Trends in the utilization of youth primary healthcare services and psychological distress.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Psychological distress among young people is increasing in Northern Europe. According to established healthcare utilization theory, this will create a greater need for youth primary healthcare and subsequently lead to more help-seeking behavior by distressed young people. The aim of this study was to investigate the association between the use of youth primary healthcare services and psychological distress in times of increasing mental health problems and increased service need.

Methods

This study consisted of five waves of repeated annual cross-sectional data collected from young people (aged 13-19) living in Norway between 2014 and 2018 (n = 368,579). Population-weighted and design-adjusted generalized linear regression with a log-link was used to examine the us

SUBMITTER: Potrebny T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7860003 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature