Presentations and Abstracts

2009

  • Erhart, M., Auquier, P., Robitail, S., Ravens-Sieberer, U. (2009). Rasch Partial Credit Model analyses to create an integrative measure of children’s self- and parent proxy reported HRQoL. International Society for Quality of Life Research meeting abstracts. Quality of Life Research, A-47, Abstract 1332.
  • Erhart, M., Hagquist, C., Auquier, P., Rajmil, L., Power, M., Ravens-Sieberer, U. (2009). A comparison of Rasch item-fit and Cronbach’s alpha item reduction analysis for the development of a Quality of Life scale for children and adolescents. International Society for Quality of Life Research meeting abstracts. Quality of Life Research, A-31, Abstract 1331.
  • Erhart, M., Ravens-Sieberer, U. (2009). Neue Ansätze zur Lebensqualitätsmessung bei Kindern und Jugendlichen – ein Ausblick. In M. Schulte-Markwort (Hrsg.), Psychosomatik – Kinder- und Jugendpsychiatrie als interdisziplinäres Fach. XXXI. Kongress der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Kinder- und Jugendpsychiatrie, Psychosomatik und Psychotherapie Hamburg, 4.-7. März 2009 – Abstracts (S. 138). Berlin: Medizinisch Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellschaft.
  • Ottova, V., Erhart, M., Rajmil, L., Detmar, S., Ravens-Sieberer, U. (2009). The impact of obesity on the health-related quality of life in children and adolescents - results from the European KIDSCREEN Survey. International Society for Quality of Life Research meeting abstracts. Quality of Life Research, A-25, Abstract 1584.
  • Rajmil, L., Herdman, M.J., Ravens-Sieberer, U., Erhart, M., Alonso, J. (2009). Socioeconomic inequalities in health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in children and adolescents from 11 European countries. International Society for Quality of Life Research meeting abstracts. Quality of Life Research, A-23, Abstract 1383.
  • Ravens-Sieberer, U. & Erhart, M. (2009). Development of the KIDSCREEN - An European initiative to improve health assessment for children. 60. Arbeitstagung des Deutschen Kolloqiums für Psychosomatische Medizin (DKPM) und 17. Jahrestagung der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Psychsomatische Medizin und Ärztliche Psychothetrapie (DGPM), Mainz, 18.-21. März.
  • Ravens-Sieberer, U., Erhart, M., Ottova, V., Wille, N., Scheftlein, J., Rajmil, L. (2009). Association between macro-level social determinants and HRQoL in children. An analysis in all European Countries. International Society for Quality of Life Research meeting abstracts. Quality of Life Research, A-51, Abstract 1330.

 

2008

  • Erhart, M. & Ravens-Sieberer, U. (2008). Measuring adolescents subjective well-being. How many items and dimensions are requiered? A Rasch-based item reduction study. Paper presented at XXIX International Congress of Psychology ICP 2008, Berlin.
  • Erhart, M. & Ravens-Sieberer, U. (2008). First results of the Flash Eurobarometer Survey 246 on Mental Health in Children/Young people. Meeting of the Group of Governmental Experts on Mental Health and Well-being, European Commision, Health & Consumer DG, C4-Health determinants, Luxemburg.
  • Erhart, M., Ravens-Sieberer, U. & the European KIDSCREEN Group (2008). Rasch analysis of five adolescents QoL instruments to develop an item bank for computer-adaptive testing of psychological well-being and positive affect. Quality of Life Research, A-30, Abstract 1465.
  • Ottova, V., Erhart, M., Wille, N., Rajmil, L., Detmar, S., Ravens-Sieberer, U. and the European KIDSCREEN Group (2008). Obesity and its Impact on Quality of Life in Children: Results from the European KIDSCREEN Survey. Paper presented at the 18th Annual Meeting of the European Childhood Obesity Group (ECOG) 2008, Porto, Portugal

 

2007

  • Davis, E.C., Davies, B.J., Waters, E.B., Priest, N.C. (2007). The Relationship Between Parent-Proxy Reported Health-related Quality of Life and Parental Mental Health: The Influence of Parental Gender. Quality of Life Research, 16, A37.
  • Erhart, M., Ravens-Sieberer, U., Dickinson, H., Colver, A. & the European SPARCLE and KIDSCREEN Groups. (2007). Rasch measurement properties and differential item functioning of the generic KIDSCREEN quality of life instrument in a European sample of children with cerebral palsy. Quality of Life Research, 16, A24.
  • Ravens-Sieberer, U., Erhart, M. (2007). Assessing cross-cultural differences in children's activities and participation and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in representative health surveys in 13 European countrie. Experiences from the European KIDSCREEN project. Researching children's health: implications of the WHO International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health, Oxford.
  • Wille, N., Erhart, M., Ravens-Sieberer, U., Mazur, J., Csemy, L., Czimbalmos, A., Bisegger, C., Abel, T. (2007). Quality of Life in 3 Eastern European Countries: Expiriences from the European-wide representative KIDSCREEN Survey. Quality of Life Research, 16, A22..

