TY - JOUR
T1 - Binge eating age of onset, frequency, and associated emotional distress among women aged 60 years and over
AU - Kilpela, Lisa Smith
AU - Marshall, Victoria B.
AU - Hooper, Savannah C.
AU - Becker, Carolyn Black
AU - Keel, Pamela K.
AU - LaCroix, Andrea Z.
AU - Musi, Nicolas
AU - Espinoza, Sara E.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2023 Taylor & Francis.
PY - 2023
Y1 - 2023
N2 - Emerging research indicates that binge eating is prevalent among older adult women. This study explored the characteristics of older women (aged 60+ years) with objective binge episodes (OBE) in later-life, including age of onset, distress, and frequency of OBE. Data consist of telephone clinical interviews conducted with individuals presenting for participation in a biomedical study of older women with OBE to establish inclusion criteria. Of 71 participants interviewed, 77.5% met DSM-5 criteria for OBE (≥1/week for ≥3 months); 33.3% reported OBE onset before age 40, 17.9% reported midlife onset (ages 40–55), and 48.7% reported late-life onset (56+). Regarding distress, older women with OBE in later-life reported themes of age-related self-blame surrounding eating, loss of control, and cognitive fixation on satiation. Among older women with OBE in later-life, onset in mid- to later-life may be relatively common. Furthermore, distress regarding OBEs was significant, highlighting the need for intervention research among this population.
AB - Emerging research indicates that binge eating is prevalent among older adult women. This study explored the characteristics of older women (aged 60+ years) with objective binge episodes (OBE) in later-life, including age of onset, distress, and frequency of OBE. Data consist of telephone clinical interviews conducted with individuals presenting for participation in a biomedical study of older women with OBE to establish inclusion criteria. Of 71 participants interviewed, 77.5% met DSM-5 criteria for OBE (≥1/week for ≥3 months); 33.3% reported OBE onset before age 40, 17.9% reported midlife onset (ages 40–55), and 48.7% reported late-life onset (56+). Regarding distress, older women with OBE in later-life reported themes of age-related self-blame surrounding eating, loss of control, and cognitive fixation on satiation. Among older women with OBE in later-life, onset in mid- to later-life may be relatively common. Furthermore, distress regarding OBEs was significant, highlighting the need for intervention research among this population.
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U2 - 10.1080/10640266.2023.2192600
DO - 10.1080/10640266.2023.2192600
M3 - Article
C2 - 37039323
AN - SCOPUS:85152443535
SN - 1064-0266
VL - 31
SP - 479
EP - 486
JO - Eating Disorders
JF - Eating Disorders
IS - 5
ER -