Alliance for Pandemic Preparedness

July 13, 2020

Adolescents’ Health Literacy Health Protective Measures and Health-Related Quality of Life during the Covid-19 Pandemic

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  • [pre-print, not peer-reviewed] A cross-sectional survey conducted among adolescents in Norway during the initial phase of the COVID-19 pandemic found that television and family were the main sources of pandemic-related health information, and that higher health literacy was associated with a decrease in socializing with friends. Being quarantined or isolated, or having confirmed or suspected COVID-19, were associated with reduced health-related quality of life, but were not associated with seeing fewer friends than normal.  

Riiser et al. (July 10, 2020). Adolescents’ Health Literacy Health Protective Measures and Health-Related Quality of Life during the Covid-19 Pandemic. Pre-print downloaded July 13 from https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.07.08.20148916