1.Eating Style And The Nature Of Food Consumption: Mapping Individuals’ Health Risks
Madihah Shukri ; Nor Farid Mohd Noor
Malaysian Journal of Public Health Medicine 2017;17(3):38-46
Research examining whether psychological eating style is related to healthy or unhealthy eating patterns is required to explain the mechanisms underlying non-communicable diseases and obesity. The purpose of this study was to investigate whether eating style predicts thenature of food consumption. This was a cross-sectional study of 588 adults (males = 231 and females = 357). Eating style (i.e. restrained, emotional, external eating) was measured using the short version of the Dutch Eating Behaviour Questionnaire (DEBQ). The nature of food consumption was assessed using self-reports of consumption of fruits and vegetables, sweet foods, junk food, and snacks.The results revealed that restrained eating was higher in females and overweight participants. External eating,a higher frequency of snacking,and a higher frequency of junk food consumptionwere more prevalent among the younger participants. Consistent with previous Western studies, emotional eating was found to be the main predictor of consumption of less healthful foods (sweet foods, junk food, and snacks), whereas external eatingpredicted the intake of sweet foods. The intake of fruits and vegetableswas associated with restrained eating. In light of the significant associations between eating style and the nature of food consumption, acknowledging individuals’ eating styleshas implications for tailoring effective nutritional programs that address obesity and the chronic disease epidemic.
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2.Psychometric properties of the Malay version of motivation scales in drug treatment
Madihah Shukri ; Ruhani Mat Min ; Siti Salina Abdullah ; Raba&rsquo ; Aton Adawiyah Mohd Yusof ; Zuhda Husain
The Medical Journal of Malaysia 2019;74(5):377-384
Introduction: In recognition of the role of motivation in drug
use treatment, patient motivational screening instruments
are needed for strategic planning and treatment. The aims of
this study were to evaluate the reliability and validity of the
Malay version of the Treatment Motivation Scale, and to
compare the motivational levels of patients receiving
substance abuse treatment with different modalities
(inpatient vs. outpatient). The motivational scale consists of
three scales: problem recognition, desire for help and
treatment readiness.
Method: A convenience sample of 102 patients was recruited
from four Cure and Care Service Centres in Malaysia.
Results: Principal component analysis with varimax rotation
supported two-factor solutions for each subscale: problem
recognition, desire for help and treatment readiness, which
accounted for 63.5%, 62.7% and 49.1% of the variances,
respectively. The Cronbach’s alpha coefficients were
acceptable for the overall measures (24 items: α = 0.89), the
problem recognition scale (10 items; α = 0.89), desire for
help (6 items; α = 0.64) and treatment readiness scale (8
items; α = 0.60). The results also indicated significant
motivational differences for different modalities, with
inpatients having significantly higher motivational scores in
each scale compared to outpatients.
Conclusion: The present study pointed towards the
favourable psychometric properties of a motivation for
treatment scale, which can be a useful instrument for clinical
applications of drug use changes and treatment.