Subjective well-being, health and health related quality of life of Nenets adolescents living in the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug

Abstract

Introduction: In connection with the further development of the Arctic, the issues of subjective well-being, health-related quality of life and self-assessment of the health of indigenous youth of the circumpolar territories of our country are relevant. Aim: to assess the subjective well-being, health-related quality of life and the risks of health disorders among adolescents - representatives of the indigenous population of the Yamal. Methods: In 51 adolescents Nenets aged 1417 years old, studying in the regional center of the Yamal district, methods were used to measure subjective social well-being (SWB) by R. Cummins (2005), health-related quality of life according to PedsQL 4.0 Generic Core Self-report, 2010 (HRQoL), risks major general pathological syndromes (MGPS) were used. Results: There were no statistically significant ethnic and gender differences in the SWB components among Nenets and Russian adolescents. HRQoL indicators of both sexes did not have significant differences depending on ethnicity. According to results of self-assessment, Nenets adolescents (unlike Russians) are dominated by individuals with a minimal risk of health disorders. There are gender differences in the values of the risks of arterial hypertension, functional disorders of the liver and borderline mental disorders among the Nenets, which are higher in girls than in boys. More than a third of positive-minded Nenets teenagers have a high risk of health problems. This will complicate the realization of aspirations in various areas of life and the preservation of good social well-being in the future without taking preventive health measures. Conclusions: Parameters of social well-being of indigenous adolescents, such as subjective well-being, health-related quality of life, are at a high level, and self-assessment of health is at an average level.