstract | Purpose: First, 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.
Methods: This 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.
Results: Television (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. | en |
dc.language.iso | en | en |
dc.relation.ispartofseries | Public Library of Science;15 (8): e0238161 | |
dc.rights | Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) License | en |
dc.rights.uri | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ | |
dc.subject | Adolescents | en |
dc.subject | Health education | en |
dc.subject | Pandemics | en |
dc.subject | Social distancing | en |
dc.subject | Health aspects | en |
dc.subject | COVID-19 pandemic | en |
dc.title | Adolescents’ health literacy, health protective measures, and health-related quality of life during the Covid-19 pandemic | en |
dc.type | Journal article | |
dc.type | Peer reviewed | en |
dc.date.updated | 2020-09-11T11:15:27Z | |
dc.description.version | publishedVersion | en |
dc.identifier.doi | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0238161 | |
dc.identifier.cristin | 1829118 | |
dc.source.journal | PLOS ONE | |