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Vera Verbestel

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76 Results

2025

A concept mapping approach to explore the perceived facilitating factors in shifting sedentary behavior into (more) physical activity : perspectives of healthcare professionals versus sedentary and/or inactive adults

Iris WillemsVera VerbestelTeatske AltenburgDorothea DumuidPatrick CaldersMarieke De Craemer

A1 Journal Article in BMC PUBLIC HEALTH

Explanatory variables of objectively measured physical activity, sedentary behaviour and sleep in adults with type 1 diabetes : a systematic review

Lotte BogaertEveline DirinckPatrick CaldersSimon HelleputteBruno LapauwJoke MarlierVera VerbestelMarieke De Craemer

A1 Journal Article in DIABETIC MEDICINE

Improving employer and employee well-being in small and medium-sized enterprises in Flanders : a realist evaluation protocol of the FitBonus program

Fleur Van De WielleRobin VandecasteeleVera VerbestelMaïté VerloigneBenedicte DeforcheRik CrutzenEls Clays

A1 Journal Article in BMC PUBLIC HEALTH

Nine-year follow-up of 24-hour movement behaviors and glucose metabolism status among adults from the Maastricht study

Iris WillemsDorothea DumuidAnnemarie KosterBastiaan De GalanVera VerbestelMarieke De Craemer

A1 Journal Article in SCIENTIFIC REPORTS

Optimising 24-hour movement behaviours in preschoolers through parenting practices : an evidence-based intervention study

Marga DecraeneAaron MiatkeDorothea DumuidGreet CardonMaïté VerloigneRuth De BruyneVera VerbestelMarieke De Craemer

A1 Journal Article in INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BEHAVIORAL NUTRITION AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY

The association between 24-h movement behaviours and adiposity among Australian preschoolers : a compositional data analysis

Marga DecraeneKar Hau ChongTy StanfordDorothea DumuidPenny CrossGreet CardonVera VerbestelMarieke De CraemerAnthony Okely

A1 Journal Article in BMC PUBLIC HEALTH

2024

24-hour movement behavior compositions and cardiometabolic health in people with type 2 diabetes : a comparative analysis with healthy controls

Lotte BogaertEveline DirinckBruno LapauwPatrick CaldersVera VerbestelIris WillemsMarieke De Craemer

24-hour movement behaviors among adults : insights in the relation with behavioral correlates and cardiometabolic health

Iris WillemsVera VerbestelDorothea DumuidPatrick CaldersBruno LapauwMarieke De Craemer

24-hour movement behaviors among adults : insights in the relation with behavioral correlates and cardiometabolic health

Iris WillemsVera VerbestelPatrick CaldersBruno LapauwDorothea DumuidMarieke De Craemer

A comparative analysis of 24-hour movement behaviors features using different accelerometer metrics in adults : implications for guideline compliance and associations with cardiometabolic health

Iris WillemsVera VerbestelDorothea DumuidPatrick CaldersBruno LapauwMarieke De Craemer

A1 Journal Article in PLOS ONE

Convergent validity of the Daily Activity Behaviors Questionnaire and Actigraph among adults

Iris WillemsVera VerbestelDorothea DumuidPatrick CaldersBruno LapauwMarieke De Craemer

Cross-sectional associations between 24-hour movement behaviors and cardiometabolic health among adults with chronic diseases : insights in compositional data analysis and time reallocations

Iris WillemsVera VerbestelDorothea DumuidPatrick CaldersBruno LapauwMarieke De Craemer

Cross-sectional associations between 24-hour movement behaviors and cardiometabolic health among adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus : a comparison according to weight status

Iris WillemsVera VerbestelDorothea DumuidTyman E. StanfordPatrick CaldersBruno LapauwLotte BogaertMarieke T. BlomNicolette R. den BraverJeroen H.P.M. van der Velde et al.

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF SCIENCE AND MEDICINE IN SPORT

Explanatory variables of 24-hour movement behaviors in adults with type 1 diabetes : a systematic review

Lotte BogaertEveline DirinckPatrick CaldersSimon HelleputteBruno LapauwJoke MarlierVera VerbestelMarieke De Craemer

Explanatory variables of objectively measured 24-h movement behaviors in people with prediabetes and type 2 diabetes : a systematic review

Lotte BogaertIris WillemsPatrick CaldersEveline DirinckManon KinaupenneMarga DecraeneBruno LapauwBoyd StrumaneMargot Van DaeleVera Verbestel et al.

