Quality of life and overweight
Addictive BehaviorsPublished 1 May 1999
Edoardo Mannucci, Valdo Ricca, Elisabetta Barciulli, Milena Di Bernardo, Rossana Travaglini, Pier Luigi Cabras
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The ORWELL 97 questionnaire appears to be a simple and reliable measure of obesity-related quality of life, which can be used in current clinical practice and appears to interfere with physical functioning rather than psychological status and social adjustment.
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The development and validation of a self-reported measure of obesity-related quality of life, the Obesity Related Well-Being (ORWELL 97), were undertaken to examine the intensity and the subjective relevance of physical and psychosocial distress. The questionnaire was validated in a sample of 147 obese patients (99 females, 48 males). The Eating Disorder Examination 12.0D interview, a structured diagnostic interview for DSM-III-R (DSM-IV criteria for binge eating disorder), Beck Depression Inventory, Binge Eating Scale, and the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory 1 and 2 scales were also applied. Internal consistency and test-retest reliability were satisfactory. Factor analysis allowed the identification of two subscales: ORWELL 97-1 related to psychological status and social adjustment, and ORWELL 97-2 related to physical symptoms impairment. Obese female patients showed a lower quality of life, and the severity of obesity appeared to interfere with physical functioning rather than psychological status and social adjustment. The ORWELL 97 questionnaire appears to be a simple and reliable measure of obesity-related quality of life, which can be used in current clinical practice.
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