Does an electronic patient-reported outcome improve early identification of health-related problems in young people visiting a youth health clinic in Sweden?

Does an electronic patient-reported outcome (ePRO) for the identification of mental, physical, sexual health and social support improve mental well-being, physical and sexual health, ability to manage life and social support, and relationships in young people visiting a youth health clinic (YHC), compared with traditional assessments, at follow-up after six months: a stepped wedge cluster randomized trial at YHC

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN84566716

Enrollment

2430

Registered

2022-08-16

Start date

2022-09-15

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2022-08-29

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Conditions

Early identification of health-related problems regarding mental, sexual, physical health and social support in young people Mental and Behavioural Disorders

Interventions

Young people visiting any of the 17 included youth health clinics (YHCs) for any health-related issue will be presented with written information about the ongoing trial upon arrival at the YHC. The yo

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Aged 15 to 23 years old 2. Visit a participating youth health clinic with health-related requests 3. Understand and speak Swedish

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Aged 15 years old and under 2. Not understanding and speaking Swedish

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Mental health measured using the General Health Questionnaire 12 at baseline and 6 months	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1. Physical activity level measured using the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ) at baseline and at 6 months 2. Sexual health measured using three questions, showing young people's self-perceived image of their ability to act in a sexually healthy way at baseline and at 6 months 3. The experience of handling life measured with the Sense of Mastery Scale in seven questions, using a four-point Likert scale at baseline and at 6 months. 4. Social support measured using the Oslo Social Support scale (OSS-3) in three questions at baseline and at six months 5. Relationships measured in eight statements regarding friendship relationships, with five answer options, at baseline and at six months 6. Incidence of health-related problems measured using descriptive and inferential statistics at baseline and at six months 7. Incidence of treatment offers measured using descriptive and inferential statistics at baseline and at six months 8. Proportion of girls and people who belong to the group homosexual, bisexual, trans, queer and other sexualities (HBTQ+), with worse mental health compared to boys in the population, measured using the GAD-7 (Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7-item scale), and PHQ-9 (Patient Health Questionnaire) at baseline and six months	—

Measure

Time frame

1. Physical activity level measured using the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ) at baseline and at 6 months 2. Sexual health measured using three questions, showing young people's self-perceived image of their ability to act in a sexually healthy way at baseline and at 6 months 3. The experience of handling life measured with the Sense of Mastery Scale in seven questions, using a four-point Likert scale at baseline and at 6 months. 4. Social support measured using the Oslo Social Support scale (OSS-3) in three questions at baseline and at six months 5. Relationships measured in eight statements regarding friendship relationships, with five answer options, at baseline and at six months 6. Incidence of health-related problems measured using descriptive and inferential statistics at baseline and at six months 7. Incidence of treatment offers measured using descriptive and inferential statistics at baseline and at six months 8. Proportion of girls and people who belong to the group homosexual, bisexual, trans, queer and other sexualities (HBTQ+), with worse mental health compared to boys in the population, measured using the GAD-7 (Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7-item scale), and PHQ-9 (Patient Health Questionnaire) at baseline and six months

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Countries

Sweden

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026