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DENMARK National Publications

Principal Investigator:
Associate Professor Pernille Due

Address:
Research Programme Director
National Institute of Public Health
University of Southern Denmark
Øster Farimagsgade 5 A, 2nd floor
1399 Copenhagen K
Denmark

Web address: www.pubhealth.ku.dk and http://www.hbsc.dk/

Tel:+45 3920 7777
Fax: +45 3920 8010
Email: pdu@niph.dk

Team members:
Senior Researcher Anette Andersen
Associate Professor Mogens Trab Damsgaard
Pia Elena Wickman Henriksen (PhD-student)
Professor Bjørn Holstein
Rikke Krølner (PhD-student)
Signe Rayce (PhD-student)
Assistant Professor Dr Mette Rasmussen (Deputy PI)
Chalida Svastisalee (PhD-student)


Administrative officer:
Ms Birgit Pallesen

Surveys Conducted:
1983/84 (after schedule), 1985/86 (after schedule), 1989/90 (after schedule), 1993/94, 1997/98, 2001/02
, 2005/06

Areas of expertise:

  • Social inequalities in adolescent health
  • Macrofactors importance for adolescent health inequalities
  • Adolescent medicine use
  • Adolescent BMI
  • Adolescent alcohol use
  • Adolescent smoking and smoking control policy
  • Fruit and vegetable intake in adolescence
  • Adolescents' use of school nurse
  • Social relations
  • Bullying
  • Survey instrument development

National Publications:
Journal Articles
Doctoral theses
Reports

Journal Articles

Molcho M, Craig W, Due P, Pickett W, Harel-Fisch Y, & Overpeck M (2009) Cross-national time trends in bullying behaviour 1994-2006: findings from Europe and North America. International Journal of Public Health 2009 Sep; 54 Suppl 2: 225-34.

Due P, Damsgaard MT, Rasmussen M, Holstein BE, Wardle J, Merlo J, Currie C, Ahluwalia N, Sørensen TI, Lynch J, HBSC obesity writing group, Borraccino A, Borup I, Boyce W, Elgar F, Gabhainn SN, Krølner R, Svastisalee C, Matos MC, Nansel T, Al Sabbah H, Vereecken C, Valimaa R (2009) Socioeconomic position, macroeconomic environment and overweight among adolescents in 35 countries. International Journal of Obesity (Lond). 2009; 10: 1084-93

Borup I & Holstein BE (2008) Self-reported symptoms and outcome of health promotion at school: cross-sectional study of 11-15 year olds.Vård i Norden, 88(28), 32-36.

Fabritius KF, Rasmussen M (2008) Breakfast Habits and Overweight among Danish Schoolchildren: The Role of Socio-economic Position (in Danish: Sammenhæng mellem morgenmadsvaner og overvægt blandt danske skolebørn: er den forskellig i forskellige sociale grupper?) Ugeskr læger, 170(34), 2559-63.

Rasmussen M, Due P, Andersen A, Krølner R, Holstein BE. Smoking habits of 11-15-year olds from 1988-2006. (In Danish: Udviklingen i rygevaner blandt 11-15-årige fra 1988 til 2006). Ugeskr læger, 170(9), 736-739 .

Holstein BE, Andersen A, Hansen EH, Due P. Children and Adolescents’ Medicine Use for Aches and Psychological Problems: Secular Trends from 1988-2006. (In Danish: Børn- og unges brug af lægemidler mod smerter og psykologiske problemer: Udviklingen fra 1988 til 2006). Ugeskr læger 2008, in press.

Borup I K. Are pupils' age, sex and background associated with the outcome of a health dialogue with the school health nurse? Pupils' reflections, discussions and actions (in Danish: Har elevers alder, køn og baggrund betydning for udbyttet af sundhedssamtalen med sundhedsplejersken?)  Skoleelevers refleksioner, diskussioner og handlinger). Sygeplejersken 2007: 58-65.

Holstein BE, Henriksen PE, Krølner R, Rasmussen M, Due P. Trends in vigorous physical activity and physical inactivty among 11-15-year-olds 1988-2002 (in Danish: Udviklingen i energisk fysisk aktivitet og fysisk inaktivitet blandt 11-15-årige 1988-2002). Ugeskr læger 2007; 169: 37-42.

Rasmussen M, Damsgaard MT, Due P, Holstein BE. Smoking pattern among boys and girls in the Danish elementary school classes. Ugeskr læger 2002; 164: 5778-81.

