HBSC Briefing Paper 23: Subjective Health and Medicine Use Among Scottish Adolescents

Cosma, A., Rhodes, G., Currie, C., Inchley, J. , Currie, D., Hunter, K., Neville, F. and Whitehead, R. (2016) HBSC Briefing Paper 23: Subjective Health and Medicine Use Among Scottish Adolescents. Other. Child and Adolescent Health Research Unit (CAHRU), St Andrews, UK.

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Abstract

Self-rated health is a subjective measure of overall health and an important indicator of well-being. Poor health can have considerable impact on an individual’s functioning and place pressure on healthcare systems. Health in adolescence can also have effects that extend into adulthood. Medicine use behaviours developed in adolescence have been shown to continue into adulthood. Moreover, medicine over-use can have both immediate and long-term consequences; with implications for the individual, their family and friends, as well as health services. This Briefing Paper presents findings from the 2014 Scottish Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) survey on subjective indicators of health, including perceived general health, health complaints and medicine use, as well as their trends over time.

Item Type:Research Reports or Papers (Other)
Status:Published
Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID:Inchley, Dr Joanna
Authors: Cosma, A., Rhodes, G., Currie, C., Inchley, J., Currie, D., Hunter, K., Neville, F., and Whitehead, R.
College/School:College of Medical Veterinary and Life Sciences > School of Health & Wellbeing > MRC/CSO SPHSU
Publisher:Child and Adolescent Health Research Unit (CAHRU)

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