Principal Investigator:
Professor Apolinaras Zaborskis

Address:
Lithuanian University of Health Sciences
Medical Academy
Institute for Biomedical Research
Laboratory for Social Pediatrics
Eiveniu street 4
LT-50009 Kaunas-7
LITHUANIA

Web address: www.kmu.lt

Tel: +370 37 302969
Fax: +370 37 302959
Email: apolinaras.zaborskis@kmu.lt

Team members:
Assoc Prof Nida Zemaitiene (Deputy PI)
Prof Linas Sumskas
Dr Egle Vaitkaitiene
Ilona Lenciauskiene
Reda Lagunaite
Arvydas Raskilas

Surveys Conducted:
1993/94, 1997/98, 2001/02, 2005/06, 2009/10

Areas of expertise:

• Social inequalities in adolescent health
• Adolescent substance use
• Policy and adolescent smoking control
• Physical activity and health
• Survey instrument development
• Evaluation methodology
• Psychosocial factors of adolescents' behaviour
• School environment and health
• Family environment and health
• Quality of Life of children and family
  

National Publications:

Journal articles
Reports

Journal Articles

Zaborskis A, Milciuviene S, Narbutaite J, Bendoraitiene E, Kavaliauskiene A. Caries experience and oral health behaviour among 11 -13-year-olds: an ecological study of data from 27 European countries, Israel, Canada and USA. Community Dent Health. 2010 Jun;27(2):102-8.

Sumskas L, Lenciauskiene I, Zaborskis A  Health behavior inequalities among Lithuanian, Polish and Russian school-aged children in Lithuania. Central European Journal of Medicine. 2010, 5 (1): 97-107. (Available from http://www.springerlink.com/content/w3188w83r768j288/ ).

Petronyte G, Zaborskis A. The influence of individual and regional factors on association between leisure time physical activity and psychological complaints among adolescents in Europe. Cent Eur J Public Health. 2009 Dec;17(4):215-9.

Zaborskis A, Sumskas L, Zemaitiene N, Grabauskas V, Veryga A, Petkevicius R. Trends of smoking prevalence among Lithuanian school-aged children in 1994-2006. Medicina (Kaunas). 2009;45(10):798-806. English, Lithuanian.

Cattaneo A, Monasta L, Stamatakis E, Lioret S, Castetbon K, Frenken F, Manios Y, Moschonis G, Savva S, Zaborskis A, Rito AI, Nanu M, Vignerová J, Caroli M, Ludvigsson J, Koch FS, Serra-Majem L, Szponar L, van Lenthe F, Brug J. Overweight and obesity in infants and pre-school children in the European Union: a review of existing data. Obes Rev. 2010 May;11(5):389-98.

Jurgaitiene D, Zaborskis A, Sumskas L. [Prevalence of drug use among students of vocational schools in Klaipeda city, Lithuania, in 2004-2006] Medicina (Kaunas). 2009;45(4):291-301. Lithuanian.

Gobina I, Zaborskis A, Pudule I, Kalnins I, Villerusa A. Bullying and subjective health among adolescents at schools in Latvia and Lithuania. Int J Public Health. 2008;53(5):272-6.

Zaborskis A, Zemaitiene N, Sumskas L, Grabauskas V, Veryga A, Petkevicius R. Trends in alcohol consumption among Lithuanian school-aged children in 1994-2006 and new challenges. Medicina (Kaunas). 2008;44(8):623-32. English, Lithuanian.

Lenciauskiene I, Zaborskis A. The effects of family structure, parent-child relationship and parental monitoring on early sexual behaviour among adolescents in nine European countries. Scand J Public Health. 2008 Aug;36(6):607-18.

Zaborskis A, Petronyte G, Sumskas L, Kuzman M, Iannotti RJ. Body image and weight control among adolescents in Lithuania, Croatia, and the United States in the context of global obesity. Croat Med J. 2008 Apr;49(2):233-42.

Zaborskis A, Vareikiene I. [School bullying and its association with health and lifestyle among schoolchildren] Medicina (Kaunas). 2008;44(3):232-9. Lithuanian.

Zaborskis A, Zemaitiene N, Borup I, Kuntsche E, Moreno C. Family joint activities in a cross-national perspective. BMC Public Health. 2007 May 30;7:94.

Zaborskis A, Lenciauskiene I. Health behavior among Lithuania's adolescents in context of European Union. Croat Med J. 2006 Apr;47(2):335-43.

Zaborskis A, Sumskas L, Maser M, Pudule I. Trends in drinking habits among adolescents in the Baltic countries over the period of transition: HBSC survey results, 1993-2002. BMC Public Health. 2006 Mar 15;6:67.

Zemaitiene N, Zaborskis A. Suicidal tendencies and attitude towards freedom to choose suicide among Lithuanian schoolchildren: results from three cross-sectional studies in 1994, 1998, and 2002. BMC Public Health. 2005 Aug 11;5:83.

Zaborskis A, Cirtautiene L, Zemaitiene N. Bullying in Lithuanian schools in 1994-2002. Medicina (Kaunas). 2005;41(7):614-20. English, Lithuanian.

Starkuviene S, Zaborskis A. Links between accidents and lifestyle factors among Lithuanian schoolchildren. Medicina (Kaunas). 2005;41(1):73-80. English, Lithuanian.

Sumskas L, Zaborskis A. Alcohol consumption in Lithuanian school-aged children during 1994-2002. Medicina (Kaunas). 2004;40(11):1117-23.

