Trombetta Claudia Maria, Manini Ilaria, Pammolli Andrea, Rossi Stefania, Pozzi Teresa, Montomoli Emanuele, Lazzeri Giacomo
Dipartimento di Medicina Molecolare e dello Sviluppo, Università degli Studi di Siena, Siena, Italy.
Dipartimento di Medicina Molecolare e dello Sviluppo, Università degli Studi di Siena, Siena, Italy - VisMederi srl, Siena, Italy.
Ann Ist Super Sanita. 2018 Jul-Sep;54(3):208-213. doi: 10.4415/ANN_18_03_07.
The use of medicines to treat common complaints, such as headache, stomachache, difficulty in getting to sleep and nervousness, is widespread among adolescents, and is increasing. The aim of this survey was to estimate the prevalence of recurrent specific complaints among 15-year-old adolescents in Tuscany over three years (2006, 2010 and 2014) and that of medicine use to treat these complaints among boys and girls.
The present study is based on data from the Tuscan HBSC studies at three time points (2006, 2010 and 2014), which involved 2830 adolescents, aged 15 years old (1395 boys and 1435 girls).
Overall, the data confirm that adolescents who suffer from recurrent complaints are more likely to use medicines. The prevalence rates of all complaints were higher in girls than in boys in the three years considered. Over the whole period, headache, stomachache and difficulty in getting to sleep increased in girls, while boys displayed significant decrease in nervousness and stomachache.
Our findings underline the fact that the use of medicines in adolescence is a public health concern and constitutes an emerging issue that needs greater attention and investigation on the part of scientific research.
使用药物治疗常见不适，如头痛、胃痛、入睡困难和紧张，在青少年中广泛存在且呈上升趋势。本次调查的目的是估计托斯卡纳地区15岁青少年在三年（2006年、2010年和2014年）内复发性特定不适的患病率，以及男孩和女孩中用于治疗这些不适的药物使用情况。
本研究基于托斯卡纳地区健康行为与学校健康调查（HBSC）在三个时间点（2006年、2010年和2014年）的数据，共涉及2830名15岁的青少年（1395名男孩和1435名女孩）。
总体而言，数据证实患有复发性不适的青少年更有可能使用药物。在考虑的三年中，所有不适的患病率女孩均高于男孩。在整个时期内，女孩的头痛、胃痛和入睡困难有所增加，而男孩的紧张和胃痛则显著下降。
我们的研究结果强调了这样一个事实，即青少年使用药物是一个公共卫生问题，是一个需要科学研究给予更多关注和调查的新出现的问题。
