Psychosocial factors mediate social inequalities in health-related quality of life among children and adolescents.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The present analysis aimed to assess the mediating role of psychosocial and behavioural factors in socio-economic inequalities in health-related quality of life (HRQoL) among children and adolescents.

Methods

Cross-sectional data was drawn from the randomly selected SEROCoV-KIDS cohort study in Geneva, Switzerland. Associations of socio-economic conditions (parents' highest education, household financial situation) with HRQoL, psychosocial (parent-child relationship, school difficulties, friends, extracurricular activities) and behavioural factors (screen time, physical activity, green spaces time, sleep duration), along with associations of psychosocial and behavioural factors with HRQoL, were evaluated with generalized estimating equations. Counterfactual mediat

SUBMITTER: Richard V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11520694 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature