Food Craving Questionnaire-Trait-reduced: Validation of questionnaire in Greek sample and comperative study of food craving between healthy volunteers and patients diagnosed with depression

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Unit:
Κατεύθυνση Αντιμετώπιση Εξαρτήσεων-Εξαρτησιολογία
Library of the School of Health Sciences
Deposit date:
2019-07-12
Year:
2019
Author:
Koutoulogenis Konstantinos
Supervisors info:
Βασιλειάδου Μαρία, Αναπλ. Καθηγήτρια, Ιατρική, ΕΚΠΑ
Γιαννακούλια Μαρία, Αναπλ. Καθηγήτρια, Χαροκόπειο Πανεπιστήμιο
Γονιδάκης Φραγκίσκος, Επ. Καθηγητής, Ιατρική, ΕΚΠΑ
Original Title:
Food Craving Questionnaire-Trait-reduced: Στάθμιση ερωτηματολογίου στον ελληνικό πληθυσμό και συγκριτική μελέτη σφοδρής επιθυμίας για κατανάλωση τροφής ανάμεσα σε υγιείς εθελοντές και ασθενείς διαγνωσμένους με κατάθλιψη
Languages:
Greek
Translated title:
Food Craving Questionnaire-Trait-reduced: Validation of questionnaire in Greek sample and comperative study of food craving between healthy volunteers and patients diagnosed with depression
Summary:
Food craving consists a behaviour which results in an increase in total energy intake. Studies have correlated this behaviour as a result of (neuro)biological changes and dietary habits mainly of bulimia and overeating. FC measurement questionnaires vary in the literature, with the most widespread being the Food Craving Questionnaire-State Trait and Trait-reduced.
In this current study, two protocols were designed and completed. The purpose of the first protocol, was the validation of the Food Craving Questionnaire-Trait-reduced in the Greek population. The exploratory factor analysis indicated two factors in the questionnaire with 9 and 5 items respectively. The questionnaire showed a high internal consistency (Cronbach’s Alpha = 0.93), high correlations between the items of the questionnaire and also in the loadings between the factors in which they belong. Finally, FCQ-T-r was mildly correlated with EAT-26 and body mass index.
The second protocol compared the FC between healthy and depressed patients. There was no statistically significant difference between the two groups. However, statistically significant differences occurred between FC and the reported gradual increase of sleep. A moderate correlation was presented with the EAT-Bulimia sub-scale and the body mass index.
Main subject category:
Health Sciences
Keywords:
Food craving, Trait, Validation, Depression, Sleep
Index:
No
Number of index pages:
0
Contains images:
Yes
Number of references:
153
Number of pages:
88
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