dc.description.abstract | Background: Research into health-related quality of life (HRQOL) can provide information
about factors that influence health. Pain can affect adolescents HRQOL and is a major
challenge for public health. Physical activity has positive effects on HRQOL, however many
studies show that adolescents are in too little physical activity.
Aim: The aim was to gain more knowledge about pain, physical activity and HRQOL in
adolescents. Furthermore, to study associations between pain and HRQOL and between
physical activity and HRQOL.
Method: The study was conducted as a cross-sectional study based on a purposive sample of
students in the first year of high school. The sample consisted of 88 students, 16- 17 years, the
response rate was 67.4. In order to assess HRQOL, pain and physical activity, we used selfreport
instruments: KIDSCREEN-10, Lubeck pain-screening questionnaire and parts of the
questionnaire used in the project Aktiv Ungdom med Overskudd(AUO).
Results: Many adolescents reported pain(70.5 %), where the girls had significantly more pain
than boys. Sleep problems, use of pain medication and absence from school because of pain is
common. More than half of the respondents is in less physical activity than the national
recommendations. There is significant association between HRQOL and pain frequency.
Conclusion: Pain is a common problem among adolescents, and is associated with lower
HRQOL. Many adolescents are not in enough physical activity. In the work of health
promotion, it will be important to prevent pain problems to promote adolescent HRQOL.
Keywords: Health-related quality of life, pain, physical activity, public health,
adolescents | nb_NO |