Time trends in cluster profiles of psychosomatic problems, self-rated poor health, and low life satisfaction from 2002 to 2022 among adolescents in five Nordic countries.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The aim was to perform person-oriented analyses among adolescents in five Nordic countries to estimate changes from 2002 to 2022 based on three key indicators of poor health status: psychosomatic complaints, self-rated poor health, and poor life satisfaction.

Methods

Data were employed from the HBSC survey of 15-year-olds (2002 to 2022) from five Nordic countries (N = 48,320): Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden. Cluster analyses were performed.

Results

Seven cluster profiles were identified. There were small differences between countries based on these profiles. Substantially more boys than girls were found in the two profiles indicating good health. Among the clusters indicating poor health status, girls were overrepresented in profiles that had

SUBMITTER: Thorsteinsson E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12619245 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature