BIGHETTI, F. Tradução e validação do Eating Attitudes Test (EAT-26) em adolescentes do sexo feminino na cidade de Ribeirão Preto - SP. 2003. (número de páginas) Dissertação de Mestrado – Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto da Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto - SP. Os distúrbios da conduta alimentar, entre eles, a anorexia e bulimia nervosas, são síndromes psicossomáticas consideradas graves e de prognóstico ruim, caracterizadas pelo medo mórbido de engordar, levando à redução voluntária da ingestão alimentar com perda progressiva de peso, ingestão maciça de alimentos seguida de vômitos e uso abusivo de laxantes e/ou diuréticos. Desta forma, é de suma importância que o diagnóstico dessas doenças seja realizado precocemente, sendo que um dos instrumentos que auxiliam na triagem de possíveis doentes é o Eating Attitudes Test (EAT-26). O objetivo dessa pesquisa foi traduzir e validar o EAT-26 para a língua portuguesa em adolescentes do sexo feminino de nível sócio-econômico alto e, para tanto, o teste foi aplicado em 365 estudantes com idade entre 12 e 18 anos de duas escolas particulares de Ribeirão Preto-SP onde essas doenças ocorrem com maior incidência. Para desenvolver esta investigação, foram utilizados o referencial metodológico da tradução e retro-tradução do instrumento e métodos de análise estatística para avaliar a consistência interna dos itens do teste, isto é, a intensidade da concordância entre as versões traduzidas e sua confiabilidade. Além disso, caracterizou-se a amostra sob o ponto de vista nutricional e socioeconômico. Como resultados, a idade média das meninas foi de 14,2 anos com desvio-padrão de 1,7 anos e a maioria (81,7%) se mostrou eutrófica pelo índice de massa corporal. A avaliação socioeconômica revelou que praticamente todas as adolescentes recebem desconto na mensalidade escolar, moram em bairros de estrato socioeconômico médio-baixo e médio-alto, cujas famílias têm renda mensal entre 5 e 10 salários mínimos (28,8%) e 10 e 15 salários mínimos (7,5%). A contagem total média do EAT-26 foi de 19,8 pontos. A validação e confiabilidade de consistência interna do teste, representadas pelo alfa de Crombach 0,80, foram consideradas estatisticamente bastante satisfatórias por este valor estar próximo de 1,00. Concluímos assim, que o EAT-26 encontra-se em ótimas condições para ser aplicado em adolescentes, auxiliando no pré-diagnóstico de possíveis casos de transtornos alimentares. Além disso, políticas públicas devem reconhecer e valorizar a elaboração de programas informativos para adolescentes e outros grupos de risco para conhecimento mais amplo desses quadros, possibilitando a precocidade do tratamento e favorecendo o seu prognóstico. / The disturbances of eating conduct, among them, anorexia and nervous bulimia, are psychosomatical syndrome considered serious and of a bad prognostic, characterized by the morbid fear of getting fat, taking to a volunteer reduction of the food ingestion with a losing of weight, solid food ingestion followed by vomit and abusive use of laxatives and/or diuretics. This way, it is very important to obtain the diagnostic for these diseases precociously, and one of the instruments that helps the triagem of possible sick people is the Eating Attitude Test (EAT-26). The objective of this research was translating EAT-26 into Portuguese and validating it in female adolescents and so, the test was applied in 365 students from two private schools from Ribeirão Preto, ages between 12 and 18, the ages where these diseases most frequently occur. To develop this investigation, the metodological referencial of translation and retro-translation of the instrument were used, and statistical analysis method, to evaluate the internal consistence of the items of the test, this is, the intensity of the concordance between the translated versions and their confiability. Besides that, the sample was characterized under the nutritional and socioeconomical point of view. As results, the girls’ average age was 14,2 years old and most of them looked eutrofic by the body mass index. The socioeconomical evaluation revelead that practically all the adolescents receive a discount in their school payment, they live in neighborhoods of middle-low and middle-high socioeconomical standard of living, whose families have a month income between 5 and 15 minimum wages. The total average count of EAT-26 was 19,8 points. The validation and confiability of internal consistence of the test, represented by alfa of 0,80, were considered statistically satisfactory, because this value is next to 1,00. We can conclude that, the EAT-26 is in great conditions for being applied in adolescents helping the pre-diagnostic of possible cases of these diseases. Besides that, public policies must recognize and value the elaboration of informative programs for adolescents and other risk groups so that they can have more knowledge about these diseases, allowing the precocity of the treatment and favoring its prognostic.

