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Published on: May 10, 2022
Implementing Screening for Eating Disorders in Adolescents and Young Adults with a History of Cancer
Aarti Kamat1,2,3, Jessica Van Huysse4, Emily Walling1,2
1Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, CS Mott Children's Hospital, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA.
Abstract:
Eating disorders are prevalent in the adolescent and young adult (AYA) population, with 2.7% of adolescents effected. AYAs with cancer possess several risk factors for eating disorders that may place them at an even higher risk. Since these patients see their oncology team frequently, oncology clinics are opportune settings for eating disorder screening. Here, we describe a study to implement screening for eating disorders in AYA patients in an oncology clinic. During regularly scheduled oncology visits, eligible patients were given the SCOFF questionnaire. A total of 163 eligible patients filled out the SCOFF questionnaire with 11 positive results (6.75%). Eating disorder screening was successfully implemented in our pediatric oncology clinic. With a rate more than double than the general population, we observed that AYA patients with a history of cancer are at a higher risk for eating disorders and should undergo routine screening in oncology clinics.
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