How to Cite IWQOL-Kids
Kolotkin, R.L., Zeller, M., Modi, A.C., Samsa, G.P., Quinlan, N., Yanovski, J.A., Bell, S.K., Maahs, D.M., de Serna, D.G., Roehrig, H.R. Assessing weight-related quality of life in adolescents. Obesity (Silver Spring), 2006, 14(3), 448-457.
Kolotkin, R.L., Zeller, M., Modi, A.C., Samsa, G.P., Quinlan, N., Yanovski, J.A., Bell, S.K., Maahs, D.M., de Serna, D.G., Roehrig, H.R. Assessing weight-related quality of life in adolescents. Obesity (Silver Spring), 2006, 14(3), 448-457.
All IWQOL-Kids Publications
Fleming II MA, Jenkins TM, Inge TH, Fenchel M, Boles RE, Courcoulas A, Michalsky MP, for the Teen-LABS Consortium, Weight Loss and Health Status Ten Years after Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Band Insertion in Adolescents: A Follow-Up Report from Teen-LABS, Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases (2024), doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soard.2024.10.015.
Gross AC, Freese RL, Bensignor MO, Bomberg EM, Dengel DR, Fox CK, Rudser KD, Ryder JR, Bramante CT, Raatz S, Lim F, Hur C, Kelly AS. Financial Incentives and Treatment Outcomes in Adolescents With Severe Obesity: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Pediatr. 2024 Aug 1;178(8):753-762. doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2024.1701. PMID: 38884967; PMCID: PMC11184501.
Kotanidou E P, Tsinopoulou V, Karasogiannidou V, et al. (January 09, 2024) Evaluation of Health-Related Quality of Life in Adolescents With Obesity: A Randomized Qualitative Study Among Healthcare Professionals. Cureus 16(1): e51928. doi:10.7759/cureus.51928
Forsythe E, Mallya UG, Yang M, Huber C, Cala ML, Greatsinger A, Hagopian E, Pomeroy J, Haqq AM. Burden of hyperphagia and obesity in Bardet-Biedl syndrome: a multicountry survey. Orphanet J Rare Dis. 2023 Jul 7;18(1):182. doi: 10.1186/s13023-023-02723-4. PMID: 37415189; PMCID: PMC10327341.
Campbell, KD, Howell, KH, Napier, TR, Maye, C, Thurston, IB. Strengths-Based Factors Related to Post-Traumatic Stress Problems in Black Youth with High Body Weights, Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 2023; jsad030, https://doi.org/10.1093/jpepsy/jsad030
Mallya, UG, Yan, M, Huber, C, Greatsinger, A, Hagopian, E, Pomeroy, J, Haqq, AM. Psychometric Evaluation of Two Novel Hyperphagia Questionnaires for Patients with Bardet-Biedl Syndrome (BBS). Value in Health, 2023-06-01, Volume 26, Issue 6, Pages S7-S7.
van der Voorn B, Camfferman R, Seidell JC, Halberstadt J. Health-related quality of life in children under treatment for overweight, obesity or severe obesity: a cross-sectional study in the Netherlands. BMC Pediatr. 2023 Apr 11;23(1):167. doi: 10.1186/s12887-023-03973-8. PMID: 37038145.
Weghuber D, Barrett T, Barrientos-Pérez M, Gies I, Hesse D, Jeppesen OK, Kelly AS, Mastrandrea LD, Sørrig R, Arslanian S; STEP TEENS Investigators. Once-Weekly Semaglutide in Adolescents with Obesity. N Engl J Med. 2022 Dec 15;387(24):2245-2257. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa2208601.
Fox CK, Clark JM, Rudser KD, Ryder JR, Gross AC, Nathan BM, Sunni M, Dengel DR, Billington CJ, Bensignor MO, Kelly AS. Exenatide for weight-loss maintenance in adolescents with severe obesity: A randomized, placebo-controlled trial. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2022 Apr 10. doi: 10.1002/oby.23395.
