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Authors
Dokhan-Vural, Serpil
Kahlert, Christian R.
Roduit, Caroline
Heldt, Katrin
Lauener, Roger
l’Allemand, Dagmar
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Funding
Funding for this research was provided by:
Merck donation for psychosocial care of patients with endocrine diseases (# 4501739731/2)
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Article History
Received: 18 May 2025
Accepted: 7 November 2025
First Online: 6 January 2026
Declarations
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: The Ethics Committee of Eastern Switzerland (Ethikkommission Ostschweiz) approved the study with the reference number EKOS 20/059. Informed consent was provided by the children and at least one parent before enrolment.
: Not applicable.
: Serpil Dokhan-Vural presented early parts of the study at annual meetings of diabetes, endocrine and pediatric societies (Swiss Society of Endocrinology and Diabetology SGED 2021, European Society for Pediatric Endocrinology ESPE 2021, Swiss Society for Pediatrics SGP 2021). Dagmar l’Allemand is co-president of the National Association of Obesity in Children and Adolescents. The other co-authors declare that there are no conflicts of interest regarding the publication of this article.
