Structural validity, measurement invariance, reliability and diagnostic accuracy of the Italian version of the Yale Food Addiction Scale 2.0 in patients with severe obesity and the general population.

CONCLUSIONS: The I-YFAS 2.0 represents a valid and reliable questionnaire for the assessment of FA in both Italian adult inpatients with severe obesity and the general population, and is a psychometrically sound tool for clinical as well as research purposes. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Level V, descriptive study. PMID: 32026378 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32026378?dopt=Abstract

Source: Eating and weight disorders : EWD - February 5, 2020 Category: Eating Disorders & Weight Management Authors: Manzoni GM, Rossi A, Pietrabissa G, Mannarini S, Fabbricatore M, Imperatori C, Innamorati M, Gearhardt AN, Castelnuovo G Tags: Eat Weight Disord Source Type: research