title: Development and preliminary validation of a Finnish version of the Eating Disorder Examination Questionnaire (EDE-Q).
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Eating behaviour can be viewed as a continuum, ranging from extremely restrictive to extremely disinhibited eating. Valid and reliable instruments are needed to ensure detection of individuals with risk for eating disorders (ED). Self-report methods are the most feasible, cost, and time efficient. One of the most widely used self-reports is the Eating Disorder Examination Questionnaire (EDE-Q).
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  The aim of this study was to develop a Finnish version of the EDE-Q version 6.0 and to assess its psychometric properties in adolescents, adults, and ED patients.
  
  
  METHODS
  The present study utilized data from three different samples: adolescents (n = 242), adults (n = 133), and ED patients (n = 52). The patient group comprised different EDs, but individual ED diagnoses were not studied separately. Data was collected January 2014 through June 2015.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The Finnish version of the EDE-Q showed acceptable-to-excellent internal consistency on all sub-scales in all three samples and discriminated patients from healthy individuals. Female participants generally scored higher than male and sex differences were more pronounced among the younger age group.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The Finnish version of the EDE-Q can, based on this study, be regarded as reliable, valid, and functional. Further studies are needed to evaluate the population norms and to test the validity in individual ED diagnoses.
authors.affiliation: a Department of Social Services and Health Care , Jakobstad , Finland ;|b Faculty of Education and Welfare Studies , Åbo Akademi University , Vaasa , Finland ;
authors.forename: Rasmus
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Isomaa
authors.affiliation: a Department of Social Services and Health Care , Jakobstad , Finland ;|c Department of Clinical Nutrition , University of Eastern Finland , Kuopio , Finland ;
authors.forename: Ida-Lina
authors.initials: IL
authors.lastname: Lukkarila
authors.affiliation: c Department of Clinical Nutrition , University of Eastern Finland , Kuopio , Finland ;
authors.forename: Teresa
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ollila
authors.affiliation: d Center for Eating Disorders , Helsinki , Finland ;
authors.forename: Helena
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nenonen
authors.affiliation: d Center for Eating Disorders , Helsinki , Finland ;
authors.forename: Pia
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Charpentier
authors.affiliation: e School of Educational Sciences and Psychology , University of Eastern Finland , Joensuu , Finland.
authors.forename: Sanna
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sinikallio
authors.affiliation: c Department of Clinical Nutrition , University of Eastern Finland , Kuopio , Finland ;
authors.forename: Leila
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Karhunen
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001068:Feeding and Eating Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D005387:Finland; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011594:Psychometrics / Q000295:instrumentation*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D057566:Self Report; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires / Q000592:standards*; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: EDE-Q; Eating disorder; Finland; questionnaire; validation