Adolescent characteristics | Total (N = 215) | Boys (n = 66) | Girls (n = 149) | P-value |
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HRQoL, mean (SD) a | 44.3 (7.8) | 47.5 (8.8) | 42.8 (6.8) | <.001 |
Health literacy, median (min, max) b | 34 (20, 40) | 35 (20,40) | 34 (21,40) | .096 |
The COVID-19 pandemic changing life negatively, N (%) c | .092 | |||
No, not at all | 29 (13.5) | 12 (18.2) | 17 (11.4) | |
Yes, a little | 78 (36.3) | 28 (42.4) | 50 (33.6) | |
Yes, considerably | 108 (50.2) | 26 (39.4) | 82 (55.0) | |
The COVID-19 pandemic changing life positively, N (%) c | .047 | |||
No, not at all | 42 (19.5) | 19 (28.8) | 23 (15.4) | |
Yes, a little | 115 (53.5) | 34 (51.5) | 81 (54.4) | |
Yes, considerably | 58 (27.0) | 13 (19.7) | 45 (30.2) | |
Worried about becoming sick with COVID-19 d | .032 | |||
Not worried at all | 92 (42.8) | 37 (56.1) | 55 (36.9) | |
A little worried | 99 (46.0) | 23 (34.8) | 76 (51.0) | |
Worried a lot | 24 (11.2) | 6 (9.1) | 18 (12.1) | |
Worried about infecting others with COVID-19 d | .001 | |||
Not worried at all | 15 (7.0) | 9 (13.6) | 6 (4.0) | |
A little worried | 58 (27.0) | 25 (37.9) | 33 (22.1) | |
Worried a lot | 142 (66.0) | 32 (48.5) | 110 (73.8) | |
Worried about family/friends becoming sick with COVID-19 e | .021 | |||
Not worried at all | 17 (7.9) | 9 (13.6) | 8 (7.9) | |
A little worried | 67 (31.2) | 25 (37.9) | 67 (31.2) | |
Worried a lot | 131 (60.9) | 32 (48.5) | 131 (60.9) | |
Worried about my school grades e | .120 | |||
Not worried at all | 72 (33.5) | 26 (39.4) | 46 (30.9) | |
A little worried | 84 (39.1) | 28 (42.4) | 56 (37.6) | |
Worried a lot | 59 (27.4) | 12 (18.2) | 47 (31.5) | |
Worried about my family’s economy d | .503 | |||
Not worried at all | 152 (70.7) | 49 (74.2) | 103 (69.1) | |
A little worried | 32 (14.9) | 7 (10.6) | 25 (16.8) | |
Worried a lot | 31 (14.4) | 10 (15.2) | 21 (14.1) | |
Worried about the economy in Norway d | .001 | |||
Not worried at all | 103 (47.9) | 42 (63.6) | 61 (40.9) | |
A little worried | 88 (40.9) | 15 (22.7) | 73 (49.0) | |
Worried a lot | 24 (11.2) | 9 (13.6) | 15 (10.1) | |
Parent characteristics | Total (N = 320) | Men (n = 62) | Women (n = 258) | P-value |
HRQoL | ||||
RAND-36 PCS, median (min, max) e | 54.7 (14.7, 67.5) | 55.0 (35.2, 62.4) | 54.6 (14.7, 67.5) | .152 |
RAND-36 MCS, median (min, max) e | 54.4 (10.1, 67.3) | 55.6 (28.5, 65.8) | 54.0 (10.1, 67.2) | .041 |
Health literacy f | ||||
Having sufficient information to manage my health, mean (SD)g | 3.2 (0.5) | 3.3 (0.5) | 3.2 (0.4) | .480 |
Actively managing my health, mean (SD) g | 3.0 (0.5) | 2.9 (0.5) | 3.0 (0.5) | .117 |
Appraisal of health information, mean (SD) g | 2.9 (0.5) | 2.8 (0.4) | 2.9 (0.5) | .954 |
Ability to find good health information, mean (SD) h | 4.9 (0.5) | 4.1 (0.5) | 4.0 (0.5) | .168 |
Understand health information well enough to know what to do, mean (SD) h | 4.1 (0.5) | 4.1 (0.5) | 4.1 (0.5) | .324 |
The COVID-19 pandemic changing life negatively, N (%) c | .539 | |||
No, not at all | 62 (19.4) | 9 (14.5) | 53 (16.6) | |
Yes, a little | 155 (48.4) | 31 (50.0) | 124 (48.1) | |
Yes, considerably | 103 (32.2) | 22 (35.5) | 81 (31.4) | |
The COVID-19 pandemic changing life positively, N (%) c | <.001 | |||
No, not at all | 103 (32.2) | 32 (51.6) | 71 (27.5) | |
Yes, a little | 165 (51.6) | 27 (43.5) | 138 (53.5) | |
Yes, considerably | 52 (16.3) | 3 (4.8) | 49 (19.0) | |
Worried about becoming sick with COVID-19 d | .013 | |||
Not worried at all | 161 (50.3) | 41 (66.1) | 120 (46.5) | |
A little worried | 139 (43.4) | 20 (32.3) | 119 (46.1) | |
Worried a lot | 20 (6.3) | 1 (1.6) | 19 (7.4) | |
Worried about infecting others with COVID-19d | .003 | |||
Not worried at all | 58 (18.1) | 19 (30.6) | 39 (15.1) | |
A little worried | 142 (44.4) | 29 (46.8) | 113 (43.8) | |
Worried a lot | 120 (37.5) | 14 (22.6) | 106 (41.1) | |
Worried about family/friends becoming sick with COVID-19 d | .005 | |||
Not worried at all | 44 (13.8) | 16 (25.8) | 28 (10.9) | |
A little worried | 151 (47.2) | 29 (46.8) | 122 (47.3) | |
Worried a lot | 125 (39.1) | 17 (27.4) | 108 (41.9) | |
Worried about work d | .729 | |||
Not worried at all | 225 (70.3) | 42 (67.7) | 183 (70.9) | |
A little worried | 66 (20.6) | 15 (24.2) | 51 (19.8) | |
Worried a lot | 29 (9.1) | 5 (8.1) | 24 (9.3) | |
Worried about my family’s economy d | .989 | |||
Not worried at all | 224 (70.0) | 43 (69.4) | 181 (70.2) | |
A little worried | 70 (21.9) | 14 (22.6) | 56 (21.7) | |
Worried a lot | 26 (8.1) | 5 (8.1) | 21 (8.1) | |
Worried about the economy in Norway d | .891 | |||
Not worried at all | 78 (24.7) | 16 (25.8) | 63 (24.4) | |
A little worried | 172 (53.8) | 34 (54.8) | 138 (53.5) | |
Worried a lot | 69 (21.6) | 12 (19.4) | 57 (22.1) |