Forsythe, E, Mallya, UG, Yang, M, et al. Caregiver Burden in Bardet-Biedl Syndrome: a Survey of Obesity and Hyperphagia Impacts. Horm Res Paediatr 2022;95(suppl 2):1–616: 10.1159/000525606
Kelly, A.S., Bensignor, M.O., Hsia, D. S., et al. Phentermine/Topiramate for the Treatment of Adolescent Obesity. NEJM Evidence. Published April 30, 2022. DOI:https://doi.org/10.1056/EVIDoa2200014
Miller-Matero LR, Bryce K, Saulino CK, Dykhuis KE, Genaw J, Carlin AM. Problematic Eating Behaviors Predict Outcomes After Bariatric Surgery. Obesity Surgery. 2018 Jul;28(7):1910-1915. doi: 10.1007/s11695-018-3124-0.
Özalp Kızılay, D., Yalın Sapmaz, Ş., Tepe, D., & Ersoy, B. (2022). Reliability and Validity of the Turkish Version of Impact of Weight on Quality of Life for Kids. Turkish archives of pediatrics, 57(1), 53–60. https://doi.org/10.5152/TurkArchPediatr.2022.21169
van der Heijden, LB, Feskens, EJM, Raat, H, Janse, AJ. Quality of life of children and adolescents with clinical obesity, perspectives of children and parents. Obesity Research & Clinical Practice, 2021, ISSN 1871-403X, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.orcp.2021.07.001.
Eilander MMA, van Mil MMA, Koetsier LW, Seidell JC, Halberstadt J. Preferences on how to measure and discuss health related quality of life within integrated care for children with obesity. Journal of Patient-Reported Outcomes. 2021 Oct 14;5(1):106.
Ogle SB, Dewberry LC, Jenkins TM, Inge TH, Kelsey M, Bruzoni M, Pratt JSA. Outcomes of Bariatric Surgery in Older Versus Younger Adolescents. Pediatrics. March 2021, 147 (3) e2020024182; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2020-024182.
Kelly AS, Auerbach P, Barrientos-Perez M, Gies I, Hale PM, Marcus C, Mastrandrea LD, Prabhu N, Arslanian S; NN8022-4180 Trial Investigators. A Randomized, Controlled Trial of Liraglutide for Adolescents with Obesity. New England Journal of Medicine. 2020 May 28;382(22):2117-2128.
van den Eynde E, Camfferman R, Putten LR, Renders CM, Seidell JC, Halberstadt J. 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. 2020;10.1089/chi.2020.0070. doi:10.1089/chi.2020.0070
Dewberry, L.C., Jalivand, A., Gupta, R. et al. Weight Loss and Health Status 5 Years After Adjustable Gastric Banding in Adolescents. Obesity Surgery. 30; 2388–2394 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11695-020-04504-5
Lister, N.B., Jebeile, H., Truby, H., et al. Fast track to health — Intermittent energy restriction in adolescents with obesity. A randomised controlled trial study protocol. Obesity Research & Clinical Practice. 2020; 14 (1); 80-90.
Tronieri, JS, Wadden, TA, Leonard, SM, Berkowitz, RI. A pilot study of acceptance-based behavioural weight loss for adolescents with obesity. Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy. 2019 Nov;47(6):686-696.
de Laat, S., de Vos, I., Jacobs, M., et al. The evaluation of an integrated network approach of preventive care for children with overweight and obesity; study protocol for an implementation and effectiveness study. BMC Public Health 19, 979 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-019-7304-1
Correll, CU, Sikich, L, Reeves, G, et al. Metformin add-on vs. antipsychotic switch vs. continued antipsychotic treatment plus healthy lifestyle education in overweight or obese youth with severe mental illness: results from the IMPACT trial. World Psychiatry 2020;19:69–80.
Dewberry, L, Khoury, J, Schmiege, S, Jenkins, T, Boles, R, Inge, T. Gastrointestinal Symptoms in Relation to Quality of Life After Metabolic Surgery in Adolescents. Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases. (2020). doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soard.2019.12.025.