A2 Journal Article in DIABETES & METABOLIC SYNDROME-CLINICAL RESEARCH & REVIEWS

Explanatory variables of objectively measured physical activity, sedentary behavior and sleep in adults with type 1 diabetes : a systematic review

Lotte BogaertEveline DirinckPatrick CaldersSimon HelleputteBruno LapauwJoke MarlierVera VerbestelMarieke De Craemer

Harmonizing measurement tools : examining the concurrent validity of the Daily Activity Behaviors Questionnaire compared to the ActiGraph to assess 24-hour movement behaviors among adults

Iris WillemsVera VerbestelDorothea DumuidPatrick CaldersBruno LapauwMarieke De Craemer

A1 Journal Article in BMC PUBLIC HEALTH

Harmonizing measurement tools : examining the convergent validity of the daily activity behaviors questionnaire and actigraph in adults

Iris WillemsVera VerbestelPatrick CaldersBruno LapauwDorothea DumuidMarieke De Craemer

2023

Cross-sectional associations between 24-hour movement behaviors and cardiometabolic health parameters among adults with type 2 diabetes according to weight status

Iris WillemsVera VerbestelPatrick CaldersBruno LapauwLotte BogaertMarieke BlomFemke RuttersNicole den BraverMarieke De Craemer

Explanatory variables of objectively measured 24-hour movement behaviors in people with prediabetes and type 2 diabetes mellitus : a systematic review

Lotte BogaertIris WillemsVera VerbestelBoyd StrumaneMargot VandaeleMarga DecraeneManon KinaupenneBruno LapauwPatrick CaldersMarieke De Craemer

Test–retest reliability and internal consistency of a newly developed questionnaire to assess explanatory variables of 24-h movement behaviors in adults

Iris WillemsVera VerbestelPatrick CaldersBruno LapauwMarieke De Craemer

A2 Journal Article in INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH

Vestibular function in women with Turner syndrome : a pilot study

Ruth Van HeckeVera VerbestelPatrick CaldersEls De LeenheerLeen Maes

2022

Changes in compliance with 24-hour movement behaviour guidelines in preschool children of low and high socioeconomic status : the Toybox-study

Sofie NaeyaertVera VerbestelGreet CardonVioleta LotovaBerthold KoletzkoLuis A. MorenoMaria L. Miguel-BergesBeata GurzkowskaOdysseas AndroutsosYannis Manios et al.

Comparison of outcomes derived from the ActiGraph GT3X+ and the Axivity AX3 accelerometer to objectively measure 24-hour movement behaviors in adults : a cross-sectional study

Marieke De CraemerVera Verbestel

A1 Journal Article in INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH

Compliance with the 24-hour movement behavior guidelines and associations with adiposity in European preschoolers : results from the ToyBox-Study

Marga DecraeneVera VerbestelGreet CardonVioletta LotovaBerthold KoletzkoLuis MorenoMaria Miguel-BergesBeata GurzkowskaOdysseas AndroutsosYannis Manios et al.

Longitudinal associations between compliance with 24-hour movement behaviour guidelines and adiposity among European children : results from the IDEFICS and I.Family studies

Vera VerbestelNathalie MichelsAntje HebestreitChristoph BuckFabio LauriaHermann PohlabelnLuis MorenoDénes MolnárMichael TornaritisToomas Veidebaum et al.

Motivatie in het revalidatieproces bij ouderen

Marieke De CraemerKoenraad De WeerdtKatrien De CockerLeen HaerensGreet CardonVera Verbestel

Bookchapter in Geriatrie in de fysiotherapie en kinesitherapie

Move around and get active : co-creating an intervention to optimize 24-hour movement behaviours in pre-schoolers with overweight

Marga DecraeneMarieke De CraemerVera Verbestel

Move, sit, sleep, repeat : 24-hour movement behaviors among adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus

Iris WillemsAnouk TangheVera VerbestelBruno LapauwPatrick CaldersMarieke De Craemer

Physical activity, sedentary behaviour and sleep in infants, toddlers, and preschoolers

Marieke De CraemerVera VerbestelMarga DecraeneSofie NaeyaertGreet Cardon

Transforming obesity prevention for children (TOPCHILD) collaboration : protocol for a systematic review with individual participant data meta-analysis of behavioural interventions for the prevention of early childhood obesity

KE HunterBJ JohnsonL AskieRK GolleyLA BaurIC MarschnerRW TaylorL WolfendenCT WoodS Mihrshahi et al.

