Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Sweety Suman Jha, Madhumita Dobe, Chandrashekhar Taklikar, Arista Lahiri
Summary: This study aimed to assess the change in behavioral intentions towards healthy dietary practices among adolescents through health promotion intervention. The results showed that the intervention group had significantly higher scores and proportions of intention for a healthy diet, indicating that the intervention effectively changed adolescents' dietary intentions.
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(2023)
Article
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Hiba Jebeile, Natalie B. Lister, Louise A. Baur, Sarah P. Garnett, Susan J. Paxton
Summary: The intersection between adolescent obesity and eating disorder risk is concerning, with recognized risk factors such as body dissatisfaction, poor self-esteem, depression, and dieting behaviors being elevated in this population. Supervised weight management may reduce eating disorder risk, but some adolescents may develop or have undiagnosed eating disorders, necessitating a risk management approach in clinical practice. Future research is needed to identify specific eating disorder risk factors in adolescents with obesity.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Amy Hodges, Reinie Cordier, Annette Joosten, Helen Bourke-Taylor, Yu-Wei Chen
Summary: This study investigated the feasibility, fidelity, and preliminary effectiveness of the In My Shoes intervention in mainstream elementary schools, finding that it shows promise in improving school engagement for students on the autism spectrum and their typically developing peers.
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Ruta Buivydaite, Gurpreet Reen, Tatjana Kovalevica, Harry Dodd, Ian Hicks, Charles Vincent, Daniel Maughan
Summary: This study aimed to improve the usability of EHRs within a mental health service. By conducting focus group discussions with clinicians, existing usability problems were identified and addressed. The results showed that after the usability improvements, the time taken to complete EHR assessment forms decreased, clinicians' experience improved significantly, and the usage of EHRs increased.
JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SYSTEMS
(2022)
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Carolin Sobek, Peggy Ober, Sarah Abel, Ulrike Spielau, Wieland Kiess, Christof Meigen, Tanja Poulain, Ulrike Igel, Mandy Vogel, Tobias Lipek
Summary: Despite the increasing availability of school lunches in Germany, low utilization rates persist, with student preferences for unhealthy alternatives. Factors such as family background, breakfast habits, school type, and socioeconomic status were found to significantly impact school lunch participation. Nonparticipants cited issues like taste, time constraints, and pricing as primary reasons for not participating, with a higher frequency of purchasing sandwiches and energy drinks on school days compared to participants who were less affected by overweight. These findings highlight the importance of addressing school- and lunch-related factors to promote healthier school lunch choices.
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Shweta Mital, Hai V. Nguyen
Summary: The cost-effectiveness of antiobesity drugs for adolescents is still unknown, although the American Academy of Pediatrics has recommended their use.
Article
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Patricia Markham Risica, Tamara Nelson, Shiriki K. Kumanyika, Kaitlyn Camacho Orona, Gerald Bove, Angela M. Odoms-Young, Kim M. Gans
Summary: The study found that in the early stages post intervention, BMI decreased for Black women, but increased in later follow-up for those reporting frequent emotional eating. Additionally, emotional eating and stress at 8 months predicted BMI change at 12 months. Higher perceived stress was associated with more frequent emotional eating and stress, but stress was not associated with lagged BMI or WC at any point. Addressing emotional eating and related triggers may improve weight maintenance in interventions with Black women.
Article
Psychiatry
Roges Ghidini Dias, Ricardo Rodrigo Rech, Ricardo Halpern
Summary: A study conducted in public schools in Caxias do Sul, Brazil, found that the prevalence of eating disorder symptoms among adolescents was approximately 56.9%, with females being more affected. These symptoms were significantly associated with female gender, maternal education, and body image dissatisfaction.
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Deying Liu, Yan Huang, Chensihan Huang, Shunyu Yang, Xueyun Wei, Peizhen Zhang, Dan Guo, Jiayang Lin, Bingyan Xu, Changwei Li, Hua He, Jiang He, Shiqun Liu, Linna Shi, Yaoming Xue, Huijie Zhang
Summary: Among patients with obesity, a regimen of time-restricted eating was not more beneficial with regard to reduction in body weight, body fat, or metabolic risk factors than daily calorie restriction.
NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE
(2022)
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Ruth D. Neill, Katrina Lloyd, Paul Best, Janet Williamson, Jack Allen, Mark A. Tully
Summary: This paper presents the development and modeling of a co-produced school-based intervention to improve mental health and psychological well-being in adolescents. The intervention includes psycho-educational and physical activity components and is aimed at reducing test anxiety and improving psychological well-being. The study highlights the success of the co-production model in creating and refining the intervention.
