A brief session-by-session measure of eating disorder psychopathology for children and adolescents: Development and psychometric properties of the Eating Disorder-15 for Youth (ED-15-Y).

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Despite evidence supporting the use of measures to track ongoing progress and outcome in treatment, there is a relative absence of measures that are appropriate for this purpose in youth with eating disorders. This study examined the psychometric properties of the Eating Disorder-15 for Youth (ED-15-Y) scale, including its ability to detect short-term change in symptomatology.

Method

Youth (N = 203) ages 8-18 years completed self-report questionnaires and semi-structured diagnostic interviews upon initial presentation for an outpatient eating disorders assessment at an academic medical center.

Results

The ED-15-Y demonstrated excellent reliability (internal consistency, split-half reliability) and high sensitivity to change early in treatment (change from se

SUBMITTER: Accurso EC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8262257 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature