Principal Investigator:
Professor Apolinaras Zaborskis

Address:
Kaunas University of Medicine
Laboratory for Social Pediatrics
Institute for Biomedical Research
Eliveniu str. 4
LT-50009 Kaunas-7
LITHUANIA

Web address: www.kmu.lt

Tel: +370 37 302969
Fax: +370 37 302959
Email: socped@vector.kmu.lt

Team members:
Prof Linas Sumskas
Assoc Prof Nida Zemaitiene
Dr Egle Vaitkaitiene
Ilona Lenciauskiene
Skirmante Starkuviene
Lina Cirtautiene
Gintare Petronyte

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

Areas of expertise:

• Social inequalities in adolescent health
• Adolescent substance use
• Policy and adolescent smoking control
• Physical activity and health
• Survey instrumeny 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

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

Garmiene A, Zemaitiene N, Zaborskis A. (2003). Schoolchildren's health behaviour and their relationship with social integration into peer group. Visuomenes sveikata; 4(23):39-44. (In Lithuanian, summary in English).

Grabauskas V, Zaborskis A, Klumbiene J, Petkeviciene J, Zemaitiene N. (2004) Changes in health behaviour of Lithuanian adolescents and adults over 1994 - 2002. Medicina (Kaunas); 40(9):884-890. (Available at http://medicina.kmu.lt/0409/0409-e.htm).

Makari J, Zaborskis A. (2000) Psychosocial factors of child's bullying. Visuomenës sveikata, Nr.1 (11): 37-44.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Sumskas L, Zaborskis A. (2004) Alcohol consumption in Lithuanian school-aged children during 1994 - 2002. Medicina (Kaunas); 40(11):1117-1123. (Available at http://medicina.kmu.lt/0411/0411-e.htm).

Šumskas L (2000) Behavioural risk factors in school-aged children and socio-economic status of their families. Vilnius; 3 (2): 820-828. (In Lithuanian, summary in English)

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

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

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

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

Reports:

Stanikûniene V, Dapðienë G, Deveikytë R, Gruþevskis B, Jackûnas Þ, Jasilionis D, Jonaitis V, Mitrikas A, Naskauskienë V, Svirskaitë 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, Makari J. (2001) Health behaviour of Lithuanian Schoolchildren: Trends in 1994-1998 and cross-national comparison, Panevezys, ISBN 9986-942-28-4, 136 p.

Zaborskis A, Makari J. (2001) Health Behaviour of Lithuanian Schoolchildren: Trends in 1994-1998 and Cross-National Comparison. Paneveþys: E.Vaièekauskas, 2001. - 180. (in Lithuanian, summary in English).

Zaborskis A, Šumskas 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).

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).

Þemaitienë N, Jaruðevièienë L. (2000) Suicides of Schoolchildren. Risk factors and principles of help. Kaunas: Kaunas Youth Health Center, 2000. - 103. (in Lithuanian, summary in English).