CURRENT PSYCHOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Mark Leary, Kirrilly Pursey, Antonio Verdejo-Garcia, Janelle Skinner, Megan C. Whatnall, Phillipa Hay, Clare Collins, Amanda L. Baker, Tracy Burrows
Summary: This paper describes the step-by-step codesign and refinement of a complex intervention for adults with food addiction using an IKT approach. The intervention was detailed according to the TIDieR checklist, showing the involvement of various professionals and resulting in a refined intervention protocol.
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Maria Llistosella, Clara Torne, Mercedes Garcia-Ortiz, Griselda Lopez-Hita, Ramona Ortiz, Laura Herandez-Montero, Erika Guallart, Estefania Una-Solbas, Andrea Miranda-Mendizabal
Summary: This study aims to assess the effectiveness of an intervention in increasing resilience and emotional regulation strategies among at-risk adolescents aged 12 to 15. The intervention will be conducted during the school period and will involve specific training sessions on resilience-related factors such as self-esteem, emotional regulation, social skills, problem-solving, and peer support. The researchers expect that this intervention will help improve coping skills in adolescents.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Pasquale Musso, Maria Beatrice Ligorio, Ebere Ibe, Susanna Annese, Cristina Semeraro, Rosalinda Cassibba
Summary: This study examines the influence of STEM-gender stereotypes, school experiences, and adolescence on students' interest and motivation in STEM. The results show that boys have higher levels of school empowerment and STEM-gender stereotypes, while girls have lower levels in both cases, regardless of national context. Nigerian students also demonstrate higher levels of school empowerment, school engagement, and STEM-gender stereotypes. Higher school empowerment is correlated with lower STEM-gender stereotypes, particularly for Nigerian girls.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Education & Educational Research
L. Englund, F. Moosvi, I. Roll
Summary: This article discusses the design and evaluation of an online, asynchronous tool that aims to replicate the beneficial peer instruction process in face-to-face classrooms. It highlights the perceived benefits for students who engage meaningfully with the tool and identifies opportunities for improving the user experience to increase engagement. Usability testing with students revealed that the redesigned interface and interaction were an improvement, and provided insights into potential reasons for the original design's failure to engage more students, emphasizing the importance of understanding the student experience when designing educational technology.
INTERACTIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS
(2023)
Article
Education & Educational Research
Carita Kiili, Ivar Braten, Helge Stromso, Michelle Schira Hagerman, Eija Raikkonen, Anne Jyrkiainen
Summary: This study examined students' abilities to justify the credibility of online texts from different perspectives and found that while students' credibility evaluations were accurate, their justifications lacked sophistication. The study also revealed significant individual differences and identified time on task as a predictor of students' credibility justifications.
EDUCATION AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES
(2022)
Review
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
C. Barr Taylor, Andrea K. Graham, Rachael E. Flatt, Karin Waldherr, Ellen E. Fitzsimmons-Craft
Summary: The research reviewed the effectiveness of internet-based treatments for common mental health disorders, including depression, anxiety, substance abuse, and eating disorders. The interventions were found to successfully reduce symptoms and be efficacious treatments among adults, with lower effect sizes for eating disorders and substance abuse compared to depression and anxiety. Efforts are needed to examine dissemination and implementation of these interventions in various healthcare and other settings.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH
(2021)
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Isabel Baenas, Mikel Etxandi, Lucero Munguia, Roser Granero, Gemma Mestre-Bach, Isabel Sanchez, Emilio Ortega, Alba Andreu, Violeta L. Moize, Jose-Manuel Fernandez-Real, Francisco J. Tinahones, Carlos Dieguez, Gema Fruhbeck, Daniel Le Grange, Kate Tchanturia, Andreas Karwautz, Michael Zeiler, Hartmut Imgart, Annika Zanko, Angela Favaro, Laurence Claes, Ia Shekriladze, Eduardo Serrano-Troncoso, Raquel Cecilia-Costa, Teresa Rangil, Maria Eulalia Loran-Meler, Jose Soriano-Pacheco, Mar Carceller-Sindreu, Rosa Navarrete, Meritxell Lozano, Raquel Linares, Carlota Gudiol, Jordi Carratala, Maria T. Plana, Montserrat Graell, David Gonzalez-Parra, Jose A. Gomez-del Barrio, Ana R. Sepulveda, Jessica Sanchez-Gonzalez, Paulo P. P. Machado, Anders Hakansson, Ferenc Tury, Bea Paszthy, Daniel Stein, Hana Papezova, Jana Gricova, Brigita Bax, Mikhail F. Borisenkov, Sergey V. Popov, Denis G. Gubin, Ivan M. Petrov, Dilara Isakova, Svetlana V. Mustafina, Youl-Ri Kim, Michiko Nakazato, Nathalie Godart, Robert van Voren, Tetiana Ilnytska, Jue Chen, Katie Rowlands, Ulrich Voderholzer, Alessio M. Monteleone, Janet Treasure, Susana Jimenez-Murcia, Fernando Fernandez-Aranda
Summary: The COVID-19 lockdown has significantly impacted patients with eating disorders (ED), with binge eating disorder (BED) patients experiencing the highest impact on weight and ED symptoms. Other specified feeding and eating disorders (OFSED) patients showed greater deterioration in general psychological functioning. Asian and younger individuals appeared to be more resilient.
