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Validity and reliability of the Eating Disorder Examination-Questionnaire-7 Portuguese version in the perinatal period

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 August 2024

A. T. Pereira ,
R. Lima ,
D. Pereira ,
J. M. Pinto ,
B. Barbosa ,
A. I. Araújo ,
C. Marques ,
A. Macedo  and
C. Pinto Gouveia
A. T. Pereira
Affiliation:
1Institute of Psychological Medicine
R. Lima
Affiliation:
2Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
D. Pereira
Affiliation:
1Institute of Psychological Medicine
J. M. Pinto
Affiliation:
1Institute of Psychological Medicine
B. Barbosa
Affiliation:
2Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
A. I. Araújo
Affiliation:
1Institute of Psychological Medicine
C. Marques
Affiliation:
1Institute of Psychological Medicine
A. Macedo
Affiliation:
1Institute of Psychological Medicine
C. Pinto Gouveia*
Affiliation:
1Institute of Psychological Medicine
*
*Corresponding author.

Abstract

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Introduction

The EDE-Q-7 Portuguese version presented good reliability and validity in Portuguese women fro the general population (Pereira et al. 2022).

Objectives

The aim of our study was to analyse the psychometric properties of the EDE-Q-7 in a sample of Portuguese women during the perinatal period.

Methods

Participants were 346 women with a mean age of 31.68 of years old (± 4.061; range: 18-42). 160 were pregnant (second or third trimester) and 186 were in the post-partum (mean baby´s age=4.37 months (± 2.87; range: 1-12). They answered an online survey including the Portuguese version of the EDE-Q-7 and of the Screen for Disordered Eating/SDE.

Results

Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) presented adequate fit, in pregnancy (χ2/df=; RMSEA=, p<.001; CFI=; TLI=; GFI=), postpartum (χ2/df=; RMSEA=, p<.001; CFI=; TLI=; GFI=) and considering both – perinatal period (χ2/df=2.7998; RMSEA=.0722, p<.001; CFI=.9709; TLI=.9444; GFI=.9761). The Cronbach’s alpha coefficients were >0.90 for the total and approximately .70 for the three factors - Dietary restraint, Shape/weight overvaluation and Body dissatisfaction. All the items contributed to the internal consistency and presented high internal consistency. Pearson correlations between factors and total scores were significant, positive and high, as well as between the EDE-Q-7 measures and SDE (>.60 with the total; >.40 with the factors), in pregnancy, postpartum and considering both periods.

Conclusions

Presented sound psychometric properties across the perinatal period, the EDE-Q-7 and can be very useful to evaluate the presence and severity of eating disorders symptoms in women in pregnancy and post-partum.

Disclosure of Interest

None Declared

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European Psychiatry , Volume 67 , Special Issue S1: Abstracts of the 32nd European Congress of Psychiatry , April 2024 , pp. S110
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