ERIC Number: EJ1358420
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2022
Pages: 7
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ISSN: ISSN-0744-8481
EISSN: EISSN-1940-3208
Eating Disorder Risk Identification through Embedded Electronic Medical Record Prompting
Kotarski, Beth Ann; Rodgers, Jill
Journal of American College Health, v70 n5 p1536-1542 2022
Objective: To evaluate whether the use of electronic medical record (EMR) to prompt universal eating disorder screening with a short questionnaire improved risk detection in a college gynecology clinic. Design: Data obtained via a convenience sample of patients accessing a university health clinic. Clinicians were prompted with the SCOFF tool, a 5-item questionnaire for eating disorder risk with sensitivity of 87.5% and specificity of 95%. Participants: 111 Female-identified patients, ages 18-37. Methods: Clinicians assessed eating disorder symptoms via EMR prompting. Comparison of risk identification from the previous year, in which patients were not universally screened, was conducted via EMR review. Results: Findings showed improved risk identification compared with previous year's symptom-only identification (p = 0.0047). Conclusion: The SCOFF tool, combined with EMR prompting, can improve eating disorder risk detection.
Descriptors: Eating Disorders, At Risk Persons, Screening Tests, College Students, Females, Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Records (Forms), Clinics, School Health Services, Questionnaires, Medical Evaluation, Electronic Publishing, Student Characteristics
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Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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