ArticleAtencion primaria2005
[Validation of the SCOFF questionnaire for screening the eating behaviour disorders of adolescents in school].
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18 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
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- Early menarche is associated with disordered eating-results from a National Youth Survey.Pediatric research · 2025Article
- Depression, anxiety, and stress in medical students in Peru: a cross-sectional study.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2023Article
- Reliability of the Brazilian version of the questionnaire on eating and weight patterns-5 (QEWP-5).Eating and weight disorders : EWD · 2021Article
- Validation of the SCOFF questionnaire for screening of eating disorders among Mexican university students.Eating and weight disorders : EWD · 2017Article
- Risk Factors for Eating Disorders among Male Adolescent Athletes.Zdravstveno varstvo · 2015Article
- Cognition and the risk of eating disorders in Spanish adolescents: the AVENA and AFINOS studies.European journal of pediatrics · 2015Article
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- Physical activity as a preventive measure against overweight, obesity, infections, allergies and cardiovascular disease risk factors in adolescents: AFINOS Study protocol.BMC public health · 2009Article
- Validation of the Finnish version of the SCOFF questionnaire among young adults aged 20 to 35 years.BMC psychiatry · 2009Article
- Disordered eating behaviour and attitudes, associated psychopathology and health-related quality of life: results of the BELLA study.European child & adolescent psychiatry · 2008Article
- The mental health module (BELLA study) within the German Health Interview and Examination Survey of Children and Adolescents (KiGGS): study design and methods.European child & adolescent psychiatry · 2008Review
- [Detection of adolescents at risk of suffering eating disorders].Atencion primaria · 2007Article
- Far from ideal: weight perception, weight control, and associated risky behaviour of adolescent girls in Nova Scotia.Canadian family physician Medecin de famille canadien · 2007Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo determine the internal consistency and criteria validity of the SCOFF questionnaire for screening adolescent eating behaviour disorders.
designValidation study with stochastic sampling.
settingThree schools at Bucaramanga, Colombia.
participants241 students selected at random from 1595 possible ones. MAIN
interventionsSCOFF questionnaire and semi-structured CIDI interview, administered independently. MAIN MEASUREMENTS: Social and personal details, Cronbach's alpha, sensitivity analysis, specificity, forecast values, Cohen mean kappa test, and ROC curve.
resultsSensitivity found was 81.9% (95% CI, 70.7-89.7) and specificity, 78.7% (95% CI, 71.7-84.6). The area under the ROC curve was 0.8596 (95% CI, 0.8108-0.9084); the Cronbach's alpha test, 0.436, and the Cohen mean kappa, 0.554 (95% CI, 0.425-0.683).
conclusionsThe SCOFF questionnaire is an acceptable alternative for screening groups of adolescents because of its simplicity and speed of administration.
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