Background Although not part of the diagnostic criteria of the DSM-5, body image disturbance seems to be a relevant feature of Binge Eating Disorder (BED) as well as of other eating disorders such as Anorexia Nervosa (AN) or Bulimia Nervosa (BN). Hence, the aim of the present pilot study was to assess the changeability of body image disturbance in a sample of overweight females with BED by a co...

BACKGROUND Older people are less likely to be included in clinical trials. Little is known about factors influencing older people's decisions about participating in clinical trials. OBJECTIVES To examine the views of older people about participating in clinical trials. METHODS Postal questionnaire to 801 participants who had completed the MAVIS nutrition trial, aged 65 yrs and older. Closed...

OBJECTIVE The primary aim of the study was to examine the relationship between Internet exposure and body image concern in adolescent girls, with a particular focus on the social networking site of Facebook. METHOD A sample of 1,087 girls in the first two years (Years 8 and 9) of high school (aged 13-15 years) completed questionnaire measures of Internet consumption and body image concerns. ...

The health consequences of physical inactivity among youths are worrisome as sedentary lifestyles among youths become entrenched. Obesity rates among youths in Singapore are about 10%, but there are concerns that this rate is not sustainable over the longer term. Physical activity (PA) prevalence data in Singaporean youths are mixed as questionnaire data show adequate levels of PA engagement wh...

this study have done to assess knowledge 200 girls and boys from 20 schools in 18th districts in south of tehran about individual hygiene. for gathering data use a questionnaire by 30 questions about knowledge of health in different part of body. the results of study show most of subjects have relatively good knowledge about individual hygiene. but their knowledge in some areas is more than oth...

This study concerns the structure and determinants of lay beliefs about psychotherapy in general and speciŽ cally the effectiveness of various therapies for four different disorders. Two hundred and seventeen participants completed a two-part questionnaire. The Ž rst part was a replication of Furnham and Wardley’s (1990) ‘Attitudes to and beliefs about psychotherapy’ questionnaire, while the se...

BACKGROUND Patient-reported disease perceptions are important components to be considered within a holistic model of quality of care. Gender may have an influence on these perceptions. We aimed to explore gender-specific concerns of patients included in a national bilingual inflammatory bowel disease cohort. METHODS Following a qualitative study, we built a questionnaire comprising 37 items o...