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Self-reported symptoms of depression, anxiety and stress in portuguese primary school-aged children

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dc.contributor.authorCosta, Diogo
dc.contributor.authorCunha, Marina
dc.contributor.authorFerreira, Cláudia
dc.contributor.authorGama, Augusta
dc.contributor.authorMachado-Rodrigues, Aristides M.
dc.contributor.authorRosado-Marques, Vítor
dc.contributor.authorNogueira, Helena
dc.contributor.authorSilva, Maria Raquel
dc.contributor.authorPadez, Cristina
dc.date.accessioned2021-07-16T09:36:24Z
dc.date.available2021-07-16T09:36:24Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.description.abstractBackground: Symptoms of depression, anxiety and stress experienced during childhood might have a negative impact on development. This study explores factors associated with such symptoms among Portuguese primary school-aged children. Methods: A sample of children (n = 1022, mean age = 8.77 years old) was recruited in public and private schools from the cities of Coimbra, Lisbon and Porto, Portugal. The children’s version of the Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS-C) was self-administered. Multivariate logistic regression models were fitted to measure associations (expressed as Odds Ratio, OR and 95% Confidence Intervals, CI) between each DASS-C subscale, dichotomized by its 4th vs. 3rd or less quartiles (symptoms increase with scores), and covariates: child sex, age, socioeconomic status (SES), sports activity beyond school, children self-assessed health status, child and mother’s body mass index and mother’s DASS scores. Results: Age was negatively associated with anxiety symptoms (adjusted OR, 95% CI: 0.70, 0.57–0.87) and girls, compared to boys, presented lower odds of depressive and stress symptoms (adjusted OR, 95% CI: 0.65, 0.47–0.92 and 0.57, 0.41–0.80, respectively). A low socioeconomic status was associated with more frequent symptoms of stress (adjusted OR, 95%CI for low compared to high SES: 1.61, 1.01–2.56). Children with poorer self-assessed health status and whose mothers scored higher in the DASS also presented significantly higher odds of scoring in the 4th quartile (vs. 3rd or less) of the three DASS-C subscales. Conclusions: These results suggest the need to tailor preventive efforts targeting childhood mental health symptoms.pt_PT
dc.description.versioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionpt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.1186/s12888-020-02498-zpt_PT
dc.identifier.issn1471-244X
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10284/10106
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.publisherSpringer Naturept_PT
dc.relationThis study was supported by a grant from Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia, Portugal, reference: PTDC/DTP-SAP/1520/2014. Projeto cofinanciado pelo COMPETE 2020, Portugal 2020 - Programa Operacional Competitividade e Internacionalização (POCI), União Europeia através do Fundo Europeu de Desenvolvimento Regional (FEDER) e Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia (FCT).pt_PT
dc.subjectDepressionpt_PT
dc.subjectAnxietypt_PT
dc.subjectStresspt_PT
dc.subjectDeterminantspt_PT
dc.subjectChildrenpt_PT
dc.subjectPrimary-schoolpt_PT
dc.titleSelf-reported symptoms of depression, anxiety and stress in portuguese primary school-aged childrenpt_PT
dc.typejournal article
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oaire.citation.issue1pt_PT
oaire.citation.startPage87pt_PT
oaire.citation.titleBMC Psychiatrypt_PT
oaire.citation.volume20pt_PT
person.familyNameSilva
person.givenNameMaria Raquel
person.identifier.ciencia-id2518-6117-FB25
person.identifier.orcid0000-0001-8170-3119
person.identifier.scopus-author-id56924197900
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