BIGHETTI, F. Tradução e validação do Eating Attitudes Test (EAT-26) em adolescentes do sexo feminino na cidade de Ribeirão Preto - SP. 2003. (número de páginas) Dissertação de Mestrado – Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto da Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto - SP. Os distúrbios da conduta alimentar, entre eles, a anorexia e bulimia nervosas, são síndromes psicossomáticas consideradas graves e de prognóstico ruim, caracterizadas pelo medo mórbido de engordar, levando à redução voluntária da ingestão alimentar com perda progressiva de peso, ingestão maciça de alimentos seguida de vômitos e uso abusivo de laxantes e/ou diuréticos. Desta forma, é de suma importância que o diagnóstico dessas doenças seja realizado precocemente, sendo que um dos instrumentos que auxiliam na triagem de possíveis doentes é o Eating Attitudes Test (EAT-26). O objetivo dessa pesquisa foi traduzir e validar o EAT-26 para a língua portuguesa em adolescentes do sexo feminino de nível sócio-econômico alto e, para tanto, o teste foi aplicado em 365 estudantes com idade entre 12 e 18 anos de duas escolas particulares de Ribeirão Preto-SP onde essas doenças ocorrem com maior incidência. Para desenvolver esta investigação, foram utilizados o referencial metodológico da tradução e retro-tradução do instrumento e métodos de análise estatística para avaliar a consistência interna dos itens do teste, isto é, a intensidade da concordância entre as versões traduzidas e sua confiabilidade. Além disso, caracterizou-se a amostra sob o ponto de vista nutricional e socioeconômico. Como resultados, a idade média das meninas foi de 14,2 anos com desvio-padrão de 1,7 anos e a maioria (81,7%) se mostrou eutrófica pelo índice de massa corporal. A avaliação socioeconômica revelou que praticamente todas as adolescentes recebem desconto na mensalidade escolar, moram em bairros de estrato socioeconômico médio-baixo e médio-alto, cujas famílias têm renda mensal entre 5 e 10 salários mínimos (28,8%) e 10 e 15 salários mínimos (7,5%). A contagem total média do EAT-26 foi de 19,8 pontos. A validação e confiabilidade de consistência interna do teste, representadas pelo alfa de Crombach 0,80, foram consideradas estatisticamente bastante satisfatórias por este valor estar próximo de 1,00. Concluímos assim, que o EAT-26 encontra-se em ótimas condições para ser aplicado em adolescentes, auxiliando no pré-diagnóstico de possíveis casos de transtornos alimentares. Além disso, políticas públicas devem reconhecer e valorizar a elaboração de programas informativos para adolescentes e outros grupos de risco para conhecimento mais amplo desses quadros, possibilitando a precocidade do tratamento e favorecendo o seu prognóstico. / The disturbances of eating conduct, among them, anorexia and nervous bulimia, are psychosomatical syndrome considered serious and of a bad prognostic, characterized by the morbid fear of getting fat, taking to a volunteer reduction of the food ingestion with a losing of weight, solid food ingestion followed by vomit and abusive use of laxatives and/or diuretics. This way, it is very important to obtain the diagnostic for these diseases precociously, and one of the instruments that helps the triagem of possible sick people is the Eating Attitude Test (EAT-26). The objective of this research was translating EAT-26 into Portuguese and validating it in female adolescents and so, the test was applied in 365 students from two private schools from Ribeirão Preto, ages between 12 and 18, the ages where these diseases most frequently occur. To develop this investigation, the metodological referencial of translation and retro-translation of the instrument were used, and statistical analysis method, to evaluate the internal consistence of the items of the test, this is, the intensity of the concordance between the translated versions and their confiability. Besides that, the sample was characterized under the nutritional and socioeconomical point of view. As results, the girls’ average age was 14,2 years old and most of them looked eutrofic by the body mass index. The socioeconomical evaluation revelead that practically all the adolescents receive a discount in their school payment, they live in neighborhoods of middle-low and middle-high socioeconomical standard of living, whose families have a month income between 5 and 15 minimum wages. The total average count of EAT-26 was 19,8 points. The validation and confiability of internal consistence of the test, represented by alfa of 0,80, were considered statistically satisfactory, because this value is next to 1,00. We can conclude that, the EAT-26 is in great conditions for being applied in adolescents helping the pre-diagnostic of possible cases of these diseases. Besides that, public policies must recognize and value the elaboration of informative programs for adolescents and other risk groups so that they can have more knowledge about these diseases, allowing the precocity of the treatment and favoring its prognostic.

