Frequency and associated predictors of screening for eating disorders and obesity in female students in college health centers.

IF 1.5 4区医学 Q2 EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH

Journal of American College Health Pub Date : 2025-08-18 DOI:10.1080/07448481.2025.2545880

Jacqueline F Hayes, Rena R Wing, M Katherine Hutchinson, Melissa A Sutherland

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Abstract

Objective: Screening for obesity and eating disorders (EDs) offers a pathway to treatment. The current study surveyed U.S. college healthcare providers regarding screening for obesity and EDs.

Participants: Providers (n = 1,159) from a nationally-representative sample of 384 college health centers.

Methods: Providers completed surveys regarding obesity and ED screening practices and beliefs. Provider-level and organizational-level factors were examined as predictors of screening frequency.

Results: Providers reported screening larger percentages of female students for obesity (70%) than EDs (30%) and were more likely to report a center-wide policy to screen for obesity (59.1%) than EDs (33.9%). Providers reporting a routine screening policy predicted screening frequency in both obesity and EDs. Most providers believed screening for obesity (75.6%) and EDs (82.5%) was a good idea.

Conclusion: Obesity is screened for more often than EDs in college health centers. Understanding screening barriers will be beneficial in connecting students with obesity and/or EDs to care.

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大学健康中心女学生饮食失调和肥胖筛查的频率及相关预测因素

目的：筛查肥胖和饮食失调（EDs）提供治疗途径。目前的研究调查了美国大学医疗服务提供者关于肥胖和急症的筛查。参与者：来自384所大学卫生中心的全国代表性样本的提供者（n = 1159）。方法：提供者完成关于肥胖和ED筛查实践和信念的调查。检查了提供者水平和组织水平因素作为筛查频率的预测因子。结果：服务提供者报告的女学生肥胖筛查比例（70%）高于急诊（30%），并且更有可能报告中心范围内的肥胖筛查政策（59.1%）高于急诊（33.9%）。报告常规筛查政策的提供者预测了肥胖和急症的筛查频率。大多数医疗服务提供者认为，筛查肥胖（75.6%）和ed（82.5%）是一个好主意。结论：在大学健康中心，肥胖症的筛查率高于急诊科。了解筛查障碍将有助于将肥胖和/或ed学生与护理联系起来。

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Journal of American College Health Multiple-

CiteScore

5.40

自引率

12.50%

发文量

388

期刊介绍： Binge drinking, campus violence, eating disorders, sexual harassment: Today"s college students face challenges their parents never imagined. The Journal of American College Health, the only scholarly publication devoted entirely to college students" health, focuses on these issues, as well as use of tobacco and other drugs, sexual habits, psychological problems, and guns on campus, as well as the students... Published in cooperation with the American College Health Association, the Journal of American College Health is a must read for physicians, nurses, health educators, and administrators who are involved with students every day.