The Effect of Eating Disorder on Occupational Balance in University Students

The aim of this study is to examine the effect of eating disorders on occupational balance in university students. Occupational balance levels will be compared in university students with and without eating disorders. The study will be finalized with the voluntary participation of 105 university students for both groups and 210 university students in total. The relationship between eating disorder tendencies and occupational balance in university students will be examined.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Eating Disorders; Occupational Balance; University Student
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: Interview

Detailed Description

The population of the study will consist of voluntary students between the ages of 18-25 who continue their university education. In the power analysis performed to determine the sample size, it was determined in the G*Power program, with 95% power (alpha = .05, two-way), the effect size was taken as Cohen's d = 0.5 by the guidelines provided by J. Cohen, and it was determined that at least 105 people in each group and 210 people in total were needed for the independent sample t-test.

Inclusion criteria:

• Volunteering to participate in the study,
• To be able to read and write Turkish,
• To be between the ages of 18-25 and studying at undergraduate level

Exclusion criteria:

• Any disability,
• Presence of a chronic disease

Individuals who volunteered to participate in the study will be evaluated with data collection forms filled in through questionnaires. Demographic information about the individuals (such as class, department, age, and gender) will be obtained with the sociodemographic information form. Data collection tools will be used by the researchers in face-to-face interviews with the participants and the data will be recorded anonymously.

It will be determined whether the participants have an eating disorder according to the results of the SCOFF Eating Disorders Scale. Participants with eating disorders will constitute the research group and participants without eating disorders will constitute the control group. Both groups will complete the Occupational Balance Questionnaire and their occupational balances will be compared. The study was planned to be terminated when there were at least 105 participants in each of the research and control groups for the endpoint.

• Study Type: Observational
• Enrollment (Actual): 217

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Turkey
  • Altındağ
    • Ankara, Altındağ, Turkey, 06050
      • Ankara Medipol University

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: Adult
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

• Sampling Method: Probability Sample

Study Population

The population of the study will consist of volunteer students between the ages of 18-25 who continue their university education.

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Volunteering to participate in the study,
• To be able to read and write Turkish,
• To be between the ages of 18-25 and studying at undergraduate level.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Having any disability,
• Presence of a chronic disease.

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Number of groups / cohorts

2

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort	Intervention / Treatment
Research Group; Participants with eating disorders according to the SCOFF Eating Disorders Scale will constitute the research group. Both groups will complete the Occupational Balance Questionnaire and their occupational balances will be compared. The study will be terminated when there are at least 105 participants in the research and control groups and 210 participants in total.	Other: Interview; No interventional or behavioral intervention will be applied. Only interviews will be conducted through a questionnaire.
Control Group; Participants without eating disorders according to the SCOFF Eating Disorders Scale will constitute the control group. Both groups will complete the Occupational Balance Questionnaire and their occupational balances will be compared. The study will be terminated when there are at least 105 participants in the research and control groups and 210 participants in total.	Other: Interview; No interventional or behavioral intervention will be applied. Only interviews will be conducted through a questionnaire.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
SCOFF Eating Disorders Scale	The SCOFF Eating Disorders Scale will be used to measure whether the participants have an eating disorder. The Turkish validity and reliability of this scale in university students was conducted by Aydemir et al. in 2015. There are five questions in the scale and the questions are answered as yes/no. One point is given for each question answered as yes, and scores of 2 and above are considered as eating disorders. This scale will be decisive in the inclusion of the participants in the research and control groups.	5 minute

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Occupational Balance Questionnaire	The Occupational Balance Questionnaire will be used to measure the occupational balance of individuals. This scale defines the concept of occupational balance by measuring the individual's satisfaction with the number and type of activities of daily living. Each item in the scale is a four-point Likert scale ranging from "strongly agree (0)", "disagree (1)", "agree (2)" and "strongly agree (3)". The scores of all items are summed and written as a total score. Scores that can be obtained in the scale vary between 0-33. A high score is characterized as good occupational balance.	8 minute

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Hacettepe University

Publications and helpful links

General Publications

• Phillips L, Kemppainen JK, Mechling BM, MacKain S, Kim-Godwin Y, Leopard L. Eating disorders and spirituality in college students. J Psychosoc Nurs Ment Health Serv. 2015 Jan;53(1):30-7. doi: 10.3928/02793695-20141201-01. Epub 2014 Dec 10.

Helpful Links

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Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): November 10, 2023
• Primary Completion (Actual): June 30, 2024
• Study Completion (Actual): August 30, 2024

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: November 6, 2023
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: November 10, 2023
• First Posted (Actual): November 18, 2023

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): March 25, 2025
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: March 11, 2025
• Last Verified: March 1, 2025

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Mental Disorders; Feeding and Eating Disorders
• Other Study ID Numbers: 2023/142

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: NO

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No