Bout-Tabaku S, Gupta R, Jenkins TM, Ryder JR, Baughcum AE, Jackson RD, Inge TH, Dixon JB, Helmrath MA, Courcoulas AP, Mitchell JE, Harmon CM, Xie C, Michalsky MP; TEEN-LABS CONSORTIUM. Musculoskeletal Pain, Physical Function, and Quality of Life After Bariatric Surgery. Pediatrics. 2019 Nov 19. pii: e20191399. doi: 10.1542/peds.2019-1399.
Reiter-Purtill J, Ley S, Kidwell KM, Mikhail C, Austin H, Chaves E, Rofey DL, Jenkins TM, Inge TH, Zeller MH; in cooperation with the TeenView Study Group and Teen-LABS Consortium. Change, predictors and correlates of weight- and health-related quality of life in adolescents 2-years following bariatric surgery. Int J Obes (Lond). 2020 Jul;44(7):1467-1478. doi: 10.1038/s41366-019-0394-0. Epub 2019 Jun 17. PMID: 31209270; PMCID: PMC6918011.
Tronieri JS, Wadden TA, Leonard SM, Berkowitz RI. A pilot study of acceptance-based behavioural weight loss for adolescents with obesity. Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy. 2019 Apr 17:1-11. doi: 10.1017/S13524658190002
Jensen, C. D., Duraccio, K. M., Barnett, K. A., Fortuna, C., Woolford, S. J., & Giraud-Carrier, C. G. (2019). Feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary effectiveness of an adaptive text messaging intervention for adolescent weight control in primary care. Clinical Practice in Pediatric Psychology, 7(1), 57-67.
Timpel, P, Henpin Yue Cesena, F, da Silva Costa, C, et al. Efficacy of gamification-based smartphone application for weight loss in overweight and obese adolescents: study protocol for a phase II randomized controlled trial. Therapeutic Advances in Endocrinology and Metabolism, 2018 Jun;9(6):167-176.
Hoedjes, M., Makkes, S., Halberstadt, J., et al. Health-Related Quality of Life in Children and Adolescents with Severe Obesity after Intensive Lifestyle Treatment and at 1-Year Follow-Up. Obesity Facts, 2018.
Prout, Parks E, Moore, RH, Li, Z, Bishop-Gilyard, CT, Garrett, AR, Hill, DL, Bruton, YP, Sarwer, DB. Assessing the Feasibility of a Social Media to Promote Weight Management Engagement in Adolescents with Severe Obesity: Pilot Study. JMIR Res Protoc 2018;7(3):e52; DOI: 10.2196/resprot.8229
van Rinsum, CE, Gerards, SMPL, Rutten, GM, van de Goor, IAM, Kremers, SPJ. The coaching on lifestyle (CooL) intervention for obesity, a study protocol for an action-oriented mixed-methods study. BMC Public Health (2018) 18:117. DOI 10.1186/s12889-017-5010-4
Annesi J. Moderating Effects of Depression, Food Cravings, and Weight-Related Quality-of-Life on Associations of Treatment-Targeted Psychosocial Changes and Physical Activity in Adolescent Candidates for Bariatric Surgery. J Phys Act Health. 2018 Nov 7:1-8. doi: 10.1123/jpah.2018-0099.
Lentferink, Y.E., van der Aa, M.P., van Mill, E.G.A.H. et al. Long-term metformin treatment in adolescents with obesity and insulin resistance, results of an open label extension study. Nutr & Diabetes 8, 47 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41387-018-0057-6
Zeller, MH, Pendery, EC, Reiter-Purtill, J, et al. From adolescence to young adulthood: trajectories of psychosocial health following Roux-en-Y gastric bypass. Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases. 2017, 13 (7), 1196-1203.
