The bidirectional relationship between quality of life and eating disorder symptoms: a 9-year community-based study of Australian women.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Studies that have investigated quality of life (QoL) in eating disorders (EDs) have been focussed on the impact of the ED on QoL and little is known regarding the possible reciprocal impact of QoL on EDs. The aim of this study was to provide a first-time investigation of possible bidirectional relationships between EDs and both health-related QoL (HRQoL) and psychological distress (PD).

Method

Structural equation modeling was applied to longitudinal data collected from a community sample of Australian women (N = 828) surveyed at baseline, five annual follow-ups, and again after nine years. Participants reported height and weight (from which body mass index, BMI, was calculated) and completed measures of ED symptoms (Eating Disorder Examination Questionnaire), HRQoL

SUBMITTER: Mitchison D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4374670 | biostudies-literature | 2015

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature