Obesity

BODY ‐Q‐ 7D Measures Consensus‐Based Patient‐Reported Outcomes for the Management of Obesity Treatment

Obesity (Silver Spring)Published Instrument development and psychometric validation study

Authors' conclusion

The BODY-Q-7D demonstrated strong psychometric performance in a weight loss sample.

Study context

Population
Online international weight loss sample (Prolific)field test
Participants
770 participants
Outcome
Psychometric performance of the BODY-Q-7D
Methodological detailsonline international sample (Prolific), Rasch Measurement Theory analysis
  • Online international sample (Prolific)
  • Rasch Measurement Theory analysis

Performance

As reported in the abstract

Reliability across three reliability coefficients

> 0.80

Construct validity hypothesis tests accepted

22 of 28

79%

Responsiveness hypothesis tests accepted

12 of 16

75%

Further findings

Content validity

Content validity established
123 participants

Field test follow-up

Completed test-retest
269
Completed 3-month follow-up
599

Original publication

BODY ‐Q‐ 7D Measures Consensus‐Based Patient‐Reported Outcomes for the Management of Obesity Treatment. Obesity (Silver Spring). Published 23 July 2026. doi:10.1002/oby.70254

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