Children that have obesity or are overweight can experience both physical and psychosocial problems. Support and care thus focus on nutrition, exercise and behaviour change, as well as on health-related quality of life. Care for Obesity therefore develops and researches how to improve health-related quality of life and what support and guidance is needed to do so. In addition, the research group supports professionals and organisations in integrating measurement and discussion of health-related quality of life into their working methods. The scientific articles are written in English. Please note that most of the other sources are in Dutch, unless stated otherwise. 

Scientific articles

1. Van der Voorn B., Camfferman R., Seidell JC. & Halberstadt J. (2023) Health-related Quality of Life in Treatment-Seeking Children with Overweight, Obesity or Severe Obesity: a cross-sectional study in the Netherlands. BMC Pediatrics 23(1):167.
   • Dutch abstract
2. Eilander, M.A., van Mil, M.A., Koetsier, L.W., Seidell J.C., & Halberstadt, J. (2021) Preferences on how to measure and discuss health-related quality of life within integrated care for children with obesity. Journal of Patient-Reported Outcomes 5, 106.
   • Dutch abstract
3. Van den Eynde, E., Camfferman, R., Van Putten, L., Renders, C., Seidell, J.C. & Halberstadt, J. (2020) Changes in the health-related quality of life and weight status of children with overweight or obesity aged 7 to 13 years after participating in a 10-week lifestyle intervention. Childhood Obesity.

Factsheet

1. Camfferman, R., Seidell, J.C. & Halberstadt, J. (March 2019) Fact sheet: Quality of life of overweight, obese and severely obese children in the Netherlands. Amsterdam: Care for Obesity.

Tools

1. Eilander, M., & Halberstadt, J. (June 2021) Web tool Measuring health-related quality of life in overweight and obese children (www.kwaliteitvanlevenvragenlijsten.nl). Amsterdam: Care for Obesity.
   • Van der Voorn, B., Eilander, M.M.A., Koetsier, L.W., Halberstadt, J. (March 2022). Video for use web tool measuring and discussing quality of life. Amsterdam: Care for Obesity.
2. Eilander, M.M.A., Koetsier, L.W., & Halberstadt, J. (June 2021) Handbook Measuring and discussing quality of life of overweight and obese children. Amsterdam: Care for Obesity.
3. Eilander, M. M. A., Koetsier, L. W., & Halberstadt, J. (June 2021) Handout Talking about the health-related quality of life of overweight or obese children. Amsterdam: Care for Obesity.
4. Eilander, M. M. A., Koetsier, L. W., & Halberstadt, J. (June 2021)Flyer: A questionnaire about your life. Amsterdam: Care for Obesity.

Reports

1. Camfferman, R. & Halberstadt, J. (2019). Process evaluation of the implementation of quality of life as a measure in the care of overweight and obese children in the Netherlands. Amsterdam: Care for Obesity.

Internship reports

1. Van Riet, E. (2023). HRQoL changes in paediatric patients with severe obesity that were offered an integrated care approach with additional diagnostics in secondary or tertiary care.
2. Heilig, A. (2020) Changes in Health-Related Quality of Life in children with obesity after participating in a lifestyle intervention: a meta-analysis.