@article{WarschburgerZitzmann2019, author = {Warschburger, Petra and Zitzmann, Jana}, title = {Does an Age-Specific Treatment Program Augment the Efficacy of a Cognitive-Behavioral Weight Loss Program in Adolescence and Young Adulthood?}, series = {Nutrients}, volume = {2019}, journal = {Nutrients}, number = {11}, publisher = {MDPI}, address = {Basel}, issn = {2072-6643}, doi = {10.3390/nu11092053}, pages = {18}, year = {2019}, abstract = {Research on weight-loss interventions in emerging adulthood is warranted. Therefore, a cognitive-behavioral group treatment (CBT), including development-specific topics for adolescents and young adults with obesity (YOUTH), was developed. In a controlled study, we compared the efficacy of this age-specific CBT group intervention to an age-unspecific CBT group delivered across ages in an inpatient setting. The primary outcome was body mass index standard deviation score (BMI-SDS) over the course of one year; secondary outcomes were health-related and disease-specific quality of life (QoL). 266 participants aged 16 to 21 years (65\% females) were randomized. Intention-to-treat (ITT) and per-protocol analyses (PPA) were performed. For both group interventions, we observed significant and clinically relevant improvements in BMI-SDS and QoL over the course of time with small to large effect sizes. Contrary to our hypothesis, the age-specific intervention was not superior to the age-unspecific CBT-approach.}, language = {en} } @misc{WarschburgerZitzmann2019, author = {Warschburger, Petra and Zitzmann, Jana}, title = {Does an Age-Specific Treatment Program Augment the Efficacy of a Cognitive-Behavioral Weight Loss Program in Adolescence and Young Adulthood? Results from a Controlled Study}, series = {Postprints der Universit{\"a}t Potsdam Humanwissenschaftliche Reihe}, journal = {Postprints der Universit{\"a}t Potsdam Humanwissenschaftliche Reihe}, number = {584}, issn = {1866-8364}, doi = {10.25932/publishup-43942}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-439424}, pages = {20}, year = {2019}, abstract = {Research on weight-loss interventions in emerging adulthood is warranted. Therefore, a cognitive-behavioral group treatment (CBT), including development-specific topics for adolescents and young adults with obesity (YOUTH), was developed. In a controlled study, we compared the efficacy of this age-specific CBT group intervention to an age-unspecific CBT group delivered across ages in an inpatient setting. The primary outcome was body mass index standard deviation score (BMI-SDS) over the course of one year; secondary outcomes were health-related and disease-specific quality of life (QoL). 266 participants aged 16 to 21 years (65\% females) were randomized. Intention-to-treat (ITT) and per-protocol analyses (PPA) were performed. For both group interventions, we observed significant and clinically relevant improvements in BMI-SDS and QoL over the course of time with small to large effect sizes. Contrary to our hypothesis, the age-specific intervention was not superior to the age-unspecific CBT-approach.}, language = {en} } @article{WarschburgerHaenigFriedtetal.2014, author = {Warschburger, Petra and Haenig, Johanna and Friedt, Michael and Posovszky, Carsten and Schier, Maike and Calvano, Claudia}, title = {Health-Related quality of life in children with abdominal pain due to functional or organic gastrointestinal disorders}, series = {Journal of pediatric psychology}, volume = {39}, journal = {Journal of pediatric psychology}, number = {1}, publisher = {Oxford Univ. Press}, address = {Cary}, issn = {0146-8693}, doi = {10.1093/jpepsy/jst070}, pages = {45 -- 54}, year = {2014}, language = {en} }