Due EP, Broholm K, Holstein BE, Iversen L. Alcohol consumption among young people, (in Danish: Unges alkoholforbrug). Ugeskr læger 1999; 161: 3641-4.

Holstein BE, Due P. Injuries among 11-15-year-old children (in Danish: Tilskadekomst blandt 11-15-årige). Ugeskr læger 1999; 161: 4874-9.

Due EP, Holstein BE, Jørgensen PS. Bullying as a health threat among schoolchildren (in Danish: Mobning som sundhedstrussel blandt store skoleelever. Ugeskr læger 1999; 161: 2201-6.

Borup IK. Adolescents learning health promotion: Pupils' evaluation of contacts with the school health nurse. Vård i Norden 1998; 18: 26-31.

Due EP, Holstein BE. Smoking habits among 11-15-year-olds 1984-1994 (in Danish: Rygevaner blandt 11-15-årige 1984-1994. Ugeskr læger 1997; 159: 1090-3.

Jørgensen PS, Ertman B. Well-being at school (in Danish: Skoletrivsel). Nordisk Psykologi 1997.

Ross-Petersen L, Holstein BE, Due P. Sex-differences in health behaviour and perceived health in Danish schoolchildren (in Danish: Kønsforskelle i sundhedsadfærd og selvvurderet helbred hos 11-15-årige). Ugeskr læger 1995; 157: 2447-51.

Holstein BE, Due P, Ito H, Deckert H. Time spent by children watching television seen in a socio-medical perspective (in Danish: Tv- og videokiggeri blandt 11-15-årige. Et socialmedicinsk perspektiv). Ugeskr læger 1991; 153: 1658-61.

Due P, Holstein BE, Groth MV. Diet and health behaviour in Danish children aged 11-15 (in Danish: Spisevaner og sundhedsadfærd blandt 11-15-årige). Ugeskr læger 1991; 153: 984-8.

Due P, Holstein BE, Groth MV. Diet and health behaviour in Danish children aged 11-15 (in Danish: Spisevaner og sundhedsadfærd blandt 11-15-årige). Tandlægernes nye tidsskrift 1991; 6: 232-7.

Due P, Holstein BE, Marklund U. Self-reported health among schoolchildren in the Nordic countries (in Danish: Selvrapporteret helbred blandt skoleelever i Norden). Nord Med 1991; 106: 71-4.

Due P, Holstein BE. Alcohol factors and social factors among 11-15-year-olds (in Danish:  Alkoholforbrug og sociale faktorer blandt 11-15-årige). Nord Psykol 1991; 43: 313-25.

Holstein BE, Ito H, Due P. Smoking among aged 11-15 in Denmark (in Danish: Rygevaner blandt 11-15-årige i 1988. Undersøgelse af rygevaner og deres sammenhæng med sociale baggrundsfaktorer, helbred, trivsel og socialt netværk). Ugeskr læger 1990; 152: 2651-4.

Holstein BE, Ito H, Due P. Physical exercise in Danish schoolchildren (in Danish: Motionsvaner blandt skoleelever. Landsdækkende undersøgelse af 1.671 11-15-årige). Ugeskr læger 1990; 152: 2721-6.

Holstein BE, Ito H, Due P. Social inequalities in child health status (in Danish: Sociale forskelle i børns helbred). Ugeskr læger 1990; 152: 2910-13.

Holstein BE, Due P, Ito H. Oral health behaviour among 11-15-year-olds - a health sociology perspective (in Danish: Tandplejeadfærd blandt 11-15-årige i en sundhedssociologisk belysning). Tandlægernes nye tidsskrift 1990; 9: 252-5.

Holstein BE, Ito H. Self-reported health and use of medicine among schoolchildren (in Danish: Selvrapporteret helbred og lægemiddelforbrug blandt skoleelever). Ugeskr læger 1987; 149: 311-4.

Holstein BE, Ito H. Self-reported health and lifestyle among schoolchildren (in Danish: Livsstil og helbred blandt skoleelever). Ugeskr læger 1987; 149:315-7.

Ito H, Holstein BE, Ibsen KK. Schoolchildrens’ smoking behaviour and attitude. A sociological perspective (in Danish: Skoleelevers rygevaner og -holdninger i sociologisk belysning). Ugeskr læger 1987; 149: 396-400.

