The SCOFF questionnaire was less sensitive but more specific than the ESP for detecting eating disorders

The SCOFF questionnaire was less sensitive but more specific than the ESP for detecting eating disorders

Main results The results from university students and primary care patients were combined because the 2 groups did not differ for prevalence of eating disorders or test characteristics. 12% of participants had an eating disorder. Conclusions Both the SCOFF questionnaire and the Eating disorder Scree...

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Veröffentlicht in:Evidence-based nursing 2003-10, Vol.6 (4), p.118-118
Hauptverfasser: Kagan, Susan, Melrose, Christine
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Bulimia
Diagnosis
Eating disorders
Funding
mass screening
Primary care
Questionnaires
University students
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Zusammenfassung:Main results The results from university students and primary care patients were combined because the 2 groups did not differ for prevalence of eating disorders or test characteristics. 12% of participants had an eating disorder. Conclusions Both the SCOFF questionnaire and the Eating disorder Screen for Primary care (ESP) accurately detected eating disorders when they existed in university students and primary care patients.
ISSN:1367-6539
1468-9618
DOI:10.1136/ebn.6.4.118