The current research study is responding to recent findings wherein, Fischer et al. (2013) report a risk rate based on EAT-26 scores in the range of 9.2% to 10.8% at BYU in comparison to the 15% they found reported in the literature using samples from other college campuses. Risk rates based on BSQ scores were reported in the 27.2% to 31.1% range, which was on par with a risk rate of 28.7% reported at a comparable university (Fischer et al., 2013). Fischer et al. (2013) conclude that while body shape concerns were estimated to be equal to or lower than reports at other universities, the level of eating disorder risk was not what would have been expected based on the estimates of other universities of the correlations normally found between EAT-26 and BSQ scores. This qualitative study investigated the experiences of 14 women who were identified as exhibiting high body shape dissatisfaction as determined by the Body Shape Questionnaire (BSQ) and did endorse having disordered eating attitudes or habits as determined by the Eating Attitudes Test (EAT-26). The In-depth interviews and data analysis were conducted using an Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis method and aimed at exploring the experiences of these women and what they believe keeps them healthy. Seven themes emerged from the data: Control, Social, Spiritual, Priorities, Exposure to Information, Avoidance, and Food Relationship. The first four themes were further conceptualized as having both a positive, or protective, impact and a negative, or counterproductive, impact on the participants. These four themes contributed to the participants overall Self-concept. The latter three themes, although likely having the same dual potential conceptualization were less compatible with an overall model despite being themes that were emphasized in the transcripts. The theme Control was further conceptualized to depict how the positive/protective impact functioned through a perception of choice and empowerment and how the negative/counterproductive impact functioned through a perception of no choice and disempowerment. Each of these possibilities yielded two potential outcomes for the participants, (a) enforce desired behaviors; or (b) do not enforce desired behaviors. What appears to be most protective against allowing body dissatisfaction to lead to disordered eating attitudes and behaviors is having a sense of self that is accepted by both oneself and by others. Ultimately, the results are a first step in the exploration of protective factors for women with a risk of developing an eating disorder. The results provide potential implications for future research and hint at potential clinical uses, both of which are discussed.

The intent of this study was to identify subgroups within the college population having a heightened risk for eating disorders. The information for this analysis was retrieved from an existing data set. The two variables that were compared were self selection of college major at the initial collection during freshman year. The sample size of 1,924 was used to see if subgroups of college majors had a heightened risk. Twenty groups composed of similar majors were studied. The majors of Dance, Dietetics, Physical Education, and Communications had heightened risk according to analysis percentage of each group in the clinical range on the Eating Attitudes Test-40 (EAT-40), EAT-40 mean, and/or EAT-40 median. Results indicate that Dance, Dietetic, Physical Education, and Communications would merit additional resources to prevent eating disorders at the college level.

Current empirical evidence suggests that true recovery from eating disorders is not possible without a corresponding improvement in body image and self-esteem. Ten studies in current literature evaluate this relationship between self-esteem and clinical eating disorders during inpatient treatment or during follow-up studies but do not provide both pre- (baseline) and post-treatment self-esteem scores. As a result, many questions about the nature of the relationship between eating disorders and self-esteem remain unanswered. The purpose of this study was to empirically investigate whether a comprehensive measure of self-esteem, given to women at the beginning of inpatient treatment for eating disorders, reliably predicted treatment outcome. Specific and global levels of self-esteem were determined by the Multidimensional Self-Esteem Inventory (MSEI). Pearson Product Moment Correlations run on SPSS 10 were used to determine significant results. Participants in this study included 246 women experiencing anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, or eating disorder not otherwise specified who received inpatient treatment at the Center for Change (CFC), in Orem, Utah, during the years 1996 to 2003. For the purposes of this study, outcome was measured upon termination of treatment at the Center for Change. CFC discharge was based on clinical judgment of progression through the treatment program, medical stability, reduction of purging behaviors, body weight, as well as attainment of additional treatment goals designed by the therapist. The results of the current study replicate earlier research that reports that positive treatment outcome is nearly always associated with high self-esteem at discharge. These findings extend earlier research by suggesting that high levels of self-esteem at admission are associated with positive treatment outcome. This investigation, which is the first to examine self-esteem change scores between admission and discharge, found that women who experience the greatest decrease in eating disorder symptomatology are those who presented at admission with low self-esteem. Further, a significant association was found between improvements in self-esteem and decreases in eating disorder symptomatology. These findings suggest that the women who report high self-esteem at admission, or women who have low self-esteem but make dramatic improvements by discharge, are likely to experience significant reductions in disordered eating behaviors.