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Michael Zeiler, Julia Philipp, Stefanie Truttmann, Karin Waldherr, Gudrun Wagner, Andreas Karwautz
Summary: Overweight adolescents had higher levels of psychopathology, eating disorder risk, and lower well-being compared to normal weight peers, while underweight adolescents reported increased internalizing problems but not increased eating disorder risk or reduced well-being. Anxious/depressed mood and attention problems were central nodes in the network for both overweight and underweight groups, with social problems and socially withdrawn behavior playing a bridging role among underweight individuals.
Article
Psychology, Clinical
Eva-Maria Groebner, Michael Zeiler, Florian Ph S. Fischmeister, Kathrin Kollndorfer, Sonja Schmelz, Andrea Schneider, Nina Haid-Stecher, Kathrin Sevecke, Gudrun Wagner, Lara Keller, Roger Adan, Unna Danner, Annemarie Elburg, Benny Vijgh, Karlijn Liselotte Kooij, Serguei Fetissov, Nadia A. Andreani, John F. Baines, Astrid Dempfle, Jochen Seitz, Beate Herpertz-Dahlmann, Andreas Karwautz
Summary: The study aims to investigate the potential benefits of probiotics for patients with anorexia nervosa by comparing the effects of probiotic supplementation on gut microbiota in AN patients through a clinical trial. It is hypothesized that probiotic treatment can improve gut microbiota, promote weight gain, reduce inflammation and gastrointestinal discomfort, leading to better outcomes in the treatment of AN.
EUROPEAN EATING DISORDERS REVIEW
(2022)
Article
Psychiatry
Gudrun Wagner, Michael Zeiler, Andreas Karwautz, Andrea Schneider, Birgit Rami-Merhar, Gabriele Berger
Summary: This study evaluated the relationship between personality factors, coping styles, developmental conditions, and quality of life in female adolescents and young adults with type 1 diabetes and high vs. low HbA1c. The results showed that patients with high HbA1c levels demonstrated disadvantageous personality and coping styles, as well as lower quality of life. These findings highlight the importance of addressing these factors in the treatment of female adolescents with type 1 diabetes and management problems.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHIATRY
(2022)
Article
Behavioral Sciences
Michael Zeiler, Tanja Wittek, Theres Graf, Ina Bozic, Martina Nitsch, Karin Waldherr, Andreas Karwautz, Gudrun Wagner, Gabriele Berger
Summary: This study aimed to investigate the psychosocial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on adolescents with type-1 diabetes (T1D). It was found that parents, who were concerned about their children with T1D being part of the potential COVID-19 risk group, strictly adhered to preventive measures. Trustworthy information from reliable sources mitigated these concerns. The use of digital diabetes treatment was well-received. The pandemic situation influenced the transition from parental control to diabetes self-management for adolescents with T1D. Perceived stress was directly associated with blood glucose levels.