Zani, A, Ford-Adams, M, Ratcliff, M, et al. Weight loss surgery improves quality of life in pediatric patients with osteogenesis imperfecta. Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases 13 (2017) 41–44
Rose, M.H., Nadler, E.P., Mackey, E.R. Impulse Control in Negative Mood States, Emotional Eating, and Food Addiction are Associated with Lower Quality of Life in Adolescents with Severe Obesity. Journal of Pediatric Psychology. 2017 Oct 16. doi: 10.1093/jpepsy/jsx127.
Christie D, Hudson LD, Kinra S, et al. A community-based motivational personalised lifestyle intervention to reduce BMI in obese adolescents: results from the Healthy Eating and Lifestyle Programme (HELP) randomised controlled trial. Archives of Disease in Childhood Published. Online First: 07 July 2017. doi: 10.1136/archdischild-2016-311586
Xanthopoulos, MS, Walega, R, Xiao, R, et al. Caregiver-reported quality of life in youth with Down Syndrome. The Journal of Pediatrics. 2017; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpeds.2017.06.073.
Bonham, MP, Dordevic, AL, Ware, RS, Brennan, L, Truby, H. Evaluation of a Commercially Delivered Weight Management Program for Adolescents. The Journal of Pediatrics, 2017, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jpeds.2017.01.042.
SOUSA, Pedro Miguel Lopes de; GASPAR, Pedro; FONSECA, Helena and GASPAR, Filomena. Association between treatment adherence and quality of life among overweight adolescents. Cad. Saúde Pública [online]. 2017, vol.33, n.1, e00171815. Epub Jan 23, 2017. ISSN 1678-4464. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/0102-311x00171815.
Evans E.H., Adamson A.J., Basterfield L., Le Couteur A., Reilly J.K., Reilly J.J., Parkinson K.N. Risk factors for eating disorder symptoms at 12 years of age: A 6-year longitudinal cohort study. Appetite, 108 (2017); 12-20.
Prioste A., Fonseca H., Sousa P., Gaspar P. and Machado M. d. C. Cross-sectional study showed psychosocial variables, gender and family involvement played an important role in an adolescent weight management programme. Acta Paediatrica, 2016; doi:10.1111/apa.13616.
van der Aa M.P., Elst M.A., van de Garde E.M, van Mil E.G., Knibbe C.A., van der Vorst M.M. Long-term treatment with metformin in obese, insulin-resistant adolescents: results of a randomized double-blinded placebo-controlled trial. Nutrition & Diabetes, 2016; 6, e228; doi:10.1038/nutd.2016.37
Stilma, W. Risk factors for eating disorder symptoms at 12 years of age: a 6-year longitudinal cohort study. Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Evidence Based Practice. 2016; 14: 14. doi:10.1007/s12468-016-0050-9
Utzinger L.M., Gowey M.A., Zeller M., Jenkins T.M., Engel S.G., Rofey D.L., Inge T.H., Mitchell J.E. and On behalf of the Teen Longitudinal Assessment of Bariatric Surgery (Teen-LABS) Consortium (2016). Loss of control eating and eating disorders in adolescents before bariatric surgery. International Journal of Eating Disorders; DOI: 10.1002/eat.22546.
He J., Zhu H., Luo X., Cai T., Wu S., Lu, Y. Chinese version of Impact of Weight on Quality of Life for Kids: psychometric properties in a large school-based sample. Journal of Public Health, 2016; 38(2), e187-193.
Paulus, G.F., de Vaan, L.E.G., Verdam, F.J. et al. Bariatric Surgery in Morbidly Obese Adolescents: a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Obesity Surgery (2015) 25: 860. doi:10.1007/s11695-015-1581-2
Inge T.H., Courcoulas A.P., Jenkins T.M., et al. Weight Loss and Health Status 3 Years after Bariatric Surgery in Adolescents. New England Journal of Medicine, November 6, 2015; DOI: 10.1056/NEJMoa1506699.
