Psychometric Evaluation of the Eating Disorder Examination‐Questionnaire for Bariatric Surgery Candidates
Hrabosky JI, White MA, Masheb RM, Rothschild BS, Burke‐Martindale C, Grilo CM. Psychometric Evaluation of the Eating Disorder Examination‐Questionnaire for Bariatric Surgery Candidates. Obesity 2008, 16: 763-769. PMID: 18379561, PMCID: PMC3671755, DOI: 10.1038/oby.2008.3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBariatric surgery candidatesBariatric surgery patientsSurgery candidatesEating Disorder Examination QuestionnaireSurgery patientsDisorder Examination QuestionnaireObese bariatric surgery candidatesExamination QuestionnaireLarge seriesExploratory factor analysisEating-related pathologyClinical groupsDietary restraintPsychometric performancePsychometric evaluationShape/weight overvaluationFactor structurePatientsEating disturbancesConfirmatory factor analysisSelf-report measuresPsychometric propertiesPsychological measuresWeight overvaluationAppearance concernsRecruiting African American girls and parents for a secondary weight gain prevention study.
Kennedy BM, Newton RL, York-Crowe E, Walden HM, Ryan DH, White MA, Williamson DA. Recruiting African American girls and parents for a secondary weight gain prevention study. Journal Of Cultural Diversity 2008, 15: 181-6. PMID: 19202720.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAttitude to HealthBlack or African AmericanBody ImageBody Mass IndexCausalityFemaleHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHealth PromotionHumansInternetObesityOverweightParentsPatient Education as TopicPatient SelectionRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicResearch DesignSecondary PreventionSocial EnvironmentConceptsWeight gain prevention studyPrevention StudyAfrican American girlsAdolescent girlsOverweight African American girlsAfrican American adolescent girlsWeight gain preventionStudy sampleAmerican adolescent girlsObese parentsRecruitment of participantsStudy criteriaGain preventionAmerican girlsOverweightOverweight girlsInternet-based studyLack of awarenessRecruitment approachNumber of participantsBehavioral conditionsSole methodGirlsRiskFirst contact