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Obesity medicine

Yale Food Addiction Scale - operational shell

Assign the YFAS, collect patient responses, score, and review in one clinic workspace.

What is the YFAS?

The Yale Food Addiction Scale - operational shell (YFAS) is a widely used psychometric assessment in obesity medicine clinical practice. Clinics use it to collect structured patient responses that support clinical review and documentation.

Who uses the YFAS?

Clinicians in obesity medicine settings use the YFAS as part of intake, assessment, and outcome monitoring workflows. It provides structured evidence to support clinical judgement.

Why send the YFAS through Lirena?

  • Assign from the client profile in seconds
  • Send a patient-friendly completion link
  • Receive deterministic scoring output
  • Keep response detail attached to the record
  • Export for documentation or downstream systems

What does a reviewed YFAS record look like in Lirena?

After the patient completes the YFAS, Lirena returns scored responses to the client profile. Clinicians can review item-level responses, check the score summary, add notes, and export the record.

Ready to use the YFAS in your clinic?

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