TY - JOUR
AU - Mesquita, Kirley Kethellen Batista
AU - da Costa Pinheiro, Patricia Neyva
AU - Lima, Francisca Elisangela Teixeira
AU - Rodriguez, Andrea
AU - Campos, Regina Kelly Guimarães Gomes
AU - da Silva dos Santos, Miguel Henrique
AU - Almeida, Paulo Cesar
AU - Barbosa Filho, Valter Cordeiro
PY - 2024
DA - December
TI - Social determinants of health and impact on Quality of Life in adolescents during the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil (2020–2022)
JO - Discover Public Health
VL - 21
DO - https://doi.org/10.1186/s12982-024-00344-1
AB - Background The COVID-19 pandemic has underscored the impact of Social Determinants of Health (SDH) on adolescents' Quality of Life (QoL), especially in vulnerable communities. While most research has focused on adults or general clinical conditions, this study addresses the gap in adolescent-specific COVID-19 impacts, emphasizing SDH’s role in Brazilian youth’s health outcomes. Methodology This cross-sectional study analyzed 235 adolescents from 89 cities in a northeastern state of Brazil, registered in the Unified Health System's notification system, with data collected nationally in 2022 and referring to the years 2020, 2021 and 2022. Statistical tests, including the Levene test for variance equality, Student's t-test, and ANOVA with a 95% confidence interval, were used, supplemented by the Games-Howell multiple comparison test. The study found lower scores in vitality and mental health domains. Males showed higher scores across all domains (p &lt; 0.001). Results Adolescents aged 10 to 14 scored higher in the vitality domain. Those who engaged in physical activity had better scores in general health, vitality, and mental health domains. Adolescents with sleep difficulties had lower scores in pain, general health, vitality, and mental health domains. Additionally, those living with high-risk individuals had lower scores in vitality and mental health domains. Conclusion SDH related to demographic factors, physical activity, and sleep quality significantly impacted adolescents' QoL, particularly affecting vitality and mental health.
PB - Springer Nature
UR - https://discovery.dundee.ac.uk/en/publications/2bbdbd9d-37d9-469c-960f-2bc5bb4da8c0
KW - Coronavirus (COVID-19)
KW - Children, young people and families
ER