Ito H, Holstein BE, Mathiesen J. Health behaviour among Danish schoolchildren 1984-85 (in Danish: Sundhedsadfærd blandt danske skoleelever 1984-85). Ugeskr læger 1987; 149: 400-6.

Holstein BE, Ito H. Characteristics of children with frequent consumption of alcohol (in Danish: Kendetegn ved børn med hyppigt forbrug af alkohol). Ugeskr læger 1987; 149: 467-9.

Doctoral theses

Poulsen LH. Adolescents' smoking: the role of smoking restriction policies and the school and family environment (PhD-thesis). University of Copenhagen: Institute of Public Health, 2005.

Rasmussen M. Smoking behaviour of adolescent boys and girls - the influence of school related factors (PhD-thesis). University of Copenhagen: Institute of Public Health, 2004.

Andersen A. Epidemiological studies on alcohol use in adolescence (PhD-thesis). University of Copenhagen: Institute of Public Health, 2004.

Borup IK. Learning about health: The pupils’ and the school health nurses’ assessment of the health dialogue (Doctoral Thesis). Göteborg: Nordiska Hälsovårdshögskolan, 1999.

Reports

Hoff DA. School related risk-factors for use of cannabis among Danish schoolchildren (in Norwegian: Skolerelaterte risikofaktorer og cannabisbruk blant danske skole elever). MPH-thesis no. 191. University of Copenhagen: Institute of Public Health, 2008.

Johansen A, Holstein BE, Andersen A-MN, eds. Social inequality in health among children and adolescents (in Danish: Social ulighed i sundhed blandt børn og unge). Copenhagen: National Institute of Public Health, 2007.

Rasmussen M, Due P, ed. The school-children survey 2006 (in Danish: Skolebørnsundersøgelsen 2006). Copenhagen: University of Copenhagen, Institute of Public Health (internet publication: www.hbsc.dk), 2007.

Koushede VJ. Medicine Use for Headache among adolescents: Does sense of coherence play a role? (in Danish: Lægemiddelforbrug for hovedpine blandt børn og unge: Spiller sense of coherence en rolle?). MPH-thesis no: 186. University of Copenhagen: Institute of Public Health, 2007.

Petersen RM. Physical inactivity and sedentary behaviour. An epidemiological study of associations between physical inactivity and sendentary behaviour among Danish children and adolescents (in Danish: Fysisk inaktivitet og stillesiddende livsstil. En epidemiologisk undersøgelse af sammenhænge mellem fysisk inaktivitet og stillesiddende livsstil hos danske børn og unge). MPH-thesis no: 179. University of Copenhagen: Institute of Public Health, 2007.

Holstein BE. Medicine use among 11-15-year olds. Copenhagen: The Health Insurance Foundation 2006 (in Danish:  Lægemiddelbrug blandt 11-15-årige). Pp 18-22 i: Årsskrift 2005. København: Sygekassernes Helsefond, 2006.

Krølner R, Andersen A, Holstein BE, Due P. Child-parent agreement on socio-demographic measurements in the HBSC-survey - a validity study in six European countries. Copenhagen: University of Copenhagen, Institute of Public Health, Department of Social Medicine, 2005.

Hasholt ED. Action competence and health promoting behaviour (in Danish: Handlekompetence og sundhedsfremmende adfærd). MPH-thesis no: 123. University of Copenhagen: Institute of Public Health, 2004.

Løchte L. Physical Symptoms as predictor of low physical activity in children and adolescents: a cross-sectional study (MSc thesis). Copenhagen: University of Copenhagen, Institute of Public Health, 2004.

Larsen T, Østerbye T. School-related stressors and medicine use – cross sectional study of nineth grade students (in Danish: Belastninger i skolen og lægemiddelindtag – en tværsnitsundersøgelse af elever i niende klasse) (Msc thesis). Copenhagen: University of Copenhagen, Institute of Public Health, 2004.

Holstein BE, Parry-Langdon N, Zambon A, Currie C, Roberts C. Socioeconomic inequality and health. Pp 165-172 in: Currie C, Roberts C, Morgan A, Smith R, Settertobulte W, Samdal O, Rasmussen VB, eds. Young people’s health in context. Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) study: International report from the 2001/2002 survey. Copenhagen: World Health Organization, 2004

Due P, Holstein BE, red. The schoolchildren survey 2002. (In Danish: Skolebørnsundersrgelsen 2002). University of Copenhagen: Institute of Public Health, 2003.
  
