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SCOFF questionnaire
Indications:
- screening for eating disorders (anorexia nervosa & bulimia)
Procedure:
1) do you make yourself Sick when you feel too full?
2) have lost Control over how much you eat?
3) have you recently lost more than One stone (14 pounds) in a 3-month period?
4) do you think you are Fat but others say you are too thin?
5) does Food dominate your life?
Interpretation:
- one point for each yes answer
- a score of 2 or more points is a positive screen
General
health questionnaire
References
- Medical Knowledge Self Assessment Program (MKSAP) 15, 18.
American College of Physicians, Philadelphia 2009, 2018.
- Morgan JF, Reid F, Lacey JH.
The SCOFF questionnaire: assessment of a new screening tool
for eating disorders.
BMJ. 1999 Dec 4;319(7223):1467-8.
PMID: 10582927