A1 Journal Article in BMJ OPEN

Unpacking the behavioural components and delivery features of early childhood obesity prevention interventions in the TOPCHILD Collaboration : a systematic review and intervention coding protocol

BJ JohnsonKE HunterRK GolleyP ChadwickA BarbaM AberoumandS LibesmanL AskieRW TaylorKP Robledo et al.

A1 Journal Article in BMJ OPEN

2021

Compliance with the 24-hour movement behavior guidelines and associations with adiposity in European preschoolers : results from the ToyBox-study

Marga DecraeneVera VerbestelGreet CardonVioleta IotovaBerthold KoletzkoLuis A. MorenoMaría L. Miguel-BergesBeata GurzkowskaOdysseas AndroutsosYannis Manios et al.

A1 Journal Article in INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH

Objective measurement of 24-hour movement behaviors in preschool children using wrist-worn and thigh-worn accelerometers

Marieke De CraemerMarga DecraeneIris WillemsFeija BuysseEllen Van DriesscheVera Verbestel

A1 Journal Article in INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH

Trajectories of objectively measured physical activity and childhood overweight : longitudinal analysis of the IDEFICS/I.Family cohort

Ole SprengelerHermann PohlabelnKarin BammannChristoph BuckFabio LauriaVera VerbestelGabriele EibenKenn KonstabelDénes MolnárLuis A. Moreno et al.

A1 Journal Article in INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BEHAVIORAL NUTRITION AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY

2020

Combining effect and process evaluation on European preschool children’s snacking behavior in a kindergarten-based, family-involved cluster randomized controlled trial : the ToyBox study

Marieke De CraemerVera VerbestelMaïté VerloigneOdysseas AndroutsosLuis MorenoVioleta IotovaBerthold KoletskoPiotr SochaYannis ManiosGreet Cardon

A1 Journal Article in INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH

Correlates of meeting the physical activity, sedentary behavior, and sleep guidelines for the early years among Belgian preschool children : the toybox-study

Marieke De CraemerVera VerbestelGreet CardonOdysseas AndroutsosYannis ManiosSebastien Chastin

A1 Journal Article in INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH

2019

Process evaluation of the IDEFICS intervention

Ilse De BourdeaudhuijVera VerbestelLea MaesAnnunziata NappoCharis ChadjigeorgiouDénes MolnárÉv KovácsGabriele EibenHolger HasselKatharina Gallois et al.

Bookchapter in Instruments for health surveys in children and adolescents

2015

Are context-specific measures of parental-reported physical activity and sedentary behaviour associated with accelerometer data in 2–9-year-old European children?

Vera VerbestelStefaan De HenauwKarin BammannGianvincenzo BarbaCharalambos HadjigeorgiouGabriele EibenKenn KonstabelEva KovácsYannis PitsiladisLucia Reisch et al.

A1 Journal Article in PUBLIC HEALTH NUTRITION

Behavioural effects of a community-oriented setting-based intervention for prevention of childhood obesity in eight European countries: main results from the IDEFICS study

Ilse De BourdeaudhuijVera VerbestelStefaan De HenauwLea MaesInge HuybrechtsS MårildG EibenLA MorenoG BarbaÉ Kovács et al.

A1 Journal Article in OBESITY REVIEWS

Clustering of lifestyle behaviours and relation to body composition in European children. The IDEFICS study

AM Santaliestra-PasíasT MouratidouL ReischI PigeotW AhrensS MårildD MolnárA SianiS SieriM Tornatiris et al.

A1 Journal Article in EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NUTRITION

Effectiveness of the IDEFICS intervention on objectively measured physical activity and sedentary time in European children

Vera VerbestelStefaan De HenauwG BarbaG EibenK GalloisC HadjigeorgiouK KonstabelLea MaesS MårildD Molnár et al.

A1 Journal Article in OBESITY REVIEWS

Effects of a community-oriented obesity prevention programme on indicators of body fatness in preschool and primary school children: main results from the IDEFICS study

Stefaan De HenauwInge HuybrechtsIlse De BourdeaudhuijK BammannG BarbaL LissnerS MårildD MolnárLA MorenoI Pigeot et al.

A1 Journal Article in OBESITY REVIEWS

Implementation of the IDEFICS intervention across European countries: perceptions of parents and relationship with BMI

Ilse De BourdeaudhuijVera VerbestelStefaan De HenauwLea MaesS MårildLA MorenoG BarbaA SianiE KovácsK Konstabel et al.

A1 Journal Article in OBESITY REVIEWS

Lifestyle related behaviours and body composition indicators in a sample of European children : a cluster analysis approach

AM Santaliestra-PasíasT MouratidouL ReischI PigeotW AhrensS MårildD MolnárA SianiS SieriM Tornatiris et al.