Rass-Hansen A. Social strain and health among adolescents: the role of Sense Of Coherence (in Danish: Belastning og helbred blandt unge: hvilken betydning har Sense Of Coherence? MPH-thesis no: 102. University of Copenhagen: Institute of Public Health, 2003.

Amnitzbøl J. School environment and headache in Denmarik (in Danish: Skolemiljø og hovedpine i Danmark). MPH-thesis no: 95. University of Copenhagen: Institute of Public Health, 2002.

Mullan E, Currie C, Boyce W, Morgan A, Kalnins I, Holstein BE. Focus area rationale: social inequality. Pp 175-199 in: Currie C, Samdal O, Boyce W, Smith B, eds. Health Behaviour in School-Aged Children: a World Health Organization Cross-Narional Study. Research Protocol for the 2001/02 Survey. Edinburgh: University of Edinburgh, 2002  

Schultz-Jørgensen P, Holstein BE, Due P, eds. Health - a delicate balance. A study on school-children in Denmark (In Danish: Sundhed på vippen. En undersøgelse af de store skolebørns sundhed, trivsel og velfærd). Copenhagen: Hans Reitzels forlag, 2001, 2nd revised edition 2004.

Viskum H. School and health (in Danish: Skole og helbred). MPH-thesis no: 75. University of Copenhagen: Institute of Public Health, 2001.

Holstein BE. Truancy among school-children (in Danish: Pjækkeri blandt skoleelever). Lilleskolen 2001; 6(24): 4-7.

Krølner R. School satisfaction and health - is there an association and what can we learn from schools with high and low levels of school satisfaction (in Danish). Copenhagen: University of Copenhagen: Institute of Public Health, 2001.

Krølner R. Schools with a high level of wellbeing (in Danish). In: Hansen HR, ed. AMOR: advice against bullying (in Danish). Copenhagen: Børns Vilkår, 2001.

Bach KG. Adolescents, alcohol and wellbeing. A cross-national study of the influence of wellbeing on alcohol consumption among 15-year-olds in Denmark, Norway and Sweden (in Danish: Unge, alkohol og trivsel. En tværnational undersøgelse af trivsels betydning for alkoholforbrug blandt 15-årige i Danmark, Norge og Sverige). MPH-thesis no: 60. University of Copenhagen: Institute of Public Health, 2000.

Rasmussen M, Due P, Holstein BE. The schoolchildren survey 1998: health, health behaviours and social conditions (In Danish: Skolebørnsundersrgelsen 1998. Sundhed, sundhedsvaner og sociale forhold). Copenhagen: Danish Committee for Health Education, 2000.

Wold B, Holstein BE, Griesbach D, Currie C. Control of adolescent smoking: National policies on restriction of smoking at school in eight European countries. University of Edinburgh, 2000.

Due P, Holstein BE. Health and well-being among children and adolescents (in Danish: Sundhed og trivsel blandt børn og unge). København: FADLs Forlag 1997.

Borup IK. Health dialogues with schoolchildren (in Danish: Sundhedssamtaler med skoleelever). MPH-thesis 1995:1. Gothenburg: Nordic School of Public Health l995.

Due P, Holstein BE. Health behaviour among adolescents (in Danish: Unges sundhedsadfærd). Pp 10-22 in: Cooperation on health education (in Danish: Samarbejde om sundhedsundervisning). Copenhagen: Royal Danish College of Education, 1993.

Due P, Holstein BE, Borup IK. Danish schoolchildren 1991 – well-being, health and health behaviours (in Danish: Danske skoleelever 1991 - trivsel, helbred og sundhedsvaner). University of Copenhagen, Institute of Social Medicine, 1992.

Holstein BE. Which health concept is appropriate for health education (in Danish: Hvilket sundhedsbegreb kan sundhedsundervisningen bygge på?). Pp 19-27 in Jensen BB, red. Cooperation on health education (in Danish: Samarbejde om sundhedsundervisning). Copenhagen: Royal College of Education, 1992.

Due P, Holstein BE, Ito H. Health, health behaviours and social conditions (in Danish: Helbred, sundhedsvaner og sociale forhold blandt 11-15-årige). University of Copenhagen, Institute of Social Medicine, 1991.

Holstein BE, Due P. Most Danish schoolchildren get much physical exercise (in Danish: De fleste danske skoleelever får megen motion). Idræt i skolen 1991; nr. 1: 5-11.

 

 
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