Table 1 Previous articles concerning the validity of the SCOFF:
From: Validation of the Finnish version of the SCOFF questionnaire among young adults aged 20 to 35 years
Article | Population | Number of cases | Diagnostic procedure | Sensitivity (Threshold ≥2) % | Specificity % | PPV % | NPV % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
The SCOFF questionnaire: assessment of a new screening tool for EDs Morgan, J 1999 | Cases: Women confirmed as having anorexia or bulimia nervosa Controls: University students confirmed as not having an ED | 116 96 total 214 | SCOFF vs. clinical diagnosis based on DSM-IV* criteria | 100 | 87.5 | - | - |
The SCOFF questionnaire and clinical interview for EDs in general practice: comparative study Luck, A 2002 | Women attending two general practices in London | 341 | SCOFF vs. clinical diagnosis based on DSM-IV criteria | 84.6 | 89.6 | 24.4 | 99.3 |
Validation of SCOFF questionnaire among pre-teenagers Caamaño, F 2002 | One class of pre-teenagers selected randomly from 10 Spanish schools | 289 | SCOFF vs. EAT** | 64.1 | 87.2 | 43.9 | 94.0 |
Four simple questions can help screen for EDs Cotton, M-A 2003 | College students and patients from primary care clinics in London | 129 104 total 233 | SCOFF and ESP*** vs. Q-EDD**** (based on DSM-IV criteria) | 78 | 88 | - | - |
Application of the SCOFF, EAT and TFEQ questionnaires in women seeking diet-therapy Siervo, M 2005 | Women seeking diet-therapy at the outpatient dietetic clinic in Naples Remark: Only patients with BED, bulimic EDNOS or normal eating behaviour were selected in the study. | 162 | SCOFF, EAT and TFEQ***** vs. clinical diagnosis based on DSM-IV criteria | 94 | 21 | - | - |
Eating Disorders in Graduate Students: Exploring the SCOFF as a simple screening tool Parker, S 2005 | Graduate students attending the university student health clinic | 297 | SCOFF vs. EDE-Q ****** | 53.3 | 93.2 | 66.7 | 88.7 |
Validation of the SCOFF questionnaire for screening the eating behaviour disorders of adolescents in school Rueda, G 2005 | Randomly selected students from three schools in Colombia | 241 | SCOFF vs. CIDI******* (based on DSM-IV criteria) | 81.9 | 78.7 | 62.1 | 91.1 |
Validation of the SCOFF for screening of EDs in university women Rueda, G 2005 | University students in Colombia | 385 | SCOFF vs. CIDI (based on DSM-IV criteria) | 78.4 | 75.8 | 46.5 | 92.9 |
Validation of the Spanish version of the SCOFF questionnaire for the screening of EDs in primary care Garcia-Campayo, J 2005 | Patient with probable eating disorder diagnosis from six primary health care centers in Spain. | 203 | SCOFF vs. SCAN******** (based on DSM-IV criteria) | 97.7 | 94.4 | 81 | 93.1 |
Screening for EDs in primary care: EDE-Q versus SCOFF Mond, J 2008 | Women aged 18–40 years attending two primary care practices in smaller urban regions of the USA | 147 | SCOFF and EDE-Q vs. telephone interview including diagnostic items of the EDE********* | 72 | 73 | 35 | - |