Pediatric olfactory home testing using regular household items: A cross-over validation study.

Objective: To develop an olfactory test that can be conducted by an untrained person using common household items and to introduce a German version of the Chemosensory Pleasure Scale for Children (CPS-C(de)).

Methodology: This olfactory home test was developed in phases including evaluation of odors for suitability in a home setting. Parents of 50 children (ages 6-17) were then equipped with instruction manuals and participants were tested twice in a cross-over design.

The hyperactivity/inattention subscale of the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire predicts short- and long-term weight loss in overweight children and adolescents treated as outpatients.

Objective: The success of treatment for pediatric obesity is variable and often unsatisfactory. This study elucidates the influence of inattention and hyperactivity/impulsivity on short- and long-term weight loss and maintenance after outpatient treatment.

Methods: We included 8- to 16-year-old overweight and obese participants treated in 17 multidisciplinary outpatient treatment centers in a nationwide observational study.

Parent reported inattention and hyperactivity/impulsivity as predictor of long-term weight loss after inpatient treatment in obese adolescents.

Objective: The long-term success of treatment for pediatric obesity is often unsatisfactory and variable. We aim to elucidate the influence of inattention and hyperactivity/impulsivity on weight loss after inpatient treatment for adolescent obesity.

Method: We included 13-17 year old obese participants treated in three inpatient multidisciplinary treatment centers.

Health-related quality of life in overweight and obese youths: results of a multicenter study.

Background: We examined treatment-seeking overweight and obese youths to better understand the gender, age, and treatment modality differences in generic and disease-specific health-related quality of life (HRQOL).

Methods: This multicenter study included 1,916 patients (mean = 12.6 years; 57% females; mean zBMI = 2.

Medical care of overweight children under real-life conditions: the German BZgA observation study.

Objective: Current care for overweight children is controversial, and only few data are available concerning the process of care, as well as the outcome under real-life conditions.

Methods: A nationwide survey of treatment programs for overweight children and adolescents in Germany identified 480 treatment centers. From 135 institutions that had agreed to participate in this study of process of care and outcome, 48 randomly chosen institutions were included in the study.