After 36 months, all feeding skills should be mature. Questionnaires are available according to age groups, up through 36 months. If your child was born prematurely (by definition of the American Academy of Pediatrics, less than 37 weeks gestation), the system will correct for your child’s prematurity (you will not need to do this correction yourself). Please note that you will be directed to an age-specific questionnaire, based upon the birth date of your child. By completing this questionnaire you will learn about typical feeding development, identify if there are any areas of concern regarding your child’s feeding, and be provided a method for discussing any concerns with your child’s physician. This questionnaire has been developed by internationally-recognized feeding experts to help you better understand your child’s feeding habits. Your participation will ultimately help other families like yours. You can help us in our efforts to do this by providing some additional personal information. Early detection and treatment of feeding problems are critical to the long-term health and well-being of affected children.įeeding Matters is currently working with experts to develop the Infant and Child Feeding Questionnaire©, an evidence-based tool which may be used to promote early identification of feeding disorders and provides a method for referral of at-risk infants and children to appropriate care. If you have concerns about your child’s feeding, please know that you are not alone. Setting the threshold at two or more positive answers to all five questions provided 100% sensitivity for anorexia and bulimia, separately and combined (all cases, 95% confidence interval 96.9% to 100% bulimic cases, 92.6% to 100% anorectic cases, 94.7% to 100%), with specificity of 87.5% (79.2% to 93.Welcome to the Feeding Matters Infant and Child Feeding Questionnaire©. 2 3Īll participants found the questions and the term SCOFF acceptable. All scores on the eating disorder inventory and the BITE scale were consistent with published data for women with or without eating disorders. Mean body mass index (weight(kg)/(height(m) 2)) for controls, bulimic cases, and anorectic cases was 22.3 (SD 1.90), 24.4 (1.77), and 15.1 (0.76) respectively. Mean length of illness for cases was 8 years (SD 4.81 range 1-25). As expected, more cases than controls were in the highest socioeconomic groups ((P<0.001, χ 2=47.4, df=3), and cases were more likely to be single, separated, or divorced (P<0.001, χ 2=13.0, df=1). No significant differences existed between cases and controls for age or ethnicity. Cases and controls were asked the SCOFF questions orally they also completed the eating disorder inventory 3 and the BITE self rating scale for bulimia.
We recruited 96 women aged 18-39 as controls these women, recruited through advertising by local colleges, were confirmed as not having an eating disorder.
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We recruited cases sequentially from referrals to a specialist clinic: 116 women aged 18-40 years who were confirmed as having either anorexia nervosa (n=68) or bulimia (n=48), according to the criteria specified in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, fourth edition.
*One point for every “yes” a score of ≥2 indicates a likely case of anorexia nervosa or bulimia Would you say that Food dominates your life? Have you recently lost more than One stone in a 3 month period?ĭo you believe yourself to be Fat when others say you are too thin? We developed and tested a similar tool for eating disorders- with questions designed to raise suspicion that an eating disorder might exist-before rigorous clinical assessment.ĭo you make yourself Sick because you feel uncomfortably full?ĭo you worry you have lost Control over how much you eat? In alcohol misuse the CAGE questionnaire 4 has proved popular with clinicians because of its simplicity. No simple, memorable screening instruments are available for non-specialists. Ability to diagnose the condition varies and can be inadequate, 1 and existing questionnaires for detection 2 3 are lengthy and may require specialist interpretation. Early detection and treatment improves prognosis, but presentation is often cryptic-for example, via physical symptoms in primary care. b Department of Public Health Sciences, St George's Hospital Medical SchoolĮating disorders are among the most common psychiatric disorders in young women.a Department of Psychiatry, St George's Hospital Medical School, London SW17 0RE.Fiona Reid, lecturer in medical statistics b,.