Table 1.
EDY-Q concept | Item | Score at hospital admission | Score at six months follow-up |
---|---|---|---|
Limited intake subtype (Food avoidance emotional disorder) | Food avoidance | 5/6 | 1/6 |
Lack of interest in food | 4/6 | 5/6 | |
Emotional food avoidance | 1/6 | 1/6 | |
Limited variety subtype (selective eating) | Selective eating behavior | 1/6 | 2/6 |
Avoidance to try new foods | 5/6 | 1/6 | |
Sensory food avoidance | 1/6 | 0/6 | |
Aversive subtype (functional dysphagia) | Fear of choking | 1/6 | 0/6 |
Fear of swallowing | 1/6 | 0/6 | |
Weight problems | Underweight | 5/6 | 1/6 |
Wish to gain weight | 5/6 | 5/6 | |
Weight and shape concern (distorted cognition) | Weight concern | 0/6 | 0/6 |
Shape concern | 0/6 | 0/6 |
EDY-Q Eating Disorder in Youth Questionnaire. High scores among examples of ARFID subtypes and weight problems, with the absence of distorted cognition, gauge the presence of ARFID [6]