Dordevic A.L., Bonham M.P., Ware R.S., Brennan L., Truby H. Study protocol: Evaluation of 'JenMe', a commercially-delivered weight management program for adolescents: a randomised controlled trial. BMC Public Health, 2015; 15:563 DOI: 10.1186/s12889-015-1923-y.
Parkinson K.N., Adamson A.J., Basterfield L., Reilly J.K., Le Couteur A., Reilly J.J. Influence of adiposity on health-related quality of life in the Gateshead Millennium Study cohort: longitudinal study at 12 years. Archives of Diseases in Childhood, 2015; 100:779-783.
Zeller M.H., Noll J.G., Sarwer D.B., Reiter-Purtill J., Rofey D.L., Baughcum A.E., Peugh J., Courcoulas A.P., Michalsky M.P., Jenkins T.M., and Becnel J.N. Child Maltreatment and the Adolescent Patient with Severe Obesity: Implications for Clinical Care. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 2015; 40: 640-648.
Zeller M.H., Inge T.H., Modi A.C., Jenkins T.M., Michalsky M.P., Helmrath M., et al. Severe Obesity and Comorbid Condition Impact on the Weight-Related Quality of Life of the Adolescent Patient. The Journal of Pediatrics, 2015; 166(3), 651-659
Bout-Tabaku S., Michalsky M.P., Jenkins T..M, et al. Musculoskeletal pain, self-reported physical function, and quality of life in the teen-longitudinal assessment of bariatric surgery (Teen-LABS) cohort. JAMA Pediatrics, 2015; 169:552-9.
Luca P, Dettmer E, Khoury M, Grewal P, Manlhiot C, McCrindle BW, Birken CS, Hamilton JK. Adolescents with severe obesity: outcomes of participation in an intensive obesity management programme. Pediatr Obes. 2015 Aug;10(4):275-82.
Romirowsky A.M., Kushner M.R., Matherne C.E., Nadler E.P., Mackey E.R. Evidence-based psychological interventions to support an adolescent undergoing bariatric surgery: A case report. Clinical Practice in Pediatric Psychology, Vol 3(1), Mar 2015; 71-79.
Bryant M., Ashton L., Brown J., Jebb S., Wright J., Roberts K., et al. Systematic review to identify and appraise outcome measures used to evaluate childhood obesity treatment interventions (CoOR): evidence of purpose, application, validity, reliability and sensitivity. Health Technology Assessment, 2014; 18: 1-380.
Bryant M., Ashton L., Nixon J., Jebb S., Wright J., Roberts K., Brown J., in collaboration with the CoOR Scientific advisory group. Framework of outcome measures recommended for use in the evaluation of childhood obesity treatment interventions: the CoOR framework. Pediatric Obesity, 2014.
Wong W.W., Barlow S.E., Mikhail C., Wilson T.A., Hernandez P.M., Shypailo R.J., Abrams S.H. A residential summer camp can reduce body fat and improve health-related quality of life in obese children. Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology Nutrition, 2013 Jan; 56(1): 83-5.
Pinquart M. Body image of children and adolescents with chronic illness: A meta-analytic comparison with healthy peers. Body Image, 2013; 10: 141-148.
Chuang J., Zeller M.H., Inge T., Crimmins N. Bariatric Surgery for Severe Obesity in Two Adolescents With Type 1 Diabetes. Pediatrics, 2013; 132(4):e1031-e1034. doi:10.1542/peds, 2012-3640.
Ratcliff M.B., Eshleman K.E., et al. Prospective changes in body image dissatisfaction among adolescent bariatric patients: the importance of body size estimation. Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases, 2012; 8(4): 470-475.
Zeller M.H., Reiter-Purtill J., et al. Two-year trends in psychosocial functioning after adolescent Roux-en-Y gastric bypass. Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases, 2012; 7(6): 727-732.
Platt A.M., Egan A.M., Berquist M.J., Dreyer M.L., Babar G., Ugrasbul F. Health-related quality of life, depression, and metabolic parameters in overweight insulin-resistant adolescents. Journal of Pediatric Health Care, 2013; 27: 120-6.
