TY - JOUR
T1 - Secret patterns
T2 - Validation of a screening tool to detect bulimia
AU - Freund, Karen M.
AU - Boss, Renee D.
AU - Handleman, Elizabeth K.
AU - Dell Smith, Alma
PY - 1999/12
Y1 - 1999/12
N2 - We prospectively validated a two-item screening tool for bulimia. Subjects recruited from a women's health practice completed the previously developed two-item screening tool ('Do you ever eat in secret?' and 'Are you satisfied with your eating patterns?') at their initial office visit. This was validated against a telephone interview with a licensed psychologist. The prevalence of current bulimia was 16% in 75 subjects, determined by psychologists' assessment (sensitivity 75%, specificity 49%) and 4% by DSM-III-R criteria. The positive and negative predictive values of one screening question positive were 22% and 91%, respectively, when compared with the psychologists' assessments as the gold standard. This screening tool allows physicians to identify patients who warrant further valuation for bulimia.
AB - We prospectively validated a two-item screening tool for bulimia. Subjects recruited from a women's health practice completed the previously developed two-item screening tool ('Do you ever eat in secret?' and 'Are you satisfied with your eating patterns?') at their initial office visit. This was validated against a telephone interview with a licensed psychologist. The prevalence of current bulimia was 16% in 75 subjects, determined by psychologists' assessment (sensitivity 75%, specificity 49%) and 4% by DSM-III-R criteria. The positive and negative predictive values of one screening question positive were 22% and 91%, respectively, when compared with the psychologists' assessments as the gold standard. This screening tool allows physicians to identify patients who warrant further valuation for bulimia.
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U2 - 10.1089/jwh.1.1999.8.1281
DO - 10.1089/jwh.1.1999.8.1281
M3 - Article
C2 - 10643836
AN - SCOPUS:0033427885
SN - 1524-6094
VL - 8
SP - 1281
EP - 1284
JO - Journal of Women's Health and Gender-Based Medicine
JF - Journal of Women's Health and Gender-Based Medicine
IS - 10
ER -