 

2006

  • Berra, S., Tebé, C., Bruil, J., Erhart, M., Ravens-Sieberer, U., Rajmil, L. (2006). Can children and adolescents be asked for their weight and height? I World Congress of Public Health Nutrition - VII Congreso de la SENC, Barcelona.
  • Erhart, M., Ravens-Sieberer, U. & the European KIDSCREEN-Group (2006). Quality of life in children - Still behind the adult field? Plenary Speech at the 13th Annual Conference of the International Society for Quality of Life Research (ISOQOL), Lissabon.
  • Erhart, M., Ravens-Sieberer, U. & the European KIDSCREEN-Group (2006). KIDSCREEN - the development of a self completion generic quality of life instrument with cross cultural validity. 18th Annual Meeting of the European Academy of Childhood Disability (EACD), Barcelona.
  • Erhart, M., Ravens-Sieberer, U., Hagquist, C., Robitail, S., Auquier, P., Power, M. and the European Kidscreen Group. (2006). The construct-validity of physical- und psychological wellbeing IRT-person parameter estimates: Can complex IRT models outperform simpler ones? PROMIS network's inaugural conference Building Tomorrow's Patient-Reported Outcome Measures, Washington.
  • Erhart, M., Ravens-Sieberer, U., Hagquist, C., Robitail, S., van Buuren, S. (2006). Does correcting for differential item functioning (DIF) using two different techniques enhances the validity and diagnostic quality of adolescents HRQoL test scores? Quality of Life Research, 15 (9), A113-A114.
  • Erhart, M., Ravens-Sieberer, U., Robitail, S., Auquier, P., Power, M. (2006). The construct validity of adolescent HRQoL IRT person parameter estimates: Does the IRT model makes a difference? Quality of Life Research, 15 (9), A20.
  • Ravens-Sieberer, U., Erhart, M. and the European KIDSCREEN Group (2006). Experiences from the cross-cultural KIDSCREEN Project: Issues to be addressed to measure QoL in children and adolescents. Paper presented at the PROMIS network's inaugural conference Building Tomorrow's Patient-Reported Outcome Measures, Washington.
  • Ravens-Sieberer, U., Erhart, M. and the European KIDSCREEN Group (2006). The cross-cutural KIDSCREEN Project: Results from representative surveys in 13 European countries. PROMIS network's inaugural conference Building Tomorrow's Patient-Reported Outcome Measures, Washington.
  • Ravens-Sieberer, U., Erhart, M., Auquier, P., Power, M., Bruil, J., Rajmil, L., Abel, T., Duer, W., Mazur, J., Csemy, L., Czimbalmos, A., Dimitrakaki, C., Hagquist, C., Kilroe, J. and the European Kidscreen Group. (2006). the KIDSCREEN-52 generic child and adolescent QoL measure: IRT-analyses, itembanking and validation in 13 European countries. PROMIS network's inaugural conference Building Tomorrow's Patient-Reported Outcome Measures, Washington.
  • von Rüden, U., Erhart, M., Ravens-Sieberer, U. (2006). Der Einfluss des familiären sozioökonomischen Status auf die gesundheitsbezogene Lebensqualität von Kindern und Jugendlichen. In F. Lösel & D. Bender (Eds.), 45. Kongress der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Psychologie: Humane Zukunft gestalten. Nürnberg, 17. bis 21. September 2006 (S. 377). Lengerich: Papst Verlag.
  • Wille, N., Erhart, M., Nickel, J., Ravens-Sieberer, U. (2006). The impact of adolescents chronic health condition and restricted participation in daily life on HRQoL: First results from the representative German health survey for children and adolescents. Quality of Life Research, 15 (9), A39.

 

2005

  • Erhart, M. & Ravens-Sieberer, U. (2005). Quality of life assessment in children: Challenges and solutions. 8th Annual Scientific Meeting of the European Association of Consultation Liason Psychiatry and Psychosomatics (EACLPP), Istanbul.
  • Erhart, M. & Ravens-Sieberer, U. (2005). Verbessert die Korrektur von Differential Item Functioning (DIF) die Validität und die diagnostische Qualität von Skalenwerten? 7. Tagung der Fachgruppe Methoden und Evaluation, Münster. http://www.uni-Fenstergucker/MethEval/erhart.html.
  • Erhart, M., Ravens-Sieberer, U. & die Europäische KIDSCREEN-Gruppe (2005). Itemgewichtung mittels logistischer Regression oder neuronaler Netzwerk-Simulation - was verbessert die diagnostische Qualität eines Screening-Instrumentes zur mentalen Gesundheit? German Medical Science (05gmds468). Electronic Journal. http://www.egms.de/en/meetings/gmds2005/M0028session33.shtml.
  • EErhart,M., Ravens-Sieberer, U., Power, M., Hagquist, C., Robitail, S., Auquier, P. (2005). Item reduction using three IRT-models and one CFA-model to enhance the quality of childrens QoL measures: Does the iterative appication lead to stable and convergant results? Quality of Life Research, 14 (9), 2005.
  • Ravens-Sieberer, U., Erhart, M., Thomas, C., Gosch, A., Bettge, S. and the European KIDSCREEN and HBSC Groups (2005). Alcohol and tobacco use in adolescence and its impact on mental well being and quality of life – results from three European studies. In F. Resch (Hrsg.), Die Sprache in der Kinder und Jugendpsychiatrie - zur Bedeutung kommunikativer Prozesse in Diagnostik, Therapie und Forschung (p. 170). Göttingen: Vanderbhoeck & Ruprecht.
  • Ravens-Sieberer, U., von Rüden, U., Erhart, M., Gosch, A., Nickel, J. & the European KIDSCREEN Group (2005). Messung des sozio-ökonomischen Status in epidemiologische Studien mit Kindern und Jugendlichen – Ergebnisse aus 12 Europäischen Ländern. 4. Kongress für Versorgungsforschung, Jahrestagungen der DGSMP und der DGMS, Berlin.
  • Robitail, S., Ravens-Sieberer, U., Pwer, M., Bruil, J., Erhart, M., Tebe, C., Cloetta, B., Hgquist, C., Kilroe, J., duer, W., Mazur, J., Auquier, P. & Rajmil, L. (2005). Validation of the first European Trans-cultural HRQoL insrtument for healthy children and addolescent: The KIDSCREEN-27. Quality of Life Research, 14 (9), 2021.

 

2004

  • Bruil, J., Detmar, S., Gosch, A., & Ravens-Sieberer, U. (2004). From Theoretical Models to Cross-Cultural Comparable Questionnaire Dimensions - the European HRQOL KIDSCREEN Measure for Children and Adolescents. Quality of Life Research, 13 (9), 1523.
  • Erhart, M. & Ravens-Sieberer, U. (2004). The identification of health- and disease typologies - do modern statistical techniques offer advantages against the the conventional cluster-analysis? Biometrical Journal, 46: 70.
  • Rajmil, L., Berra, S., von-Rueden, U., Tebe, C., Erhart, M., Gosch, A., Alonso, J., Bisegger, C., Ravens-Sieberer, U. (2004). Representativity of 12 national surveys of children and adolescents 8–18 years old included in the KIDSCREEN HRQoL study. Quality of Life Research, 13 (9), 1576.
  • Ravens-Sieberer, U., & Bullinger, M. (2004). The challenge of cross-cultural instrument development. Quality of Life Research, 13 (9), 1545.
  • Ravens-Sieberer, U., Erhart, M., Power, M., Auquier, P., Cloetta, B., Hagquist, C., Bruil, J., Duer, J., Rajmil, L. (2004). Screening for and Promotion of Health-related Quality of Life in Children and Adolescents - the European Public Health Approach KIDSCREEN. Biometrical Journal, 46 (suppl.), 111.
  • Ravens-Sieberer, U., Simeoni, M.C., Rajmil, L., Erhart, M., Power, M., Auquier, P. & Herdman, M. (2004). Cross-Cultural Validation of the Generic KIDSCREEN Child Measure: Results from representative Surveys in 12 European Countries. Quality of Life Research, 13 (9), 1524.
  • Robitail, S., Erhart, M., Tebe, C., Power, M., Debensason, D., Ravens-Sieberer, U., Auquier, P. (2004). Person Fit across European Countries: Results from the KIDSCREEN Field Study. Quality of Life Research, 13 (9), 1547.
  • Simeoni, M.C., Robitail, S., Erhart, M., Tebe, C, Bruil, J., Van Buuren, S., Debensason, D., Ravens-Sieberer, U., Auquier, P. (2004). Likert or Rasch? Which Consequences on Agreement between Youth and Proxies HRQoL Measures across European Countries. Quality of Life Research, 13 (9), 1513.

