The Hyperphagia Questionnaire: Insights From a Multicentric Validation Study in Individuals With Prader Willi Syndrome.

ABSTRACT:

Background/objectives

The present study aimed to validate the Italian version of the Hyperphagia Questionnaire (HQ), a 11-items questionnaire developed to assess hyperphagia in individuals with Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS). This is a complex neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by endocrine dysfunction, hypotonia, intellectual disability, psychiatric disorders and obesity.

Methods

Parents of 219 individuals with PWS (age range 3-54 years; M_age = 17.90; 108 Males), recruited in 12 hospitals in Italy responded to HQ during routine visits. In function of the level of analyses the sample was divided into two subgroups (<18> years) or into four age-subgroups (2.5-4.5; 4.5-8; 8-18; >18 years) corresponding to different clinical stages.

Results

Confirmatory fa

SUBMITTER: Licenziati MR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8884358 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature