Abstract
Denmark has a 35-year history of monitoring health status in the general population through health surveys. In this commentary, we outline the development of health surveys in Denmark from the beginning in 1987 to the present time. We describe how the current systematic framework for the Danish National Health Survey (DNHS) developed. We discuss the methodological basis for the DNHS and describe its application in public health practice and research. Over the years, the DNHS has become an important part of the Danish public health environment. Challenges for the DNHS in the future are to adapt to new trends in public health and at the same time to be able to monitor important changes consistently over time.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 914-918 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Scandinavian Journal of Public Health |
| Volume | 50 |
| Issue number | 7 |
| Early online date | 12 May 2022 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Nov 2022 |
Keywords
- health surveys
- cross-sectional studies
- Denmark
- public health research
- health behaviours
- Denmark/epidemiology
- Health Surveys
- Humans
- Public Health Practice
- Surveys and Questionnaires
- Health Status
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