Process evaluation of the IDEFICS school intervention: putting the evaluation of the effect on children's objectively measured physical activity and sedentary time in context

Maïté VerloigneW AhrensStefaan De HenauwVera VerbestelS MårildI PigeotIlse De Bourdeaudhuij

A1 Journal Article in OBESITY REVIEWS

The IDEFICS intervention trial to prevent childhood obesity: design and study methods

I PigeotT BaranowskiStefaan De Henauwon behalf of the IDEFICS consortiumIlse De BourdeaudhuijVera VerbestelLea Maes

A1 Journal Article in OBESITY REVIEWS

2014

Development and evaluation of evidence-based interventions to change young children's energy balance-related behaviours

Vera VerbestelIlse De BourdeaudhuijStefaan De Henauw

Does early childhood screen time predict poorer wellbeing?

Trina HinkleyVera VerbestelIlse De BourdeaudhuijWolfgang Ahrens

Early childhood electronic media use as a predictor of poorer well-being: a prospective cohort study

Trina HinkleyVera VerbestelWolfgang AhrensLauren LissnerDénes MolnárLuis A MorenoIris PigeotHermann PohlabelnLucia A ReischPaola Russo et al.

A1 Journal Article in JAMA PEDIATRICS

Objectively measured physical activity in European children : the IDEFICS study

K KonstabelT VeidebaumVera VerbestelLA MorenoK BammannM TornaritisG EibenD MolnárA SianiO Sprengeler et al.

A1 Journal Article in INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OBESITY

Physical activity and sedentary behaviour in European children: the IDEFICS study

Alba Ma Santaliestra-PasíasTheodora MouratidouVera VerbestelKarin BammannDénes MolnarSabina SieriAlfonso SianiToomas VeidebaumStaffan MårildLauren Lissner et al.

A1 Journal Article in PUBLIC HEALTH NUTRITION

Prevention of overweight in children younger than 2 years old: a pilot cluster-randomized controlled trial

Vera VerbestelValerie De CoenMyriam Van WinckelInge HuybrechtsLea MaesIlse De Bourdeaudhuij

A1 Journal Article in PUBLIC HEALTH NUTRITION

Process evaluation of the IDEFICS intervention : putting effect evaluation in context

Ilse De BourdeaudhuijVera VerbestelStefaan De Henauw

Risk factors for childhood overweight: a 30-month longitudinal study of 3- to 6-year-old children

Valerie De CoenIlse De BourdeaudhuijVera VerbestelLea MaesCarine Vereecken

A1 Journal Article in PUBLIC HEALTH NUTRITION

Using the intervention mapping protocol to reduce European preschoolers' sedentary behavior, an application to the ToyBox-study

Ellen De DeckerMarieke De CraemerIlse De BourdeaudhuijVera VerbestelKristin DuvinageVioleta IotovaEvangelia GrammatikakiAndreas WildgruberTheodora MouratidouYannis Manios et al.

A1 Journal Article in INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BEHAVIORAL NUTRITION AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY

2013

Associations between parental-reported screen-time behaviour and objectively measured sedentary time in 2-9 year old European children : results from the IDEFICS study

Vera VerbestelStefaan De HenauwKarin BammannB GianvincenzoH CharalambosGabriele EibenLea MaesIlse De Bourdeaudhuij

Physical activity and sedentary time and their relationship to BMI in 6-9 year old European children

Griet VanwolleghemVera VerbestelLuis MorenoIlse De Bourdeaudhuij

2012

Does context matter?: effects of a 2-year healthy eating and physical activity intervention for 3 to 6 year olds in high and low SES communities: the POP-project

Lea MaesValerie De CoenCarine VereeckenVera VerbestelInge HuybrechtsIlse De Bourdeaudhuij

Effects of a 2-year healthy eating and physical activity intervention for 3-6-year-olds in communities of high and low socio-economic status: the POP (Prevention of Overweight among Pre-school and school children) project

Valerie De CoenIlse De BourdeaudhuijCarine VereeckenVera VerbestelLeen HaerensInge HuybrechtsWendy Van LippeveldeLea Maes

A1 Journal Article in PUBLIC HEALTH NUTRITION

Food consumption and screen-based sedentary behaviors in European adolescents: the HELENA study

Alba M Santaliestra-PasiasTheodora MouratidouVera VerbestelInge HuybrechtsFrederic GottrandCinzia Le DonneMagdalena Cuenca-GarciaLigia E DíazAnthony KafatosYannis Manios et al.

