Key indicators of child and adolescent health monitoring will be collected, including indicators of physical and mental health, health behaviour, health care utilisation, and social determinants of health.
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Participants must meet the following criteria to be eligible for participation in the study: • Adult participants (= 18 years) registered in the “Health in Germany” panel ("Gesundheit in Deutschland") who have provided informed consent prior to the start of the survey and who live in the same household with at least one of their children aged 3 to 17 years. • Children and adolescents aged 11 to 17 years from the same household, with adolescents aged 15 to 17 years providing their own informed consent prior to the start of the survey. • For children aged 11 to 14 years, informed consent is provided by the parents.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Failure to meet the applicable inclusion criteria will result in exclusion.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The aim is to conduct a methodological and content-related pilot of a future monitoring of child and adolescent health. The ad-hoc survey does not primarily aim to collect representative health data, but rather to test different approaches relevant for the recruitment, implementation, and quality assurance of primary data collection among children, adolescents, and their families. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The aim is to collect information from parents and children on key areas of child and adolescent health and living conditions, including health behaviors, physical development, mental health, physical health, social determinants, and sociodemographic characteristics. The survey is conducted for the methodological validation of the instruments, not for determining prevalence rates. | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Robert Koch-Institut