Panagi, Laura;
Newlove-Delgado, Tamsin;
White, Simon;
Bennett, Sophie;
Heyman, Isobel;
Shafran, Roz;
Ford, Tamsin;
(2022)
Trends in comorbid physical and mental health conditions in children from 1999 to 2017 in England.
European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry: official journal of the European Society for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
10.1007/s00787-022-02112-5.
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Abstract
Introduction Children with long-term physical health conditions (pLTCs) are at increased risk of mental health conditions but less is known about time trends in the mental health of this group of children. Methods We used data from three comparable, population-based surveys of children conducted in 1999, 2004, and 2017. We examined whether the proportion of children aged 5–15 years old with comorbid mental health conditions (measured using the multi-informant Development and Well-being Assessment tool) and pLTCs (measured using parental report) in England increased from 1999 to 2017 using linear regression analysis. Results Our analysis used data from 8662 (1999), 6401 (2004) and 6219 (2017) children, respectively. The proportion of children with comorbid pLTCs and psychiatric disorders was 0.050 (95% CI = 0.045, 0.055) in 1999, 0.054 (95% CI = 0.049, 0.060) in 2004, and 0.059 (95% CI = 0.053, 0.065) in 2017. The linear regression model revealed a non-significant effect of time on the proportion of children with comorbid pLTCs and psychiatric disorders from 1999 to 2017 (B = 0.0004785; SE = 0.0001256; p = 0.163). Conclusion The estimated prevalence of school-aged children with comorbid pLTCs and mental health conditions in England remained stable since 1999, highlighting the need to prioritize mental health resources for children with physical health comorbidities.
| Type: | Article |
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| Title: | Trends in comorbid physical and mental health conditions in children from 1999 to 2017 in England |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s00787-022-02112-5 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1007/s00787-022-02112-5 |
| Language: | English |
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| Keywords: | Trends, Long-term physical health conditions, Mental health conditions, Comorbitidy |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > UCL GOS Institute of Child Health UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > UCL GOS Institute of Child Health > Population, Policy and Practice Dept |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10159338 |
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