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PMID: 18001005 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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PURPOSE: To examine the association between self-rated health (SRH) and medicine use for four common complaints: headache, stomach-ache, difficulties in getting to sleep and nervousness, in a nationally representative sample of adolescents. METHODS: The study population comprised of all students in the fifth, seventh and ninth grade (mean ages 11.6, 13.6 and 15.6 years) in a random sample of schools in Denmark 2002, participation rate 90.6%, n = 4.824. The students reported health problems, medicine use, social and psychosocial conditions in an anonymous and standardized questionnaire. The outcome measure was self-reported medicine use during the past month and the determinant was SRH measured by one item. RESULTS: There was an association between poor/fair SRH and medicine use for headache and stomach-ache. The associations remained statistically significant even after adjustment for frequency of the complaint for which the medicine was used: OR (95%CI) for medicine use for headache was 1.54 (1.10-2.14) among boys with poor/fair SRH and 1.50 (1.12-2.03) among girls with poor/fair SRH. A similar association was found between poor SRH and medicine use for stomach-ache for both boys (OR = 3.41 (2.09-5.55)) and girls (OR = 1.90 (1.36-2.67). Further, there was an association between poor/fair SRH and medicine use for difficulties in getting to sleep among girls, OR = 2.66 (1.26-5.63) but not among boys. There was no association between SRH and medicine use for nervousness. CONCLUSION: Poor/fair SRH is associated with medicine use for aches among Danish adolescents. |
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Authors:
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Bjørn E Holstein; Ebba Holme Hansen; Anette Andersen; Pernille Due |
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Pharmacoepidemiology and drug safety Volume: 17 ISSN: 1099-1557 ISO Abbreviation: Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf Publication Date: 2008 Feb |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2008-02-07 Completed Date: 2008-04-10 Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 9208369 Medline TA: Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 186-92 Citation Subset: IM |
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Copyright 2007 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. |
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Institute of Public Health, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark. holstein@socmed.ku.dk |
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Abdominal Pain
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drug therapy*,
psychology Adolescent Anxiety / drug therapy*, psychology Child Denmark Female Headache / drug therapy*, psychology Health Status* Health Surveys Humans Male Questionnaires Sex Factors Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders / drug therapy*, psychology |
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