Psychometric properties of the Parent Eating Disorder Examination Questionnaire

Abstract

ObjectiveTo examine the psychometric properties of the Parent Eating Disorder Examination Questionnaire (PEDE‐Q), developed to improve eating disorder (ED) assessment among youth by including parents as informants.MethodsA multi‐site, transdiagnostic sample of 355 adolescents with EDs completed the Eating Disorder Examination Questionnaire (EDE‐Q) and their parents completed the PEDE‐Q.ResultsThe internal consistencies of the PEDE‐Q subscales were on par with established EDE‐Q ranges (.73 to .90), both when examined using the original four‐factor EDE‐Q subscales and the seven‐item, three‐factor subscales of the brief EDE‐Q. Statistically significant medium‐ to large‐sized correlations and poor to moderate levels of agreement were found between the corresponding EDE‐Q and PEDE‐Q subscales. Receiver‐operator characteristic (ROC) curves showed that the PEDE‐Q had a statistically significant area under the curve (AUC) to maximize sensitivity and specificity in diagnosing full‐syndrome AN, whereas the EDE‐Q did not. Based on chi‐square analyses, the PEDE‐Q identified a statistically significantly greater number of AN cases than the EDE‐Q. The EDE‐Q yielded a BN diagnosis more frequently than the PEDE‐Q, although this difference was not statistically significant.DiscussionResults suggest that the PEDE‐Q has good psychometric properties and provides incremental information that can aid in the assessment and diagnosis of adolescents with EDs, particularly those with AN.Public significanceThere exist complex challenges to identifying clinically significant eating disorders among youth. The PEDE‐Q is a questionnaire measure that improves eating disorder assessment among children and adolescents by asking parents to report on the symptoms and behaviors they have observed in their child and that youth may not fully disclose. The PEDE‐Q can aid in the diagnosis of adolescents with eating disorders, particularly those with anorexia nervosa.

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“…Its content and scoring system mirror those of the EDE-Q. The PEDE-Q demonstrates good psychometric properties and offers incremental information that can contribute to a more comprehensive assessment of eating disorders in adolescents [ 43 ].…”

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“…Parents also have the option to consent to be recontacted for future research. To determine eligibility of the child, parents/guardians then complete a parent report version of the Nine Item ARFID Screen (NIAS-PR) [20]; a parent version of the ARFID self-report version of the Pica, ARFID, and Rumination Disorder Interview ARFID questionnaire (PARDI-AR-Q) [21]; and Version 2.0 of the Parent Version of the Eating Disorder Examination-Questionnaire (PEDE-Qv2.0) [22], developed by KL Loeb based on the Eating Disorder Examination-Questionnaire Version 6 (EDE-Qv6) [23]. If the child is eligible based on parent/guardian report, the parent/guardian provides contact information, the Children ages 7-13 then complete the ChEDE-Q8 [24], a child version of the 8-item short form of the Eating Disorders Examination-Questionnaire [25].…”