A Pilot Study Evaluating a Binge-Eating Screener in Children: Development of the Children’s Brief Binge-Eating Questionnaire in a Pediatric Obesity Clinic

Children referred to pediatric obesity programs are at high risk of binge-eating disorder (BED) symptoms. Our goal was to develop and evaluate the Children’s Brief Binge-Eating Questionnaire (CBBEQ) as a rapid screen of BED symptomatology. Seventy patients between the ages of 7 and 18 years (57% fem...

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Published in:Clinical pediatrics 2019-09, Vol.58 (10), p.1063-1071
Main Authors: Franklin, Elizabeth Victor, Simpson, Vanessa, Berthet-Miron, Michelle, Gupta, Olga T., Barlow, Sarah E.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Affect
Anxiety
Binge eating
Binge-Eating Disorder - diagnosis
Child
Children
Eating
Eating disorders
Female
Females
Humans
Male
Mental disorders
Obesity
Pediatric Obesity - psychology
Pediatrics
Pilot Projects
Questionnaires
Sensitivity and Specificity
Sleep
Surveys and Questionnaires
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Summary:Children referred to pediatric obesity programs are at high risk of binge-eating disorder (BED) symptoms. Our goal was to develop and evaluate the Children’s Brief Binge-Eating Questionnaire (CBBEQ) as a rapid screen of BED symptomatology. Seventy patients between the ages of 7 and 18 years (57% females) completed the CBBEQ and underwent the Eating Disorder Assessment for DSM-5 (EDA). Reliability and validity were assessed by examining results of the CBBEQ compared with the EDA, as well as measures of sleep, depression, and anxiety. Twenty-four of seventy (34%) children met full diagnostic interview criteria for BED and 12 (17%) met subclinical criteria. The CBBEQ demonstrated 100% specificity, 93% sensitivity, and a 100% negative predictive value for BED at a cutoff total score of 9. If confirmed in larger sample, this questionnaire could be a quick and accurate clinical tool for non–mental health providers to identify children at risk for BED.
ISSN:0009-9228
1938-2707
DOI:10.1177/0009922819863664