The translation and psychometric assessment of the SCOFF eating disorder screening questionnaire: the Persian version.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Eating Disorders (EDs) are defined by abnormal eating habits. The SCOFF (Sick-Control-One stone-Fat-Food) is a simple screening questionnaire for EDs. This study was conducted to translate and evaluate the psychometric properties of the SCOFF questionnaire in Iranian university students.

Methods

A total of 310 Iranian students of the Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences completed a test battery of questionnaires including the well-known screener of eating disorder symptoms, the SCOFF. All measures were presented to the participants in Persian. The 5-item SCOFF questionnaire was translated to Persian using the forward-backward method. The face, content, criterion, and construct validity of the Persian version of the SCOFF were assessed. The validity and r

SUBMITTER: Bazzazian S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8925224 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature