Early identification of risk for eating disorders in Italian secondary school students: a cross-sectional study.

IF 1 4区医学 Q4 PSYCHIATRY

Rivista di psichiatria Pub Date : 2024-01-01 DOI:10.1708/4205.41944

Enkeleda Gjini, Stefano Terzoni, Lara Carelli, Federico Ruta, Nicole Melillo, Sara Bertelli, Orsola Gambini, Armando D'Agostino, Paolo Ferrara

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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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意大利中学生饮食失调风险的早期识别：一项横断面研究。

目的：进食障碍是一种主要影响青少年和年轻成年人的重大疾病，严重威胁公众健康。早期识别高危人群并及时开始治疗对改善治疗效果至关重要。内向外研究所筛查器（IOI-S）是一种针对高危和早期饮食失调的快速自我管理筛查工具。本研究旨在通过测试意大利语版的IOI-S，调查意大利学生患饮食失调症的风险：方法：在 12-19 岁的学生群体中开展了一项多中心横断面研究；对 IOI-Sita 的有效性和可靠性进行了调查：结果：共招募了 491 名学生（81.97%），根据 IOI-Sita，其中 24.85% 的学生被认定为饮食失调的 "高危人群"。讨论和结论：这项研究证实，有必要对意大利青少年的饮食失调症进行充分筛查；IOI-Sita 的心理测量特性证实，它是筛查高危和早期饮食失调症的有效、可靠的工具。

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Rivista di psichiatria 医学-精神病学

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5.00

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3.70%

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6-12 weeks

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