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Project

The association of mental health with the cardiometabolic risk profile of children and adolescents and the role of sleep, health behaviours and weight status in this association.
Code
01SF1716
Duration
01 October 2016 → 30 September 2020
Funding
Regional and community funding: Special Research Fund
Research disciplines
  • Social sciences
    • Clinical and counselling psychology
    • Other psychology and cognitive sciences
  • Medical and health sciences
    • Cardiac and vascular medicine
    • Paediatrics and neonatology
    • Psychiatry and psychotherapy
    • Cardiac and vascular medicine
    • Paediatrics and neonatology
    • Psychiatry and psychotherapy
    • Public health care
    • Public health sciences
    • Public health services
    • Nursing
    • Other paramedical sciences
    • Cardiac and vascular medicine
    • Paediatrics and neonatology
    • Psychiatry and psychotherapy
Keywords
sleep cardiometabolic risk mental health
 
Project description
 

Obesity and cardiometabolic disorders are increasing worldwide amongst children and adolescents. This PhD project aims to investigate whether mental health aspects are risk factors for cardiometabolic disorders in European children and adolescents using data from the IDEFICS/I.Family cohort to strengthen prevention and intervention strategies. Special emphasis is given to the role of sleep in this association.