Trends in health behaviour indicators between 1987 and 2023 among adults in the general population in Denmark.

Aims: Health surveys constitute an essential component in comprehensive public health surveillance systems by providing information relevant for health care planning and policy development. This study aimed to describe trends in key indicators of health risk behaviours based on data from nine health survey waves conducted in Denmark between 1987 and 2023.

Methods: Data were derived from the Danish Health and Morbidity Survey and the Danish National Health Survey conducted in the general population aged ⩾16 years.

Prevalence and determinants of eating disorder risk behaviours among adult women in Denmark: findings from nationwide cross-sectional health surveys between 2000 and 2023.

Background: Eating disorders exhibit the highest mortality among mental disorders and are associated with serious physical and mental health symptoms. Short disease duration is a crucial predictor of recovery, and therefore, screening instruments targeting eating disorder risk behaviours are needed for preventive purposes. Furthermore, knowledge about potential determinants of such risk behaviours may refine future prevention strategies and initiatives.

Cohort Profile: - A Linkage Between Danish National Health Surveys and Health Registers.

Introduction: Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a common disease with a serious prognosis. Nonetheless, many aspects of this multicausal disease are poorly understood. The aim of establishing was to study VTE risk and prognosis within a life-course context.

Trends in complementary and alternative medicine use and its association with healthcare services among individuals with chronic non-cancer pain: An analysis of repeated nationwide cross-sectional surveys linked to register data.

Chronic non-cancer pain drives many to seek complementary and alternative medicine, yet its usage remains poorly understood. This study aimed assessing trends in complementary and alternative medicine use and its association with conventional healthcare use among chronic non-cancer pain individuals. It is a repeated cross-sectional study using population data (≥16 years) from the Danish Health and Morbidity Surveys (2000, 2005, 2010, 2013, 2017, 2021; n=86,052).

Graded chronic noncancer pain distribution using the Graded Chronic Pain Scale-Revised framework: a cross-sectional study.

Introduction: Chronic noncancer pain affects approximately one-fourth in population-based studies calling for more nuanced insights by applying the Graded Chronic Pain Scale-Revised (GCPS-R) framework for classifying graded chronic noncancer pain distribution in national disease surveillance. The GCPS-R framework was included in the comprehensive questionnaire repeatedly used in the Danish National Health and Morbidity Surveillance program to provide more distinct measures for chronic non-malignant pain disease manifestation in Denmark.

Methods: A cross-sectional study inviting randomly 25,000 adults 16 years and older to self-report questionnaires comprising the GCPS-R framework as part of the nationwide Danish National Health Survey 2023.

Caregivers' impact in heart failure: a cross-sectional study.

Objectives: Caregivers play a pivotal role in supporting patients with heart failure (HF). Caregiving may be associated with significant impact on the caregivers' health. This study aimed at exploring the impact of caregiving in relation to self-rated health, anxiety and depression compared with the general Danish population.

Monitoring Chronic Non-Cancer Pain in Denmark Over Two Decades: Prevalence, Mental Health and Loneliness.

Background: Epidemiological surveys have monitored chronic non-cancer pain (CNCP) and investigated associated factors in Denmark for more than 20 years. This study aimed to analyse CNCP prevalence in the Danish population from 2000 to 2023 and its associations with mental health status and loneliness.

Methods: Population-based surveys were conducted between 2000 and 2023.

The impact of reminders on representativeness and survey estimates among web-mode invited in the Danish National Health Survey.

Declining response proportions in health surveys may lead to increased non-response bias. Multiple reminders are often used to increase response proportions, and, thus, we aimed to determine if the use of reminders decreased the magnitude of non-response bias among web-mode invited in the Danish National Health Survey 2023. In the Danish National Health Survey 2023, a national random sample of 23 467 individuals (aged ≥16 years) with residence in Denmark were invited by a secure electronic mail service.

Implications of the decline in adolescent drinking on the experience of alcohol-related consequences in the Nordic countries: A study based on data from the ESPAD project.

The aim of this study was to investigate: (1) whether self-reported acute alcohol-related consequences among adolescents in the Nordic countries have declined in concert with the decline in alcohol consumption; (2) whether the relationship between alcohol consumption and alcohol-related consequences has strengthened; and (3) whether the decline in alcohol-related consequences can be attributed to the decline in alcohol consumption. Data are from the European School Survey Project on Alcohol and Other Drugs (ESPAD) cross-sectional surveys in 2007, 2011 and 2015. Participants were students aged 15-16 years in 2007 (n = 16,035), 2011 (n = 14,765) and 2015 (n = 13,517).

Identifying Palliative Care Needs in Patients With Heart Failure Using Patient Reported Outcomes.

Context: Heart failure (HF) is considered a multifaceted and life-threatening syndrome characterized by high symptom-burden and significant mortality.

Objectives: To describe the symptom-burden in patients with HF and identify their palliative care needs. In this respect, symptom burden related to sex, age and classification of HF using New York Heart Association Functional Classification (NYHA) were analyzed.

Alcohol habits and alcohol-related health conditions of self-defined lifetime abstainers and never binge drinkers.

