Article ; Online: Early identification of risk for eating disorders in Italian secondary school students: a cross-sectional study.
2024 Volume 59, Issue 1, Page(s) 13–19
Abstract: Aim: Eating disorders are major illnesses that primarily affect adolescents and young adults and seriously threaten public health. Early identification of at-risk individuals and timely initiation of treatment is crucial to improve outcomes. The Inside ... ...
| Abstract | Aim: Eating disorders are major illnesses that primarily affect adolescents and young adults and seriously threaten public health. Early identification of at-risk individuals and timely initiation of treatment is crucial to improve outcomes. The Inside Out Institute Screener (IOI-S) is a rapid self-administration screening tool for high-risk and early-stage eating disorders. This study aimed to investigate the risk of having an eating disorder in a sample of Italian students by testing the Italian version of the IOI-S. Methods: A multicentre cross-sectional study was conducted in a population of students aged 12-19 years; validity and reliability of the IOI-Sita were investigated. Results: Four-hundred and ninety-one (81.97%) students were enrolled, 24.85% of whom were found to be at "very high risk" of an eating disorder, according to IOI-Sita. Younger (p<0.001) and female (p<0.001) students had higher risk scores. The EFA confirmed the original monodimensional structure of the tool, S-CVI=0.95%. The Content Validity Index of the scale (S-CVI) was 0.95, ω coefficient was 0.927. Discussion and conclusions: This research confirms the need to screen for eating disorders in Italian youth adequately; the psychometric properties of the IOI-Sita confirm it as a valid and reliable tool for screening high-risk and early-stage eating disorders. |
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| MeSH term(s) | Adolescent ; Young Adult ; Humans ; Female ; Cross-Sectional Studies ; Reproducibility of Results ; Surveys and Questionnaires ; Feeding and Eating Disorders/diagnosis ; Feeding and Eating Disorders/epidemiology ; Psychometrics ; Students ; Italy/epidemiology ; Schools | |||||
| Language | English | |||||
| Publishing date | 2024-02-19 | |||||
| Publishing country | Italy | |||||
| Document type | Journal Article | |||||
| ZDB-ID | 205570-3 | |||||
| ISSN | 2038-2502 ; 0035-6484 | |||||
| ISSN (online) | 2038-2502 | |||||
| ISSN | 0035-6484 | |||||
| DOI | 10.1708/4205.41944 | |||||
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