Validation of the SCOFF questionnaire for eating disorders in a multiethnic general population sample.

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Title:	Validation of the SCOFF questionnaire for eating disorders in a multiethnic general population sample.
Authors:	Solmi, Francesca, Hatch, Stephani L., Hotopf, Matthew, Treasure, Janet, Micali, Nadia
Source:	International Journal of Eating Disorders. Apr2015, Vol. 48 Issue 3, p312-316. 5p. 2 Charts.
Subjects:	Diagnosis of eating disorders, Asians, Black people, Chi-squared test, Confidence intervals, Eating disorders, Research methodology, Psychological tests, Questionnaires, Research funding, White people, Body mass index, Predictive tests, Research methodology evaluation, Data analysis software, Descriptive statistics
Geographic Terms:	United Kingdom
Abstract:	ABSTRACT Introduction This study aimed to validate the SCOFF, an eating disorders (ED) screening questionnaire, in a multiethnic general population sample of adults. Method A two-stage design was employed using the South East London Community Health Study phases I and II data. A total of 1,669 participants were screened using the SCOFF in SELCoHI, and 145 were administrated an ED clinical interview in SELCoHII. We explored the diagnostic validity of the questionnaire restricting to the 145 individuals with the clinical questionnaire. Results Sensitivity and specificity of the SCOFF were 53.7 and 93.5%, respectively. Conclusion The SCOFF showed good levels of specificity but low sensitivity, resulting in a high percentage of false negatives. Given the low sensitivity found in our sample the SCOFF is likely to be a suboptimal measure for the identification of ED in the community. © 2014 The Authors International Journal of Eating Disorders Published by Wiley Periodicals, Inc. (Int J Eat Disord 2015; 48:312-316) [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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Abstract:	ABSTRACT Introduction This study aimed to validate the SCOFF, an eating disorders (ED) screening questionnaire, in a multiethnic general population sample of adults. Method A two-stage design was employed using the South East London Community Health Study phases I and II data. A total of 1,669 participants were screened using the SCOFF in SELCoHI, and 145 were administrated an ED clinical interview in SELCoHII. We explored the diagnostic validity of the questionnaire restricting to the 145 individuals with the clinical questionnaire. Results Sensitivity and specificity of the SCOFF were 53.7 and 93.5%, respectively. Conclusion The SCOFF showed good levels of specificity but low sensitivity, resulting in a high percentage of false negatives. Given the low sensitivity found in our sample the SCOFF is likely to be a suboptimal measure for the identification of ED in the community. © 2014 The Authors International Journal of Eating Disorders Published by Wiley Periodicals, Inc. (Int J Eat Disord 2015; 48:312-316) [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
ISSN:	02763478
DOI:	10.1002/eat.22373