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The J1 Adolescent Health Check-Up.
The J1 Adolescent Health Check-Up.
- Source :
- Deutsches Ärzteblatt International; 3/18/2011, Vol. 108 Issue 11, p180-186, 7p
- Publication Year :
- 2011
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Abstract
- Background: We analyzed data from the Robert Koch Institute's KiGGS survey regarding the J1 adolescent health check-up in order to determine what information this check-up provides. Methods: Descriptive statistical analysis of J1 participation with respect to social, demographic, medical and psychological factors, with logistic regression analysis of the risk associated with non-participation. Results: 32.9% of all adolescents in Germany aged 14 to 17 had a J1 check-up. Thus, the J1 participation rate has remained low since the introduction of the J1 in Germany. The main conditions that were more commonly found in adolescents who had a J1 check-up were thyroid disorders (4.1% vs. 2.9%), and scoliosis (14.8% vs. 10.5%). Adolescents were only half as likely to have a J1 check-up if they were under the care of a general practitioner, rather than a pediatrician (odds ratio [OR] 0.46, 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.36-0.60). Foreign adolescents were only half as likely to have a J1 check-up as German ones (OR 0.51, 95% CI 0.31-0.84). Conclusion: There is compelling evidence that scoliosis and thyroid disorders, in particular, are underdiagnosed if a J1 check-up is not performed. Thus, elevating the J1 participation rate should be a priority. If a J1-check up were performed in the nearly two-thirds of all adolescents who currently do not undergo one, many latent health problems could be recognized and treated in timely fashion. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 18660452
- Volume :
- 108
- Issue :
- 11
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Deutsches Ärzteblatt International
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 66572911
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3238/arztebl.2011.0180