Dr. Berit Brandes

• Prevention and health promotion
• Physical activity and mental health

• German Society for Epidemiology (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Epidemiologie / DGEpi)

• HOME - WHO Model region Mental Health

Selected BIPS-Publications

• Articles with peer review

• Coyle-Asbil H, Brandes M, Brandes B, Buck C, Wright MN, Vallis LA. Evaluating machine learning approaches to predict the energy expenditure of cross-national preschool children: A study of preprocessing and feature effects. European Journal of Applied Physiology. 2025;125(10):2985-2998.
  https://doi.org/10.1007/s00421-025-05800-7
• Coyle-Asbil H, Burk L, Brandes M, Brandes B, Buck C, Wright MN, Vallis LA. Energy expenditure prediction in preschool children: A machine learning approach using accelerometry and external validation. Physiological Measurement. 2024;45(9):095015.
  https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6579/ad7ad2
• Herbolsheimer F, Peters A, Wagner S, Willich SN, Krist L, Pischon T, Nimptsch K, Gastell S, Brandes M, Brandes B, Schikowski T, Schmidt B, Michels K, Mikolajczyk R, Harth V, Obi N, Castell S, Heise JK, Lieb W, Franzpötter K, Karch A, Teismann H, Völzke H, Meinke-Franze C, Leitzmann M, Stein MJ, Brenner H, Holleczek B, Weber A, Bohn B, Kluttig A, Steindorf K. Changes in physical activity and sedentary behavior during the first COVID-19 pandemic restrictions in Germany: A nationwide survey. BMC Public Health. 2024;24:433.
  https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-024-17675-y
• Klinger-König J, Erhardt A, Streit F, Völker MP, Schulze MB, Keil T, Fricke J, Castell S, Klett-Tammen C, Pischon T, Karch A, Teismann H, Michels K, Greiser KH, Becher H, Karrasch S, Ahrens W, Meinke-Franze C, Schipf S, Mikolajczyk R, Führer A, Brandes B, Schmidt B, Emmel C, Leitzmann M, Konzok J, Peters A, Obi N, Brenner H, Holleczek B, Velásquez IM, Deckert J, Baune BT, Rietschel M, Berger K, Grabe HJ. Childhood trauma and somatic and mental illness in adulthood: Findings of the NAKO health study. Deutsches Ärzteblatt International. 2024;121(1):1-8.
  https://doi.org/10.3238/arztebl.m2023.0225
• Sell L, Brandes M, Brandes B, Zeeb H, Busse H. Determinants promoting and hindering physical activity in primary school children in Germany: A qualitative study with students, teachers and parents. Frontiers in Public Health. 2024;12:1280893.
  https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2024.1280893
• Weber A, van Hees VT, Stein MJ, Gastell S, Steindorf K, Herbolsheimer F, Ostrzinski S, Pischon T, Brandes M, Krist L, Marschollek M, Greiser KH, Nimptsch K, Brandes B, Jochem C, Sedlmeier AM, Berger K, Brenner H, Buck C, Castell S, Dörr M, Emmel C, Fischer B, Flexeder C, Harth V, Hebestreit A, Heise JK, Holleczek B, Keil T, Koch-Gallenkamp L, Lieb W, Meinke-Franze C, Michels KB, Mikolajczyk R, Kluttig A, Obi N, Peters A, Schmidt B, Schipf S, Schulze MB, Teismann H, Waniek S, Willich SN, Leitzmann M, Baurecht H. Large-scale assessment of physical activity in a population using high-resolution hip-worn accelerometry: The German National Cohort (NAKO). Scientific Reports. 2024;14:7927.
  https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-58461-5
• Brandes B, Sell L, Buck C, Busse H, Zeeb H, Brandes M. Use of a toolbox of tailored evidence-based interventions to improve children's physical activity and cardiorespiratory fitness in primary schools: Results of the ACTIPROS cluster-randomized feasibility trial. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity. 2023;20:99.
  https://doi.org/10.1186/s12966-023-01497-z
• Brandes M, Brandes B, Sell L, Sacheck JM, Chinapaw M, Lubans DR, Woll A, Schipperijn J, Jago R, Busse H. How to select interventions for promoting physical activity in schools? Combining preferences of stakeholders and scientists. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity. 2023;20:48.
  https://doi.org/10.1186/s12966-023-01452-y
• Vonneilich N, Becher H, Bohn B, Brandes B, Castell S, Deckert A, Dragano N, Franzke C-W, Führer A, Gastell S, Greiser H, Keil T, Klett-Tammen C, Koch-Gallenkamp L, Krist L, Leitzmann M, Meinke-Franze C, Mikolajczyk R, Moreno Velásquez I, Obi N, Peters A, Pischon T, Reuter M, Schikowski T, Schmidt B, Schulze MB, Sergeev D, Stang A, Völzke H, Wiessner C, Zeeb H, Lüdecke D, von dem Knesebeck O. Associations of migration, socioeconomic position and social relations with depressive symptoms - Analyses of the German National Cohort baseline data. International Journal of Public Health. 2023;68:1606097.
  https://doi.org/10.3389/ijph.2023.1606097
• Brandes B, Busse H, Sell L, Christianson L, Brandes M. A scoping review on characteristics of school-based interventions to promote physical activity and cardiorespiratory fitness among 6- to 10-year-old children. Preventive Medicine. 2022;155:106920.
  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ypmed.2021.106920
  https://repository.publisso.de/resource/frl:6431668
• Breau B, Brandes B, Wright MN, Buck C, Vallis LA, Brandes M. Association of individual motor abilities and accelerometer-derived physical activity measures in preschool-aged children. Journal for the Measurement of Physical Behaviour. 2021;4(3):227-235.
  https://doi.org/10.1123/jmpb.2020-0065
  https://repository.publisso.de/resource/frl:6428750
• Brandes B, Buck C, Wright MN, Pischke CR, Brandes M. Impact of "JolinchenKids - fit and healthy in daycare" on children's objectively measured physical activity: A cluster-controlled study. Journal of Physical Activity & Health. 2020;17(10):1025-1033.
  https://doi.org/10.1123/jpah.2019-0536
  https://repository.publisso.de/resource/frl%3A6422936
• 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