Guilfoyle S.M., Zeller M.G., Modi A.C. Parenting stress impacts obesity-specific health-related quality of life in a pediatric obesity treatment-seeking sample. Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, 2010 January; 31(1): 17. doi: 10.1097/DBP.0b013e3181c73641.
Griffiths L.J., Parsons T. J., Hill A. J. Self-esteem and quality of life in obese children and adolescents: A systematic review. International Journal of Pediatric Obesity, 2010; 5: 282Ð304. doi: 10.3109/17477160903473697.
Nadeau K., Kolotkin R.L., Boex R., Witten T., McFann K.K., Zeitler P., Walders-Abramson N. Health-related quality of life in adolescents with comorbidities related to obesity. Journal of Adolescent Health, 2011 Jul; 49(1): 90-2. (Abstract)
Modi A.C., Zeller M.H. The IWQOL-Kids(©): Establishing minimal clinically important difference scores and test-retest reliability. International Journal of Pediatric Obesity, 2011 Jun; 6(2-2): e94-6.
Christie, D, Hudson, L, Mathiot, A, Cole, TJ, Karlsen, S, Kessel, A, Kinra, S, Morri,s S, Nazareth, I, Sovio, U, Wong, IC, Viner RM. Assessing the efficacy of the Healthy Eating and Lifestyle Programme (HELP) compared with enhanced standard care of the obese adolescent in the community: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Trials. 2011 Nov 16;12:242. doi: 10.1186/1745-6215-12-242.
Wouters E.J.M., Geenen R., Kolotkin R.L., Vingerhoets A.J.J.M. Met lichaamsgewicht samenhangende kwaliteit van leven bij adolescenten (2010). Psychometrische kwaliteit van de Nederlandse vertaling van de IWQOL-Kids. Tijdschrift voor kindergeneeskunde 78, 119-125.
de Beer M., Gemke R.J. Health-Related Quality of Life in Obese Children and Adolescents, 2010. In: Handbook of Disease Burdens and Quality of Life Measures, Preedy V.R., Watson R.R., editors. Springer-Verlag, New York, NY.
Tsiros M.D., Olds T., Buckley J.D., et al. Health-related quality of life in obese children and adolescents. International Journal of Obesity. 2009; 33: 387-400.
Quittner A.L., Cruz I., Modi A.C., Marciel K.K. Health-Related Quality of Life Instruments for Adolescents with Chronic Diseases, 2009. In: Behavioral Approaches to Chronic Disease in Adolescence: A Guide to Integrative Care, O'Donohue W.T., editor. Springer-Verlag, New York, NY.
Zeller M.H., Modi A.C., Noll J.G., Long J.D., Inge T.H. Psychosocial Functioning Improves Following Adolescent Bariatric Surgery. Obesity (Silver Spring), 2009; 17, 985-990.
Quinlan N.P., Kolotkin R.L., Fuemmeler B.F., Costanzo P.R. Psychosocial outcomes in a weight loss camp for overweight youth. International Journal of Pediatric Obesity, 2009; 4, 134-142.
Modi A.C., Loux T.J., Bell S.K., Harmon C.M., Inge T.H., Zeller M.H. Weight-specific health-related quality of life in adolescents with extreme obesity. Obesity, 2008; 16: 2266-2271.
Palmeira, A. L., Martins, S., Costa, R., Quaresma, A., Fonseca, H., Teixeira, P. J., & Kolotkin, R. (2008). Confirmatory factor analysis of the Portuguese version of the Impact of Weight on Quality of Life – Kids. Obesity, 16(S1), S112.
Kolotkin RL, Zeller, M, Modi, AC, Samsa, GP, Quinlan, NP, Yanovski, JA, Bell, SK, Maahs DM, Gonzales de Serna, D, Roehrig, HR. Assessing weight-related quality of life in adolescents. Obesity (Silver Spring) 2006; 14: 448-457.