A battery of self-screening instruments and self-reported body frame could not detect eating disorders among college students.
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ABSTRACT: Objective
Although studies have shown inconsistent results in terms of prevalence of eating disorders, the Eating Attitudes Test (EAT-26) was used to screen students for abnormal eating behaviors. The results of the self-reported EAT-26 and body frame, as well as the efficacy of using self-administered questionnaires (SAQs) were examined to detect eating disorders in new college students.Results
An anonymous questionnaire (EAT-26) was provided to 7738 new students; 4552 (58.8%) responders were included in the final analysis. Semi-structured interviews were conducted for 131 (1.7%) students. Among them, 6 students showed a high EAT-26 score, but were not diagnosed with an eating disorder based on the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV Axis I Disorders (SCID-I). Three students were diagnosed with an eating disorder using SCID-I, but their EAT-26 scores were below the threshold. From these results, in a non-clinical population, findings on EAT-26 do not agree with those on SCID-I in terms of the diagnosis of eating disorders, and this battery is not appropriate for detecting eating disorders.
SUBMITTER: Hayakawa N
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6757401 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
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A battery of self-screening instruments and self-reported body frame could not detect eating disorders among college students.
Hayakawa Norika N Tanaka Satoshi S Hirata Naoko N Ogino Sachiko S Ozaki Norio N
BMC research notes 20190923 1
<h4>Objective</h4>Although studies have shown inconsistent results in terms of prevalence of eating disorders, the Eating Attitudes Test (EAT-26) was used to screen students for abnormal eating behaviors. The results of the self-reported EAT-26 and body frame, as well as the efficacy of using self-administered questionnaires (SAQs) were examined to detect eating disorders in new college students.<h4>Results</h4>An anonymous questionnaire (EAT-26) was provided to 7738 new students; 4552 (58.8%) r ...[more]
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