SCOFF questionnaire

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Indications

Procedure

  • do you make yourself Sick when you feel too full?
  • have lost Control over how much you eat?
  • have you recently lost more than One stone (14 pounds) in a 3-month period?
  • do you think you are Fat but others say you are too thin?
  • does Food dominate your life?

Interpretation

  • one point for each yes answer
  • a score of 2 or more points is a positive screen

More general terms

References

  1. Medical Knowledge Self Assessment Program (MKSAP) 15, 18. American College of Physicians, Philadelphia 2009, 2018.
  2. Morgan JF, Reid F, Lacey JH. The SCOFF questionnaire: assessment of a new screening tool for eating disorders. BMJ. 1999 Dec 4;319(7223):1467-8. PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10582927