Dr. Norman Wirsik

• Identification of typical domains of physcial activity in 2-10 years old children

Selected BIPS-Publications

• Articles with peer review

• Lubasch J, Thumann B, Bucksch J, Brackmann K, Wirsik N, Donnelly A, Hayes G, Nimptsch K, Steinbrecher A, Pischon T, Brug J, Ahrens W, Hebestreit A, on behalf of the DEDIPAC consortium. School- and leisure time factors are associated with sitting time of German and Irish children and adolescents during school: Results of a DEDIPAC feasibility study. Frontiers in Sports and Active Living. 2020;2:93.
  https://doi.org/10.3389/fspor.2020.00093
• Sprengeler O, Buck C, Hebestreit A, Wirsik N, Ahrens W. Sports contribute to total moderate to vigorous physical activity in school children. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise. 2019;51(8):1653-1661.
  https://doi.org/10.1249/MSS.0000000000001948
• Steenbock B, Wright MN, Wirsik N, Brandes M. Accelerometry-based prediction of energy expenditure in preschoolers. Journal for the Measurement of Physical Behaviour. 2019;2(2):94-102.
  https://doi.org/10.1123/jmpb.2018-0032
  https://repository.publisso.de/resource/frl%3A6426272
• Wirsik N, Otto-Sobotka F, Pigeot I. Modeling physical activity data using L0-penalized expectile regression. Biometrical Journal. 2019;61(6):1371-1384.
  https://doi.org/10.1002/bimj.201800007
• Brandes M, Steenbock B, Wirsik N. Energy cost of common physical activities in preschoolers. Journal of Physical Activity & Health. 2018;15(4):233-238.
  https://doi.org/10.1123/jpah.2017-0348
  https://repository.publisso.de/resource/frl%3A6431692
• Brandes M, Wirsik N, Niehoff H, Heimsoth J, Möhring B. Impact of a tailored activity counselling intervention during inpatient rehabilitation after knee and hip arthroplasty - An explorative RCT. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders. 2018;19:209.
  https://doi.org/10.1186/s12891-018-2130-7
• Sprengeler O, Wirsik N, Hebestreit A, Herrmann D, Ahrens W. Domain-specific self-reported and objectively measured physical activity in children. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2017;14(3):242.
  https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph14030242
• Ferreira de Moraes AC, Carvalho HB, Siani A, Barba G, Veidebaum T, Tornaritis M, Molnár D, Ahrens W, Wirsik N, De Henauw S, Mårild S, Lissner L, Konstabel K, Pitsiladis Y, Moreno LA, on behalf of the IDEFICS consortium. Incidence of high blood pressure in children - Effects of physical activity and sedentary behaviors: The IDEFICS study: High blood pressure, lifestyle and children. International Journal of Cardiology. 2015;180:165-170.
  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijcard.2014.11.175
• Konstabel K, Veidebaum T, Verbestel V, Moreno LA, Bammann K, Tornaritis M, Eiben G, Molnár D, Siani A, Sprengeler O, Wirsik N, Ahrens W, Pitsiladis Y, on behalf of the IDEFICS consortium. Objectively measured physical activity in European children: The IDEFICS study. International Journal of Obesity. 2014;38(S2):S135-S143.
  https://doi.org/10.1038/ijo.2014.144
• Witowski V, Foraita R, Pitsiladis Y, Pigeot I, Wirsik N. Using hidden Markov models to improve quantifying physical activity in accelerometer data - A simulation study. PLOS ONE. 2014;9(12):e114089.
  https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0114089
• Diederich A, Swait J, Wirsik N. Citizen participation in patient prioritization policy decisions: An empirical and experimental study on patients' characteristics. PLOS ONE. 2012;7(5):e36824.
  https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0036824
• Diederich A, Winkelhage J, Wirsik N. Age as a criterion for setting priorities in health care? A survey of the German public view. PLOS ONE. 2011;6(8):1-10.
  https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0023930

• Guidelines and reports

• Wirsik N, Diederich A, Schreier M. Conjoint-Analyse: Prätest zur Evaluation von patientenbezogenen Merkmalen und dem Einfluss von Proxies auf die Bildung der Rangfolge. Bremen. 2010.
• Diederich A, Otten M, Schnoor M, Schreier M, Schröter J, Winkelhage J, Wirsik N. Fragebogen zur Erhebung von Präferenzen in der Bevölkerung bezüglich der Verteilung von Gesundheitsleistungen in der GKV. Bremen. 2009.

• Presentations at scientific meetings/conferences

• Sprengeler O, Buck C, Hebestreit A, Wirsik N, Ahrens W. Sportunterricht und Vereinssport leisten einen entscheidenden Beitrag zum Erreichen der Bewegungsempfehlung von 60 Minuten moderater bis intensiver körperlicher Aktivität bei 6-17-Jährigen. Hamburg. 2019.
• Wirsik N, Behrens J, Pohlabeln H. Comparison of non-wear and sleep detection algorithms in ActivPAL data. Maastricht, The Netherlands. 2019.
• Wirsik N, Sobotka F, Witowski V, Pigeot I. Expectile regression and hidden Markov models to improve quantification of physical activity using accelerometer data. Cape Town, South Africa. 2016.
• Wirsik N, Witowski V, Foraita R, Pitsiladis Y, Pigeot I. Using hidden Markov models to improve analyzing accelerometer data. Bremen. 2014.
• Wirsik N, Diederich A, Schreier M. Conjoint analysis - Pretest for evaluation of therapy-related attributes. Boston, USA. 2010.
• Wirsik N, Diederich A, Schreier M, Pigeot I. Conjoint analysis - Pretest for evaluation of patient-related attributes and the influence of proxies on the rank order. Halle. 2009.

• Posters at scientific meetings/conferences

• Wirsik N, Pigeot I, Schreier M, Diederich A. Priorisierung in der Medizin - Einfluss von Proxies bei der Conjoint-Analyse auf die Bildung der Rangfolge. Heidelberg. 2009.

• Further Publications