Development and Psychometric Validation of an Eating Disorder-specific Health-related Quality of Life Instrument

Overview

Journal Int J Eat Disord

Publisher Wiley

Specialty Social Sciences

Date 2005 Dec 14

PMID 16345055

Citations 79

Authors

Scott G Engel

David A Wittrock

Ross D Crosby

Stephen A Wonderlich

James E Mitchell

Ronette L Kolotkin

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Abstract

Objective: Health-related quality of life (HRQOL) has been used increasingly as an outcome measure in clinical research. Although the generic quality of life instruments has been used in previous research, disease-specific instruments offer greater sensitivity and responsiveness to change than generic instruments. No such disease-specific instrument is currently available that applies to eating-disordered samples.

Method: The current article reports on the development and validation of the Eating Disorders Quality of Life (EDQOL) instrument, a disease-specific HRQOL self-report questionnaire designed for disordered eating patients.

Results: The EDQOL demonstrates excellent psychometric properties.

Conclusion: The application of the EDQOL as an outcome measure in eating disorder research is considered.

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