Using the SCOFF Questionnaires to Screen for Disordered Eating Behavior and Predict the Effect of Weight Reduction in First Visit Outpatients of a Weight Management Clinic

• Main Authors: Pei-ChiaHuang, 黃珮嘉
• Other Authors: Chih-Hsing Wu
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2014
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/uddwm5

碩士 === 國立成功大學 === 行為醫學研究所 === 102 === The disordered eating behavior is not uncommon in obese pateients, but easily neglected even detrimented to the effect of weight reduction. This study was designed to use the SCOFF questionnaire to screen the prevalence of disordered eating behavior and its associated risk factors in weight management clinic. The role of SCOFF as a predictor of enrollment, drop-out and success of programmed weight loss in the weight management clinic will also be discussed. A total of 292 males and 522 females first visit to weight management clinic subjects with aged≧18 y/o (mean=35.99±11.49) and body mass index ≧ 24 kg/m2 (mean=34.67±7.21) were enrolled. According to the chart record, the data were analyzed. The prevalence of disordered eating behavior screened by the SCOFF questionnaires is 31.1% in a weight management clinic. Those who were younger, self-rated cause of obesity as overeating or emotional distress were the risk factors for disordered eating behavior. Those who were heavier, having more weight loss experiences and disordered eating behavior, having higher weight loss expectations, as well as having different interventions might be associated with rates of enrollment, drop-out and successful weight loss.