Grabauskas V, Zaborskis A, Klumbiene J, Petkeviciene J, Zemaitiene N. Changes in health behavior of Lithuanian adolescents and adults over 1994-2002. Medicina (Kaunas). 2004;40(9):884-90. English, Lithuanian.

Gailiene D, Trofimova J, Zemaitiene N, Miliukaite A. The effect of examples of suicide conveyed by the media on young people. Psichologija: Mokslo darbai. 1999; 1: 71-77. (in Lithuanian, summary in English).

Garmiene A, Zemaitiene N, Zaborskis A. Schoolchildren's health behaviour and their relationship with social integration into peer group. Visuomenes sveikata. 2003; 4(23):39-44. (In Lithuanian, summary in English).
Makari J, Zaborskis A. Psychosocial factors of child's bullying. Visuomenes sveikata. 2000; Nr.1 (11): 37-44.

Makari J, Zaborskis A. Students' well-being and its relation with the psychological environment in school. Medicina. 2000; 36, 332-341. (in Lithuanian, summary in English).

Stankevicienë L, Zaborskis A. Comparing the lifestyle and health behavior of school-children in Lithuania and elsewhere. Visuomenes sveikata. 2000l; Nr.1 (11): 3-11. (in Lithuanian, summary in English).

Stankeviciene L. Evaluating the relations among school-aged children in Lithuania. Lietuvos medicina. 1998; Supplement of "Sveikata": 21-22. (in Lithuanian, summary in English).

Stankeviciene L, Zaborskis A. Health behaviour and lifestyle practices that reinforce Lithuanian school childrens' health. Medicina. 1999; 35 (7): 780-787. (in Lithuanian, summary in English).

Starkuviene S, Zaborskis A. Accidents among Lithuanian schoolchildren: situation and tendencies. Sveikatos mokslai. 2003; 8:87-91. (In Lithuanian, summary in English).

Starkuviene S, Zaborskis A. Accidents among children and adolescents in Lithuania. Lietuvos bendrosios praktikos gydytojas. 2003; 7(7-8):486-490. (In Lithuanian, summary in English).

Starkuviene S, Zaborskis A.Learning overload and schoolchildren's health. Medicina. 1998; 34 (7): 683-687. (in Lithuanian, summary in English).

Zaborskyte A, Bendoraitiene E. Oral hygiene habits and complaints of gum bleeding among schoolchildren in Lithuania. Stomatologija, Baltic Dental and Maxillofacial Journal. 2003; 5(1):31-36. (Available at http://www.sbdmj.com/031/031-07.html).

Zaborskis A, Makari J. The effects of the school and family environments on the students' health. Vaikø pulmonologija ir alergologija. 2000; 3 (2): 829-838. (in Lithuanian, summary in English).

Zemaitiene N, Zaborskis A. Schoolchildren's self-reported explanations of suicidal ideation. Psichologija: Mokslo darbai. 2004; 29:115-130. (In Lithuanian, summary in English).

Zemaitiene N, Zaborskis A. Suicidal intentions of Lithuanian teenagers (1994-1998). Lietuvos bendrosios praktikos gydytojas. 1999; 3(2): 110-114. (in Lithuanian, summary in English).

Reports:
Zaborskis A, Zemaitiene N, Grabauskas VJ, Puras D, Povilaitis R. Lithuania: youth mental health – from research to policies, practice and partnerships. In: WHO/HBSC Forum 2007 Final Report: Social cohesion for mental well-being among adolescents, p. 140-152. (Available from http://www.euro.who.int/en/what-we-publish/abstracts/social-cohesion-for-mental-well-being-among-adolescents.-whohbsc-forum-2007 )

Zaborskis A, Zemaitiene N, Sumskas L, Dirzyte A. (1996) Health behaviour of Lithuanian schoolchildren in 1994, Vilnius, ISBN 9986-03-228-8. - 124 p. (In Lithuanian, summary in English).

Zaborskis A, Makari J. (2001) Health behaviour of Lithuanian Schoolchildren: Trends in 1994-1998 and cross-national comparison, Panevezys, ISBN 9986-942-28-4, 136 p.

Stanikuniene V, Dapsienë G, Deveikyte R, Gruzevskis B, Jackunas Þ, Jasilionis D, Jonaitis V, Mitrikas A, Naskauskienë V, Svirskaite I, Usonis V, Zaborskis A. (1998) Children and family. Lithuania' 98. Vilnius: Unicef; 1998. - 102.

Zaborskis A. (2004) Cross-national study on Health Behaviour in School-aged Children. In: Grabauskas V, Kalediene R, Valius L. (Eds.). Public health science and studies: Replay to time chalanges. Kaunas University of Medicine, p. 41-44. (In Lithuanian, summary in English).

Zaborskis A, Sumskas L. (1998) Health behaviour of schoolchildren and socio-economic factors. Health inequities in Lithuania. Analysis of situation. WHO European Regional Office. Copenhagen, Kaunas University of Medicine, Kaunas:79-93. (In Lithuanian, summary in English).

Dissertations:

Lenciauskiene, Ilona (aut., disert.). Associations between adolescent's smoking, alcohol and drugs consumption and the factors of individual, school and country level : summary of the doctoral dissertation : public Health (10 B) / Ilona Lenciauskiene ; Kaunas university of medicine. Kaunas : Kauno medicinos universiteto leidykla, 2009. 38 p.

Petronyte, Gintare (aut., disert.). Physical activity and its factors among Lithuanian adolescents : summary of the doctoral dissertation : biomedical sciences, public health (10B) / Gintare Petronyte ; Kaunas university of medicine. Kaunas : Kauno medicinos universiteto leidykla, 2009. 28 p.