[Validation of the SCOFF questionnaire for screening of eating disorders in university women]. / Validación de la encuesta SCOFF para tamizaje de trastornos de la conducta alimentaria en mujeres universitarias.
Biomedica
; 25(2): 196-202, 2005 Jun.
Article
em Es
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-16022374
BACKGROUND: The prevalence of eating disorders has been steadily increasing in recent years. This has led to a growing sense that instruments are necessary for early detection in high risk populations. OBJECTIVE: Herein the SCOFF (sick, control, one, fat, food) questionnaire was examined for its internal consistency, reliability, and criterion validity in screening eating disorders among university women. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A sample of 385 students was selected at random from six schools in the Universidad Autonóma de Bucaramanga, Colombia, and were evaluated independently with the SCOFF questionnaire and a CIDI (Composite International Diagnostic Interview). RESULTS: A total of 149 (38.7%) students were positive for eating disorder syndromes according to the SCOFF questionnaire, whereas 82 (21.2%) students met eating disorder using the CIDI. SCOFF questionnaire sensitivity was 78.4% (95%CI 64-88%), specificity 75.8% (95%CI 69-82%), ROC curve area 0.823 (95%CI 0.76-0.89), Cronbach's alpha 0.480, Cohen's kappa 0.433 (95%CI 0.32-0.55), and test-retest concordance 91.6% (95%CI 86-96). CONCLUSION: These data indicate the SCOFF questionnaire to be a good scale in screening for eating disorders among university women. Its added advantages are that the test is simple and brief.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Transtornos da Alimentação e da Ingestão de Alimentos
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Inquéritos e Questionários
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
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Screening_studies
Limite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Female
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Humans
Idioma:
Es
Revista:
Biomedica
Ano de publicação:
2005
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Colômbia
País de publicação:
Colômbia