Quality of Life for Adolescents

Good mental and physical health during adolescence
is important for successful transition into
adulthood. The lifestyles adopted by adolescents
often continue into later years and influence their
long term prospects for health and well-being. The
broader views of health determinants from a Quality
of Life (QOL) perspective direct attention to these
factors and shows promise for enhancing the physical
and mental health of adolescents. This book
describes a longitudinal study investigating QOL for
adolescents with and without a chronic condition and
its influencing factors over a six-month period. It
also quantifies variations in QOL patterns with
respect to the relevant risk and protective factors.
The results should enhance our understanding of the
effects of the broader determinants of adolescent
health through a QOL perspective. This book will be
of interest to public health researchers and anyone
interested in undertaking quality of life research.

Autorentext

Dr Lynn Meuleners received a PhD in 2001 from the School of Public Healtjh, Curtin University of Technology, Australia. She is currently a senior research fellow with the focus of her work relating to quality of life issues, road safety, interpersonal violence, data linkage and injury surveillance.

Klappentext

Good mental and physical health during adolescence is important for successful transition into adulthood. The lifestyles adopted by adolescents often continue into later years and influence their long term prospects for health and well-being. The broader views of health determinants from a Quality of Life (QOL) perspective direct attention to these factors and shows promise for enhancing the physical and mental health of adolescents. This book describes a longitudinal study investigating QOL for adolescents with and without a chronic condition and its influencing factors over a six-month period. It also quantifies variations in QOL patterns with respect to the relevant risk and protective factors. The results should enhance our understanding of the effects of the broader determinants of adolescent health through a QOL perspective. This book will be of interest to public health researchers and anyone interested in undertaking quality of life research.