PMID- 25191773
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20141118
LR  - 20151119
IS  - 0353-5053 (Print)
IS  - 0353-5053 (Linking)
VI  - 26
IP  - 3
DP  - 2014 Sep
TI  - Clinical correlates of global functioning in obese treatment seeking persons with 
      binge eating disorder.
PG  - 256-60
AB  - BACKGROUND: In recent years, research has called for an increased emphasis on 
      clinical outcomes that are meaningful to patients with binge eating disorder 
      (BED). This cross-sectional study examined the Global Assessment of Functioning 
      (GAF) and its relation to clinical and demographic factors in BED patients. 
      SUBJECTS AND METHODS: Thirty-two patients (28 women and 4 men) with BED (age = 
      41.1 +/- 10.7; body mass index = 38.9 +/- 5.8) seeking treatment to a weekly 
      multidisciplinary programme at the UPC KU Leuven, Campus Kortenberg in Belgium, 
      were asked to participate at intake. All participants were assessed with the GAF 
      scale, completed the Eating Disorder Inventory (EDI), the Body Attitude Test 
      (BAT), the Symptoms Checklist-90, the Baecke Physical Activity Questionnaire 
      (BPAQ), and performed a 6 minute walk test. RESULTS: The GAF-score (55.9 +/- 13.9) 
      was only significantly associated with the BPAQ score (7.0 +/- 1.4) (r = 0.383, p = 
      0.03) and the BAT score (63.9 +/- 16.1) (r=-0.443, p = 0.011). The regression model 
      including both of these variables explained 25.3% of the variability in the 
      GAF-score. CONCLUSIONS: This study highlights the value of clinicians assessing 
      physical activity and body image in patients with BED. Research is needed to 
      elucidate whether incorporating body image treatments and physical activity in 
      the care of patients with BED can promote global functioning.
FAU - Vancampfort, Davy
AU  - Vancampfort D
AD  - KU Leuven Department of Neurosciences, UPC KU Leuven Campus Kortenberg, 
      Kortenberg, Belgium, Davy.Vancampfort@uc-kortenberg.be.
FAU - Probst, Michel
AU  - Probst M
FAU - Adriaens, An
AU  - Adriaens A
FAU - Pieters, Guido
AU  - Pieters G
FAU - De Hert, Marc
AU  - De Hert M
FAU - Soundy, Andrew
AU  - Soundy A
FAU - Stubbs, Brendon
AU  - Stubbs B
FAU - Vanderlinden, Johan
AU  - Vanderlinden J
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
PL  - Croatia
TA  - Psychiatr Danub
JT  - Psychiatria Danubina
JID - 9424753
SB  - IM
MH  - Activities of Daily Living/*classification/psychology
MH  - Adult
MH  - Binge-Eating Disorder/*diagnosis/epidemiology/*psychology
MH  - Body Mass Index
MH  - Cooperative Behavior
MH  - Cross-Sectional Studies
MH  - Female
MH  - Humans
MH  - Interdisciplinary Communication
MH  - Male
MH  - Middle Aged
MH  - Motor Activity
MH  - Obesity/epidemiology/*psychology/*therapy
MH  - Physical Fitness
MH  - Psychometrics/statistics & numerical data
MH  - Surveys and Questionnaires
EDAT- 2014/09/06 06:00
MHDA- 2014/11/19 06:00
CRDT- 2014/09/06 06:00
PHST- 2014/09/06 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2014/09/06 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2014/11/19 06:00 [medline]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Psychiatr Danub. 2014 Sep;26(3):256-60.