Health Qual Life Out
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Health Qual Life Out · Apr 2007
Multicenter StudyDevelopment and multi-site validation of a new condition-specific quality of life measure for eating disorders.
In eating disorders (EDs) treatment, outcome measurement has traditionally focused on symptom reduction rather than functioning or quality of life (QoL). Generic QoL measures lack sensitivity for some diagnoses and many not be responsive in eating disorder patients. This article describes the development and validation of a condition-specific QoL measure for adolescents and adults with eating disorders--the Eating Disorders Quality of Life Scale (EDQLS). ⋯ The EDQLS has promising psychometric characteristics and may be useful for evaluating ED treatment effectiveness.