A subjective sense of the quality of life in adolescents from the Świętokrzyskie Voivodship

• Authors: Małgorzata Jasińska , Marek Sikorski , Tomasz Wójcik , Jarosław Chmielewski , Magdalena Florek-Łuszczki , Radosław Sierpiński , Monika Szpringer , Grażyna Nowak-Starz

Abstracts

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ObjectivesThe measurement of the health-related quality of life (HRQOL) is one of the most important methods for self-assessment of health, which makes it possible to identify irregularities in the physical, mental and social functioning. The aim of the research was to determine HRQOL using the Health Related Quality of Life Questionnaire for Children and Young People (the KIDSCREEN-52 questionnaire) – the instrument recommended by the World Health Organization – which makes it possible to distinguish groups of adolescents with a diversified subjective sense of the quality of life.Material and MethodsThe study involved a group of 871 adolescents, 411 boys and 460 girls, aged 13–16 years, residing in the Świętokrzyskie Voivodship. The method of a diagnostic survey was used in the research. The KIDSCREEN-52 questionnaire, which is an instrument for examining the HRQOL of adolescents, was employed in the study. The k-means clustering method was applied, which made it possible to establish 3 groups of adolescents with a different subjective sense of the quality of life.ResultsThree groups of adolescents with a diversified subjective sense of the quality of life (high, average, low) were identified using the KIDSCREEN-52 questionnaire. The subjective quality of life in the majority of the respondents was high, in particular in those living in rural areas. The surveyed boys with a high subjective quality of life showed a significantly higher self-esteem, acceptance and peer support than the surveyed girls.ConclusionsThe KIDSCREEN-52 questionnaire is an accurate and sensitive tool for assessing HRQOL. It allows identifying 3 groups of adolescents with a diversified subjective sense of the quality of life. It can form the basis for further diagnosis of the bio-psycho-social functioning of adolescents.

Keywords

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self-assessment; adolescents; quality of live; KIDSCREEN-52 questionnaire; Świętokrzyskie Voivodship; diagnostic survey

• Publisher: Instytut Medycyny Pracy im. prof. dra Jerzego Nofera w Łodzi
• Journal: International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health
• Year: 2020
• Volume: 34
• Issue: 3
• Pages: 415-425

Dates

published

2021

Contributors

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Małgorzata Jasińska

• Jan Kochanowski University in Kielce, Kielce, Poland (Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences)

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Marek Sikorski

• Jan Kochanowski University in Kielce, Kielce, Poland (Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences)

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Tomasz Wójcik

• Jan Kochanowski University in Kielce, Kielce, Poland (Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences)

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Jarosław Chmielewski

• College of Rehabilitation in Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland

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Magdalena Florek-Łuszczki

• Institute of Rural Health in Lublin, Lublin, Poland (Department of Medical Anthropology)

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Radosław Sierpiński

• Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University in Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland (Collegium Medicum)

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Monika Szpringer

• Jan Kochanowski University in Kielce, Kielce, Poland (Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences)

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Grażyna Nowak-Starz

• Jan Kochanowski University in Kielce, Kielce, Poland (Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences)

Identifiers

DOI

10.13075/ijomeh.1896.01696

Biblioteka Nauki

2085763