BEHAVIORAL MEDICINE
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Jurgen M. Pelikan, Thomas Link, Christa Strassmayr, Karin Waldherr, Tobias Alfers, Henrik Boggild, Robert Griebler, Maria Lopatina, Dominika Miksova, Marie Germund Nielsen, Sandra Peer, Mitja Vrdelja
Summary: This study developed a short instrument called HLS19-Q12 for measuring health literacy, and it demonstrated acceptable psychometric and validity characteristics across different languages, countries, and data collection methods. The HLS19-Q12 is suitable for measuring health literacy in general, national, and adult populations.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH
(2022)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Gudrun Wagner, Andreas Karwautz, Julia Philipp, Stefanie Truttmann, Wolfgang Duer, Karin Waldherr, Gabriele Berger, Michael Zeiler
Summary: In a representative sample study in Austria, it was found that 9.4% of girls and 7.1% of boys aged 10-18 years suffered from chronic pediatric illnesses. Compared to adolescents without chronic illnesses, these patients had higher rates of internalizing and externalizing mental health problems, with anxiety, depression, and social problems being more prevalent. Medication intake due to chronic pediatric illnesses and traumatic life events were related to mental health problems. Targeted prevention programs for adolescents with chronic pediatric illnesses are urgently needed to prevent long-term mental health problems.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE
(2023)
Article
Psychology, Clinical
Michael Zeiler, Andrea Schneider, Julia Philipp, Stefanie Truttmann, Tanja Wittek, Leonie Kahlenberg, Ellen Auer-Welsbach, Gabriele Schoefbeck, Dunja Mairhofer, Elisabeth Merl, Andreas Karwautz, Gudrun Wagner
Summary: This study compared caregiving distress and experience in parents of patients with anorexia nervosa before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. The results showed that parents had lower anxiety levels and higher caregiving skills in the early phase of the pandemic, but experienced higher levels of psychological distress, depression, eating disorder burden, and criticism in the long term. This highlights the importance of ongoing parental support.
EUROPEAN EATING DISORDERS REVIEW
(2023)
Article
Psychology, Clinical
Tanja Wittek, Michael Zeiler, Stefanie Truttmann, Julia Philipp, Leonie Kahlenberg, Andrea Schneider, Konstantin Kopp, Helene Krauss, Ellen Auer-Welsbach, Doris Koubek, Susanne Ohmann, Sonja Werneck-Rohrer, Petra Sackl-Pammer, Clarissa Laczkovics, Michaela Mitterer, Ulrike Schmidt, Andreas Karwautz, Gudrun Wagner
Summary: This study aimed to examine the efficacy of the Maudsley Model of Anorexia Nervosa Treatment for Adolescents and Young Adults (MANTRa) compared to individual psychotherapy that can be considered as standard in Austria (TAU-O). The results showed that both treatments led to significant improvements in BMI, eating disorder, and comorbid psychopathology over time, with MANTRa showing better outcomes in terms of remission of anorexia nervosa.
EUROPEAN EATING DISORDERS REVIEW
(2023)
Article
Psychiatry
Michael Zeiler, Julia Philipp, Stefanie Truttmann, Tanja Wittek, Konstantin Kopp, Gabriele Schoefbeck, Dunja Mairhofer, Ellen Auer-Welsbach, Eva Staab, Andreas Karwautz, Gudrun Wagner
Summary: This study investigates the differences between mothers and fathers in the treatment of childhood psychiatric disorders. Fathers showed lower levels of psychological distress, depression, anxiety, and eating disorder-related burden compared to mothers. However, fathers had slightly lower session adherence and willingness to practice skills between sessions. Rating: 9 out of 10.
EATING AND WEIGHT DISORDERS-STUDIES ON ANOREXIA BULIMIA AND OBESITY
(2023)
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Anna Felnhofer, Jennifer Kernreiter, Claudia Klier, Mercedes M. Huscsava, Christian Fiala, Michael Zeiler
Summary: Research on adoptive parents of anonymously born children is lacking. This study compared mental health, attachment styles, dyadic coping, and biographical knowledge between adoptive mothers and fathers, and identified predictors of dyadic coping. Findings revealed low biographical knowledge in adoptive parents, with mothers reporting more anxiety and higher ability to communicate stress and cope dyadically. Knowledge of more biographical data, older age of parents, younger age of child, and higher psychopathology scores predicted better dyadic coping in adoptive parents.
CURRENT PSYCHOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Psychology, Clinical
Michael Zeiler, Julia Philipp, Stefanie Truttmann, Tanja Wittek, Claudia Franta, Hartmut Imgart, Annika Zanko, Ellen Auer-Welsbach, Leonie Kahlenberg, Gudrun Wagner, Andreas Karwautz
Summary: The study confirmed the effectiveness of the German version of the CASK scale in evaluating the skills of parents of patients with anorexia nervosa and the effects of skills-based training, demonstrating high internal consistency and acceptance.
EUROPEAN EATING DISORDERS REVIEW
(2021)