• Guidelines and reports

• Stallmann C, Brandes B, Goldhahn L, Wulf T, Reineke A, Swart E, Ahrens W, Pigeot I, Schäfer W. Daten der gesetzlichen und privaten Krankenversicherung in der NAKO Gesundheitsstudie: Nutzermanual. Bonn. 2025.
  https://doi.org/10.4126/FRL01-006510711

• Book chapters

• Brandes B, Busse H, Helmer S, Müllmann S. Gesundheitliche Chancengleichheit in der digitalen Gesundheitsförderung und Prävention am Beispiel des Settings Schule. Baden-Baden. 2023.
  https://doi.org/10.5771/9783748913641
• Brandes M, Pischke CR, Steenbock B, Zeeb H, Pigeot I. Fitness-Tracker - Zukunft für Prävention. Heidelberg. 2016.

• Presentations at scientific meetings/conferences

• Goldhahn L, Brandes B, Swart E, Stallmann C. Erfahrungswerte aus der NAKO-Gesundheitsstudie. Jena. 2025.
• Coyle-Asbil H, Burk L, Wright MN, Buck C, Brandes B, Brandes M, Vallis LA. Comparison of machine learning techniques for estimating energy expenditure in preschool children from Germany and Canada through accelerometry assessment. Rennes, France. 2024.
• Brandes B, Busse H, Sell L, Zeeb H, Brandes M. Auswahl geeigneter Interventionen zur Bewegungsförderung an Schulen - Perspektiven von Stakeholder:innen und Wissenschaftler:innen. Tübingen. 2022.
• Brandes M, Busse H, Sell L, Christianson L, Brandes B. Promoting physical activity in primary school children: A scoping review to characterize and evaluate interventions from the last decade according to the Health Promoting Schools Framework. online presentation. 2021.
• Steenbock B, Wirsik N, Brandes M. Calibration of the GENEActiv wrist- and hip-worn accelerometer for prediction of activity-related energy expenditure in preschoolers. Bethesda, USA. 2017.
• Wirsik N, Steenbock B, Brandes M. Comparability of different accelerometers and sites for activity-related energy expenditure prediction in preschool children. Bethesda, USA. 2017.
• Steenbock B, Pischke CR, Schönbach J, Pöttgen S, Brand T. The effectiveness of primary prevention interventions promoting physical activity and healthy eating in preschool children. Glasgow, United Kingdom. 2014.

• Presentations at scientific meetings/conferences (invited)

• Brandes B. Folgen der COVID-19 Maßnahmen auf Bewegungsverhalten und körperliche Gesundheit. Freiburg. 2022.

• Posters at scientific meetings/conferences

• Brandes B, Buck C, Sell L, Busse H, Zeeb H, Brandes M. Using a toolbox of tailored evidence-based physical activity interventions to improve children's physical activity and cardiorespiratory fitness at primary schools: Results of the ACTIPROS feasibility study. Uppsala, Sweden. 2023.
• Brandes M, Brandes B, Sell L, Sacheck JM, Chinapaw M, Lubans DR, Woll A, Schipperijn J, Jago R, Zeeb H, Busse H. How to select interventions for promoting physical activity in primary schools? Combining preferences of stakeholders and scientists using a Delphi study. Uppsala, Sweden. 2023.
• Brandes B, Busse H, Sell L, Zeeb H, Brandes M. Bewegungsförderung in der Lebenswelt Schule: Vorläufige Ergebnisse der ACTIPROS-Pilotstudie. Tübingen. 2022.

• Further Publications

• Abstract winner
  ISBNPA XChange Initiative (2021)
• Shared 1st Place in the ISPAHackathon 2018
  official satellite meeting of the International Society for Physical Activity and Health (ISPAH) (2018) (2018)
  Challenge in compositional data analysis of physical activity and health data in the frame of the ISPAHACK 2018 (Advanced Data Analysis workshop & Data Challenge)