 

2003

  • Elorza-Ricart, J.M., Rajmil, L., Alonso, J., Berra, S., Aymerich, M., Ravens-Sieberer, U., Simeoni, M.C., & Patrick, D. (2003). Comparison of the Spanish version of four health-related quality of life (HRQL) instruments for adolescents in a healthy sample. Quality of Life Research, 12 (7), 773.
  • Erhart, M., Power, M., Auquier, P., Cloetta, B., Hagquist, C., Robitail, S. & Ravens-Sieberer, U. (2003). Item-Response-Theory-Analyses of Adolescent Quality of Life Data: Development of the European cross cultural research instrument "KIDSCREEN". In M. Stoffregen (Ed.), Abstracts of the fifth Conference of ISQOLS. Blacksburg, Virginia: ISQOLS.
  • Erhart, M. & Ravens-Sieberer, U. (2003). Der KIDSCREEN Index - Weiterentwicklung eines internationalen Instruments zur Erfassung der gesundheitsbezogenen Lebensqualität bei Jugendlichen. Zeitschrift für Differentielle und Diagnostische Psychologie, 24 (3), 197.
  • Erhart, M., Ravens-Sieberer, U., Power, M., Becker, J., Rose, M., Walter, O., Auquier, P., Robitail, S. (2003). Comparing two Item-Response-Theory based on Startegies for the development of a global Quality of Life Index using adolescents data. Quality of Life Research, 12 (7), 811.
  • Gosch, A., Rajmil, L., Ravens-Sieberer, U., & the European KIDSCREEN Group (2003). Screening von Kindern und Jugendlichen mit chronischen Erkrankungen und besonderem Gesundheitsversorgungsbedarf in Studien – das europäische epidemiologische KIDSCREEN- Projekt. Das Gesundheitswesen, 65 (8/9), A16–A17.
  • Gosch, A., Ravens-Sieberer, U., von Rüden, U., Erhart, M., Nickel, J. (2005). Der Einfluss von jugendlichem und elterlichen Risikoverhalten auf die gesundheitsbezogene Lebensqualität von Adoleszenten: Ergebnisse der europäischen KIDSCREEN Studie. 17. Tagung der Fachgruppe Entwicklungspsychologie der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Psychologie, Bochum.
  • Ravens-Sieberer, U., Erhart, M., Power, M., Auquier, P., Cloetta, B., Hagquist, C., Bruil, J., Duer, J., Rajmil, L. (2003). Item-Response-Theory Analyses of Child and Adolescent Self-Report Quality of Life Data: The European Cross Cultural Research Instrument KIDSCREEN. Quality of Life Research, 12 (7), 72.
  • Robitail, S., Erhart, M., Cloetta, B., Power, M., Orbicini, D., Gosch, A., Simeoni, M.C., Ravens-Sieberer, U., Auquier, P. (2003). Item Response Theory and Confirmatory Factor Analyses to assess the Validity of the preliminary Version of the European Cross Cultural KIDSCREEN Proxy Measure. Quality of Life Research, 12 (7), 728.
  • Simeoni, M.C., Robitail, S., Debensason, D., Ravens-Sieberer, U., Patrick, D., & Auquier, P. (2003). Results of the comparison of the French version of three health-related quality of life (HRQoL) instruments for adolescents in a healthy sample. Quality of Life Research, 12 (7), 776.
  • von Rueden, U., Bruil, J., Detmar, S.B., & Ravens-Sieberer, U. (2003). Gender differences in health related quality of life in children and adolescents. Quality of Life Research, 12 (7), 764.
  • von Rüden, U., Rajmil, L., Dür, W., Gosch, A., Ravens-Sieberer, U., & the European KIDSCREEN Group (2003). Wird gesundheitsbezogene Lebensqualität von Kindern und Jugendlichen durch soziale Ungleichheit mitbestimmt? Das Gesundheitswesen, 65 (8/9), A49.

 

2001

  • Bullinger, M., Ravens-Sieberer, U., KIDSCREEN Group, & DISABKIDS Group (2001). The health of children in Europe – A Quality of Life perspective. The 8th Annual Conference of the International Society for Quality of Life Research (ISOQOL). Quality of Life Research, 10 (3), 267.
  • Ravens-Sieberer, U. (2001). The KIDSCREEN Project – Epidemiological research for determination of subjective health status of children and adolescents in Europe. Das Gesundheitswesen, 63 (7), 496.
  • Ravens-Sieberer, U., for the European KIDSCREEN Group (2001). Das KIDSCREEN Projekt – ein epidemiologischer Forschungsansatz zur Erfassung subjektiver Gesundheit von Kindern und Jugendlichen in Europa. Garmisch-Patenkirchen: 9. Jahrestagung der Deutschen Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Epidemiologie (DAE), A 30.
  • Ravens-Sieberer, U., Abel, T., Auquier, P., Bellach, B.M., Bruil, J., Dür, W., Power, M., & Rajimil, L. (2001). Screening for and promotion of health related Quality of Life in children and adolescents – A European Public Health Perspective. The 8th Annual Conference of the International Society for Quality of Life Research (ISOQOL). Quality of Life Research, 10 (3), 269.