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Adolescent health, or youth health, is the range of approaches to preventing, detecting or treating young people's health and well-being. [1] The term adolescent and young people are often used interchangeably, as are the terms Adolescent Health [2] and Youth Health. Young people's health is often complex and requires a comprehensive ...
The health belief model (HBM) is a social psychological health behavior change model developed to explain and predict health-related behaviors, particularly in regard to the uptake of health services.
The YRBSS is a key public health monitoring program in the United States that tracks various health behaviors in high school students, including a comprehensive national Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) and local surveys conducted by states, tribes, territories, and school districts. [1] It surveys students in grades 9–12 at their high schools.
The Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL) is a widely used caregiver report form identifying problem behavior in children. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It is widely used in both research and clinical practice with youths. It has been translated into more than 90 languages, [ 3 ] and normative data are available integrating information from multiple societies.
School-age assessments: Child Behavior Checklist for Ages 6-18 (CBCL/6-18) Teacher's Report Form (TRF) Youth Self-Report (YSR) Brief Problem Monitor for Ages 6-18 (BPM-P/6-18, BPM-T/6-18, or BPM-Y/6-18, depending on whether the form is completed by the teacher, parent, or youth) Semistructured Clinical Interview for Children and Adolescents (SCICA)
In medicine and the social sciences, a young adult is generally a person in the years following adolescence, sometimes with some overlap. [1] Definitions and opinions on what qualifies as a young adult vary, with works such as Erik Erikson's stages of human development significantly influencing the definition of the term; generally, the term is often used to refer to adults in approximately ...
The initial behavior model was an attempt to study of why a family uses health services. However, due to the heterogeneity of family members, the model focused on the individual rather than the family as the unit of analysis. Andersen also states that the model functions both to predict and explain use of health services. [3]
Marginalised young people’s healthcare journeys can be supported by advocates that help them navigate the health system. [ 9 ] The particular needs of young people when accessing healthcare have also led the WHO to publishing guidelines [ 10 ] for adolescent-friendly health care , in an effort to increase adolescents utilization of the ...