Background: Prior research has shown that using lifetime abstainers as the reference group to examine the association between alcohol use and health-related consequences has several disadvantages. The aim of the present study was to examine the consistency of self-reported lifetime abstention and never-binge drinking, respectively, using national, longitudinal data collected in 2019 and 2020. Additionally, the prevalence of alcohol-related morbidity among lifetime abstainers was examined by linking survey data to alcohol-related morbidity data in a national patient register.

Opioid use after surgical treatment in the Danish population-Protocol for a register-based cohort study.

Background: Over the past 25 years, global opioid consumption has increased. Denmark ranks fifth in opioid use globally, exceeding other Scandinavian countries. Postsurgical pain is a common reason for opioid prescriptions, but opioid use patterns after patient discharge from the hospital are unclear.

Social disparity is associated with an increased risk of acute and chronic pancreatitis.

Aim: To study social disparity in acute pancreatitis (AP) and chronic pancreatitis (CP).We also aimed at exploring whether an interaction exists between alcohol intake and socioeconomic factors.

Methods: Prospective cohort study based on data from 271 696 men and women participating in the Danish National Health Surveys 2010, and 2013.

The Danish Health Survey among Marginalized People: Study design and respondent characteristics.

Aim: The Danish Health Survey among Marginalized People is a nationwide health survey targeting people in marginalized life situations in Denmark. The aim of this paper is to present the study design, data collection methods and respondent characteristics of the survey, which was conducted in 2007, 2012, 2017 and 2022.

Methods: The survey applies an outreach data collection approach which entails reaching out to social services (public and private) asking for their help with distributing self-administered paper questionnaires among their users.

Trends in the use of complementary and alternative medicine between 1987 and 2021 in Denmark.

Background: Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) has been widely and increasingly used worldwide during the past decades. Nevertheless, studies in long-term trends of CAM use are limited. The aim of this study was to assess long-term trends in the prevalence of CAM use (both overall and for specific CAMs) between 1987 and 2021 in the adult Danish population and to examine certain sociodemographic characteristics of CAM users.

Quality of Life in the Danish Fontan Population is Unchanged Over the Past Decade-A Nationwide Longitudinal Study.

Knowledge about health-related quality of life (HRQoL) over time in Fontan patients is sparse. We aimed to describe HRQoL over a ten-year period in a population-based Fontan cohort. Further, we compared HRQoL in Fontan patients with the general population.

Arts and culture engagement for health: a Danish population-based study.

Objectives: Global health challenges are complex and new approaches are pivotal. Engagement in arts and cultural activities is commonplace across different cultures, and research shows associations with benefits for health and wellbeing. Using the arts for health promotion and prevention of illness has increased worldwide.

Association between educational level and self-reported musculoskeletal pain and physical functioning in Danes 60-70 years old from 2010 to 2017: a longitudinal analysis of trends over time on data from the Danish Health and Morbidity Survey.

Objectives: The aims of this study were to investigate the association between educational level and musculoskeletal pain and physical function, respectively, in persons 60-70 years old, and to investigate if the association changed from 2010 to 2017.

Design And Participants: This is a sex-stratified, cross-sectional study based on data from the Danish Health and Morbidity Survey in 2010 (n=15 165) and in 2017 (n=14 022).Self-reported data from respondents who were 60-70 years old and reported data for pain or physical function, sociodemographic, education and behavioural factors were included.

Psychometric Properties of the Kansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire in a Surgical Population of Patients With Aortic Valve Stenosis.

The 12-item version of the Kansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire (KCCQ-12) was originally developed for patients with heart failure but has been used and tested among patients with severe aortic stenosis (AS) who underwent transcatheter aortic valve implantation. Whether the instrument is suitable for patients with AS who underwent surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR) is currently unknown. Thus, we aimed to investigate the psychometric properties of the KCCQ-12 before and after SAVR among patients with severe AS.

Cognitive impairment and psychopathology in sudden out-of-hospital cardiac arrest survivors: Results from the REVIVAL cohort study.

Aim: To investigate cognitive impairment and psychopathology in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) survivors using a screening procedure during hospitalisation and examine the evolution of these parameters at three-month follow-up.

Methods: This multicentre cohort study screened for cognitive impairment using the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA), for symptoms of anxiety, depression and traumatic distress using the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) and the Impact of Event Scale-revised (IES-R) during hospitalisation. At three-month follow-up, we evaluated cognitive impairment with a neuropsychological test battery and symptoms of psychopathology were re-assessed using HADS and IES-R.

Variations in the agreement of self-reported cancer: A Danish nationwide study.

Previous studies show that the agreement between self-reported and registry-documented diseases varies across diseases. Few studies have addressed these challenges across site-specific cancer diagnoses. The present study aimed to examine the sensitivity and negative predictive value (NPV) of self-reported cancer in a Danish nationwide survey among adults aged ≥16 years, using registry data as the criterion standard.

Do animation videos increase participation in national health surveys? A randomised controlled trial.

Background: Declining response proportions in surveys have been observed internationally. Improving response proportions is important for the generalizability of the outcome. The aim of this study was to examine the potential of animation videos to improve response proportions and sample composition in health surveys.