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Cohort profile: the SHoT-study, a national health and well-being survey of Norwegian university students

Year: 2019

Type: article

Abstract: PURPOSE: The SHoT study was set up as a national student health survey for higher education in Norway, conducted at 4-year intervals. The dataset comprises a wide range of self-reported data covering information on mental and physical health, quality of life, health-related behaviours as well as more specific study-related information. PARTICIPANTS: The SHoT studies conducted so far in 2010, 2014 and 2018, included 6053, 13 525 and 50 054 fulltime students (aged 18-35), respectively. FINDINGS TO DATE: The main results from the first two waves have been published in three comprehensive Norwegian reports, with the most important finding being an increase in mental health problems (HSCL-score ≥2.0) among Norwegian college students from 2010 (16%) to 2014 (21%) to 2018 (29%). FUTURE PLANS: The next SHoT study will be conducted in 2022, 2026 and so on. Starting from 2018-study, the survey data can also be linked to several national registers.

Source: BMJ Open

DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-025200

Authors: Børge Sivertsen, Hege Råkil, Espen Munkvik, Kari Jussie Lønning

Institutions: Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Fonna Hospital Trust, Studentsamskipnaden i Trondheim, Vestre Viken Hospital Trust

Language: English

Topic: Health and Lifestyle Studies

Subfield: Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $1,839