SynthesisThe International journal of eating disorders2022
Identifying eating disorders in adolescents and adults with overweight or obesity: A systematic review of screening questionnaires.
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- The Prevalence of Eating Disorders and Disordered Eating in Adults Seeking Obesity Treatment: A Systematic Review With Meta-Analyses.The International journal of eating disorders · 2025Pooled it
- Eating disorder risk during behavioral weight management in adults with overweight or obesity: A systematic review with meta-analysis.Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity · 2023Pooled it
- Identifying eating disorders in adolescents and adults with overweight or obesity: A systematic review of screening questionnaires.The International journal of eating disorders · 2022Pooled it
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- Psychosocial Outcomes of the Fast Track to Health Clinical Trial in Adolescents with Obesity.Obesity facts · 2026Article
- The Extent of Eating Disorders and Comorbid Psychopathology Among Adolescent School Pupils.European eating disorders review : the journal of the Eating Disorders Association · 2026Article
- Identifying and Managing Eating Disorders in Pediatric Obesity Treatment: Current Practices in Weight Management Programs throughout the United States.Childhood obesity (Print) · 2026Article
- A scoping review of instruments used to assess disordered eating in children and adolescents with higher weight.Journal of eating disorders · 2026Review
- Prevalence and correlates of disordered eating among adults who received weight-related nutrition consultations.Journal of nutritional science · 2026Article
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- Improving screening for disordered eating behaviors in pediatric weight management using quality improvement methodology.Obesity pillars · 2025Article
- Addressing binge eating in people with type 2 diabetes: Co-creating and feasibility testing dialogue tools based on a design thinking approach.International journal of nursing studies advances · 2025Article
- Intersection between Eating Disorders and Obesity in Youth: Implications for Treatment.Current obesity reports · 2025Review
- Negative Weight Attitudes and Disordered Eating Behaviors in Hispanic Adolescents: A Descriptive Study of Gender and Weight Status Associations.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Eating disorders across population groups with different weight status in Belgium: evidence for an integrative preventative approach.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Obesity Management in Female Adolescents.Clinical endocrinology · 2025Review
- Leveraging OGTT derived metabolic features to detect Binge-eating disorder in individuals with high weight: a "seek out" machine learning approach.Translational psychiatry · 2025Article
- Dietary Habits, Obesity, and Bariatric Surgery: A Review of Impact and Interventions.Nutrients · 2025Review
- Potential pathways to the onset and development of eating disorders in people with overweight and obesity: A scoping review.Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity · 2025Article
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Abstract
objectiveThis review aimed to examine the validity of self-report screening questionnaires for identifying eating disorder (ED) risk in adults and adolescents with overweight/obesity.
methodFive databases were searched from inception to September 2020 for studies assessing validation of self-report ED screening questionnaires against diagnostic interviews in adolescents and adults with overweight/obesity. The review was registered with PROSPERO (https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/PROSPERO/display_record.php?RecordID=220013).
resultsTwenty-seven papers examining 15 questionnaires were included. Most studies validated questionnaires for adults (22 of 27 studies), and most questionnaires (12 of 15) screened for binge eating or binge-eating disorder (BED). The Eating Disorder Examination Questionnaire (sensitivity = .16-.88, specificity = .62-1.0) and Questionnaire on Eating and Weight Patterns (sensitivity = .07-1.0, specificity = .0-1.0) were most frequently validated (six studies each). Five studies of three questionnaires were in adolescents, with the Adolescent Binge-Eating Disorder Questionnaire having highest sensitivity (1.0) but lower specificity (.27). Questionnaires designed to screen for BED generally had higher diagnostic accuracy than those screening for EDs in general. DISCUSSION: Questionnaires have been well validated to identify BED in adults with overweight/obesity. Validated screening tools to identify other EDs in adults and any ED in adolescents with overweight/obesity are lacking. Thus, clinical assessment should inform the identification of patients with co-morbid EDs and overweight/obesity. PUBLIC SIGNIFICANCE: Individuals with overweight/obesity are at increased risk of EDs. This review highlights literature gaps regarding screening for ED risk in this vulnerable group. This work presents possibilities for improving care of individuals with overweight/obesity by reinventing ED screening tools to be better suited to diverse populations.
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