Binge eating in obese adolescents: an evolutionary concept analysis
1Yale School of Nursing, Yale University, New Haven, CT.
Purpose:
The purpose of this paper is to provide an analysis of the concept of binge eating in obese adolescents.
Methods:
Rodgers' evolutionary approach was used to frame this analysis. A search was conducted within the Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature, Medline, and PsycINFO for publications between 1980 and 2011.
Findings:
Conceptual shifts in the meaning of binge eating have occurred over the past 30 years, yet the two enduring attributes are consumption of a large amount of food and a loss of control over eating.
Conclusion:
Though this analysis demonstrates a consensus concerning the core attributes of binge eating, further refinement of the nuances, subtleties, and use of the concept in relation to adolescents is needed.
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