Building space for children's voices: The added value of participatory and creative approaches for child-centred integrated obesity care.

Background: Paediatric obesity is increasing across the globe. In search for solutions, it is important to engage children, as they have their own unique perspectives on what it means to be a child with obesity within their sociocultural context. Though this is increasingly acknowledged, the question remains how to meaningfully engage children in paediatric obesity care as they are often in an unequal position in relation to adults.

Bored, afraid, alone: What can we learn from children with paediatric obesity about the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic for future pandemics, care practices and policies?

Purpose: The aim of this study was to gain insight into the perspectives of children with paediatric obesity themselves, during the pandemic and afterwards, regarding their wellbeing and health, and to solicit their advice on tailoring obesity care to match their daily realities.

Design And Methods: We used a 'draw, write and tell' interview technique, conducted walk-alongs, participant observations and a group session with children with paediatric obesity from seldom-heard communities in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Data was analysed using reflexive thematic analysis.

Obesity care for youth during the COVID-19 pandemic: Challenges youth healthcare nurses experienced in providing obesity care in the Netherlands.

The COVID-19 pandemic deeply affected the lives of children and young people; studies report adverse effects on mental, physical, and social well-being. However, the impact of the pandemic on obesity care for children received little attention. The aim of this study was to gain insight into the challenges youth healthcare nurses experienced and to describe implications for future obesity care and policy.

SARS-CoV-2 vaccination uptake in six ethnic groups living in Amsterdam, the Netherlands: A registry-based study within the HELIUS cohort.

Objective: Ethnic minority groups have experienced a disproportionate burden of COVID-19, and should therefore be especially encouraged to receive SARS-CoV-2 vaccination. This study compared first-dose uptake of the primary SARS-CoV-2 vaccination series across six ethnic groups in Amsterdam, the Netherlands in 2021.

Methods: We analyzed data from participants of the population-based HELIUS cohort.

The Effects of the Jump-In Whole-School Intervention on the Weight Development of Children in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

Background: This study assessed the effects of the "Jump-in" whole-school intervention in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, on children's weight development by comparing children exposed to the intervention and controls from 3 other large Dutch cities. Jump-in is a comprehensive intervention that aims to stimulate healthy nutrition and physical activity in children at primary schools in Amsterdam. In addition, the relationship between the intervention's implementation degree and its effectiveness was studied.

Parental Discontent with Infant Sleep During the First Two Years of Life.

Background: Problematic sleep in infants can have a high impact on families. We examined parental discontent with infant sleep in the first six months of life and parent-perceived problematic sleep during the second year of life.

Methods: We used Sarphati Cohort data of 1471 children.

The need of having a plan in excessive infant crying - A qualitative study of parents' experiences of healthcare support.

Aim: Excessive infant crying increases parents' concerns regarding their infant's health and the burden of parenting. We aimed to gain insight into the healthcare support needs of parents with excessively crying infants.

Methods: An exploratory qualitative study was conducted in the Netherlands.

Infant Feeding and Ethnic Differences in Body Mass Index during Childhood: A Prospective Study.

This study investigated ethnic differences in childhood body mass index (BMI) in children from Dutch and Turkish descent and the role of infant feeding factors (breastfeeding duration, milk feeding frequency, as well as the timing, frequency and variety of complementary feeding (CF)). We used data from 244 children (116 Dutch and 128 Turkish) participating in a prospective study in the Netherlands. BMI was measured at 2, 3 and 5 years and standard deviation scores (sds) were derived using WHO references.

Understanding obesity-related behaviors in youth from a systems dynamics perspective: The use of causal loop diagrams.

This paper reports how we applied systems dynamics methods to gain insight into the complexity of obesity-related behaviors in youth, including diet, physical activity, sedentary behavior, and sleep, by integrating a literature review into causal loop diagrams (CLDs). Results showed that the CLDs consisted of multiple subsystems and three types of dynamics appeared, including (1) feedback loops, (2) connections between feedback loops and subsystems, and (3) mechanisms. We observed clear similarities in the dynamics for the four behaviors in that they relate to "traditional" subsystems, such as home and school environments, as well as to newly added subsystems, including macroeconomics, social welfare, and urban systems.

Potential determinants during 'the first 1000 days of life' of sleep problems in school-aged children.

Study Objectives: Early life determinants of sleep problems are mostly unknown. The first 1000 days of life (ie, the time between conception and a child's second birthday) is a period where the foundations for optimum health, growth and neurodevelopment are established. The aim of this explorative study is to identify potential early life determinants of sleep problems at age 7-8 years.

Patient participation in research funding: an overview of when, why and how amongst Dutch health funds.

Background: Patient participation in decision-making on health-related research has gained ground. Nineteen Dutch health-related research-funding organisations (HFs) have taken up the challenge to include patients in their funding process. A 'Patient participation (PP) advisory team' was set-up, with HF-representatives and patient advocates, who together initiated this study.

Development of a standard form for assessing research grant applications from the perspective of patients.

Background: Health-research funding organizations are increasingly involving patient representatives in the assessment of grant applications. However, there is no consensus on an appropriate scope or definition of the patient perspective and the eligibility of potential patient reviewers to take on this role. The aim of our study is to develop a consensus-based template for patient reviewers to assess research grant applications from the patients' perspective.

Do everyday problems of people with chronic illness interfere with their disease management?

Background: Being chronically ill is a continuous process of balancing the demands of the illness and the demands of everyday life. Understanding how everyday life affects self-management might help to provide better professional support. However, little attention has been paid to the influence of everyday life on self-management.

Patient-perceived self-management tasks and support needs of people with chronic illness: generic or disease specific?

Background: Self-management is widely accepted as an essential component of chronic care. Nevertheless, little is known about patients' perceptions of self-management.

Purpose: This study aims to explore which self-management tasks and support needs people with chronic illness perceive for themselves, and to establish whether these tasks and support needs are disease specific.

Self-management support needs of patients with chronic illness: do needs for support differ according to the course of illness?

Objective: To determine whether chronically ill patients' needs for self-management support depend on their course of illness.

Methods: Cross-sectional and longitudinal linear regression analyses were conducted using data from 1300 patients with chronic disease(s) who participated in a nationwide Dutch panel-study. Self-management support needs were assessed by the Patient Assessment of Self-management Tasks questionnaire (PAST).