Publications
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Are Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Taxes Effective? Reviewing the Evidence Through a Marketing Systems Lens
Providing a common language for obesity: the European Association for the Study of Obesity obesity taxonomy
Comparison of Postural Balance, Muscle Force and Spinal Posture in Obese Children and Adolescents-A Protocol Study
Addressing child and adolescent obesity management in Ireland: identifying facilitators and barriers in clinical practice
Championing the use of people-first language in childhood overweight and obesity to address weight bias and stigma: A joint statement from the European-Childhood-Obesity-Group (ECOG), the European-Coalition-for-People-Living-with-Obesity (ECPO), the International-Paediatric-Association (IPA), Obesity-Canada, the European-Association-for-the-Study-of-Obesity Childhood-Obesity-Task-Force (EASO-COTF), Obesity Action Coalition (OAC), The Obesity Society (TOS) and the World-Obesity-Federation (WOF)
(WIP) Developing an empathy-informed Communications Toolkit for primary healthcare practitioners: Presenter (s): Maeve O’Brien, Royal College of Surgeons Ireland, Ireland
A qualitative study exploring the perceptions of health among pre‐teen girls from disadvantaged communities in Dublin
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Pediatric Weight Management Through mHealth Compared to Face-to-Face Care: Cost Analysis of a Randomized Control Trial
Guidelines for treating child and adolescent obesity: A systematic review
A qualitative study exploring the perceptions of health among pre‐teen girls from disadvantaged communities in Dublin
Evaluating 12 Years of Implementing a Multidisciplinary Specialist Child and Adolescent Obesity Treatment Service: Patient-Level Outcomes
Designing, Implementing, and Evaluating a Home-Based, Multidisciplinary, Family-Centered Pediatric Obesity Intervention: The ProxOb Program
Hospital Service Use Among Children With Obesity in Ireland: A Micro-costing Study
Obesity in children and adolescents: epidemiology, causes, assessment, and management
Usability and Engagement Testing of mHealth Apps in Paediatric Obesity: A Narrative Review of Current Literature
Neuromusculoskeletal Health in Pediatric Obesity: Incorporating Evidence into Clinical Examination
Bone Response to High-Intensity Interval Training versus Moderate-Intensity Continuous Training in Adolescents with Obesity
Big Data Collection in Vulnerable Populations: Application to Real World Clinical and Public Health Settings
Barriers and facilitators for implementing paediatric telehealth: Rapid review of user perspectives
Exploring Associations Between Children’s Obesogenic Behaviors and the Local Environment Using Big Data: Development and Evaluation of the Obesity Prevention Dashboard
The European Association for the Study of Obesity (EASO) Endorses the Milan Charter on Urban Obesity
Does the severity of obesity influence bone density, geometry and strength in adolescents?
Seasonal and daytime variation in multiple immune parameters in humans: Evidence from 329,261 participants of the UK Biobank cohort
Barriers and Facilitators for Implementing Paediatric Telemedicine: Rapid Review of User Perspectives
Is the SPARTACUS 15-15 test an accurate proxy for the assessment and tracking of maximal aerobic capacities in adolescents with obesity?
Is the Temple Street W82GO Healthy Lifestyles Programme Effective in Reducing BMI SDS?
A Pilot Study to Profile the Lower Limb Musculoskeletal Health in Children With Obesity
Patterns of tertiary healthcare utilisation among children with obesity and associated costs: a retrospective cohort study.
Psychological health difficulties and socio-economic status in treatment-seeking children and adolescents with obesity
The BigO application: Usability and engagement among adolescents and children with obesity.
Studies investigating mHealth for pediatric weight management: a systematic scoping review.
A qualitative study exploring user needs for a smartphone app among adolescents and parents attending a paediatric obesity clinic
Exploring the clinical effectiveness of a mobile-Health intervention for adolescent weight-management.
A clinical portal for childhood obesity management: acceptability and usability among healthcare professionals.
Establishing consensus on key public health indicators for the monitoring and evaluation of childhood obesity interventions: A Delphi Panel Study.
Mobile Health Apps in Pediatric Obesity Treatment: Process Outcomes From a Feasibility Study of a Multicomponent Intervention
European Association for the Study of Obesity Position Statement on the Global COVID-19 Pandemic
Metabolic And Mechanical Cost Of Sedentary And Physical Activities In Obese Children And Adolescents
Psychosocial difficulties, obesity and disadvantage in a cohort of Irish children
Health-related quality of life and perceived health status of adolescents with obesity are improved by a 10-month multidisciplinary intervention
Commentary on “Benefits of Activity-Based Interventions Among Female Adolescents Who Are Overweight and Obese”
Childhood obesity prevention: priority areas for future research and barriers and facilitators to knowledge translation, coproduced using the nominal group technique
A network analysis of the causal attributions for obesity in children and adolescents and their parents
Trends in the prevalence of childhood obesity and morbid obesity in the Republic of Ireland – The Childhood Obesity Surveillance Initiative in 2008, 2010, 2012 and 2015.
What are the estimated costs of childhood overweight and obesity on the island of Ireland?
Physical Activity and Physical Fitness in Pediatric Obesity: What are the First Steps for Clinicians? Expert Conclusion from the 2016 ECOG Workshop
Pediatric Obesity and Perceived Exertion: Difference Between Weight-Bearing and Non-Weight-Bearing Exercises Performed at Different Intensities
Childhood obesity treatment: integrating mobile health technology into a paediatric obesity service
Comparison of total body and abdominal adiposity indexes to dual x-ray absorptiometry scan in obese adolescents
The Ethics of Childhood Obesity Treatment – from the Childhood Obesity Task Force (COTF) of European Association for the Study of Obesity (EASO)
The Assessment of Eating Behaviour in Children Who Are Obese: A Psychological Approach. A Position Paper from the European Childhood Obesity Group
A smartphone intervention for adolescent obesity: study protocol for a randomised controlled non-inferiority trial
Timely Diagnosis of Mal-alignment of the Distal Extremities Is Crucial in Morbidly Obese Juveniles
Long-term Results of an Obesity Program in an Ethnically Diverse Pediatric Population
Ethnic differences in lipoprotein subclasses in obese adolescents: importance of liver and intraabdominal fat accretion
High normal fasting glucose level in obese youth: a marker for insulin resistance and beta cell dysregulation
The relationship between physical activity and muscle strength in children who are obese