Major @entity308 , suicidal behaviour, XXXX , and generalised @entity148 among emerging adults with and without chronic health conditions.

@entity162 @entity308 @entity146 @entity2357 @entity148 @entity158
BACKGROUND: Despite the considerable physical, emotional and social change that occurs during emerging adulthood, there is little research that examines the association between having a chronic health condition and @entity146 during this developmental period. The aims of this study were to examine the sex-specific prevalence of @entity146 in an epidemiological sample of emerging adults aged 15-30 years with and without chronic health conditions; quantify the association between chronic health conditions and @entity146 , adjusting for sociodemographic and health factors; and, examine potential moderating and mediating effects of sex, level of disability and @entity158 . METHOD: Data come from the Canadian Community Health Survey-Mental Health. Respondents were 15-30 years of age (n = 5947) and self-reported whether they had a chronic health condition. Chronic health conditions were classified as: respiratory, musculoskeletal/connective tissue, cardiovascular, neurological and endocrine/digestive. The World Health Organization Composite International Diagnostic Interview 3.0 was used to assess the presence of @entity146 ( @entity308 , suicidal behaviour, @entity162 and generalised @entity148 ). RESULTS: Lifetime prevalence of @entity146 was significantly higher for individuals with chronic health conditions compared with healthy controls. Substantial heterogeneity in the prevalence of @entity146 was found in males, but not in females. @entity2357 models adjusting for several sociodemographic and health factors showed that the individuals with chronic health conditions were at elevated risk for @entity146 . There was no evidence that the level of disability or @entity158 moderated the associations between chronic health conditions and @entity146 . Sex was found to moderate the association between musculoskeletal/connective tissue conditions and @entity162 (b = 1.71, p = 0.002). Exploratory analyses suggest that the levels of disability and @entity158 mediate the association between chronic health conditions and @entity146 . CONCLUSIONS: Physical and mental comorbidity is prevalent among emerging adults and this relationship is not augmented, but may be mediated, by the level of disability or @entity158 . Findings point to the integration and coordination of public sectors - health, education and social services - to facilitate the prevention and reduction of @entity146 among emerging adults with chronic health conditions.