A1 Journal Article in ARCHIVES OF PEDIATRICS & ADOLESCENT MEDICINE

Objectively measured sedentary time and physical activity time across the lifespan : a cross-sectional study in four age groups

Heleen SpittaelsEveline Van CauwenbergheVera VerbestelFemke De MeesterDelfien Van DyckMaïté VerloigneLeen HaerensBenedicte DeforcheGreet CardonIlse De Bourdeaudhuij

A1 Journal Article in INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BEHAVIORAL NUTRITION AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY

The IDEFICS intervention toolbox : a guide to successful obesity prevention at community level

Vera VerbestelStefaan De HenauwStaffan MarildStefan Storcksdieck genannt BonsmannLaura Fernández CelemínKatharina GalloisHolger HasselIlse De Bourdeaudhuij

Bookchapter in Public health : social and behavioral health

Validity of hip-mounted uniaxial accelerometry with heart-rate monitoring vs. triaxial accelerometry in the assessment of free-living energy expenditure in young children: the IDEFICS Validation Study

Robert OjiamboKenn KonstabelToomas VeidebaumJohn ReillyVera VerbestelInge HuybrechtsIsabelle SioenJosé A CasajúsLuis A MorenoGerman Vicente-Rodriguez et al.

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSIOLOGY

Weight status of European preschool children and associations with family demographics and energy balance-related behaviours: a pooled analysis of six European studies

M van StralenSJ te VeldeF van NassauJ BrugE GrammatikakiLea MaesIlse De BourdeaudhuijVera VerbestelS GalchevaV Iotova et al.

A1 Journal Article in OBESITY REVIEWS

2011

Design and results of the pretest of the IDEFICS study

M SulingA HebestreitJ PepliesK BammannA NappoG EibenJM Fernandez AlviraVera VerbestelE KovacsYP Pitsiladis et al.

A1 Journal Article in INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OBESITY

Patterns of physical activity in preschool aged children

Vera VerbestelEveline Van CauwenbergheValerie De CoenLea MaesIlse De BourdeaudhuijGreet Cardon

Screen time and availability of European children (2 to 10 years old): the IDEFICS study

A Santaliestra-PasiasT MouratidouVera VerbestelK BammannD MolnarS SieriA SianiT VeidebaumS MarildL Lissner et al.

The IDEFICS community-oriented intervention programme: a new model for childhood obesity prevention in Europe?

Stefaan De HenauwVera VerbestelS MarildG BarbaK BammannG EibenA HebestreitL IacovielloK GalloisK Konstabel et al.

A1 Journal Article in INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OBESITY

Using the intervention mapping protocol to develop a community-based intervention for the prevention of childhood obesity in a multi-centre European project: the IDEFICS intervention

Vera VerbestelStefaan De HenauwLea MaesLeen HaerensStaffan MårildGabriele EibenLauren LissnerLuis A MorenoNatalia Lascorz FraucaGianvincenzo Barba et al.

A1 Journal Article in INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BEHAVIORAL NUTRITION AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY

Within- and between-day variability of objectively measured physical activity in preschoolers

Vera VerbestelEveline Van CauwenbergheValerie De CoenLea MaesIlse De BourdeaudhuijGreet Cardon

A1 Journal Article in PEDIATRIC EXERCISE SCIENCE

2010

Parents’ awareness and involvement in a community based intervention for the prevention of childhood obesity

Vera VerbestelIlse De BourdeaudhuijLea MaesStefaan De HenauwNatalia LascorzGabriele EibenGiani BarbaEva KovacksKenn KonstabelMichael Tornaritis et al.

The development of a community-based intervention for the prevention of childhood obesity : the IDEFICS intervention

Vera VerbestelStefaan De HenauwLea MaesS MarildG EibenL MorenoG BarbaE KovacsK KonstabelM Tornaritis et al.

The development of a community-based intervention for the prevention of childhood obesity: the IDEFICS intervention

Vera VerbestelStefaan De HenauwLea MaesStaffan MarildGabriele EibenLuis A MorenoGianvincenzo BarbaEva KovacksKenn KonstabelMichael Tornaritis et al.

Within and between day variability of objectively measured physical activity in preschoolers

Vera VerbestelEveline Van CauwenbergheValerie De CoenLea MaesIlse De BourdeaudhuijGreet Cardon

2009

Patterns of physical activity in preschool aged children

Vera VerbestelEveline Van CauwenbergheIlse De BourdeaudhuijGreet Cardon