Educational needs of eating disorder patients and families

✍ Scribed by Lois J. Surgenor; Jill Rau; Deborah L. Snell; Jennifer L. Fear

• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 2000
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 67 KB
• Volume: 8
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 1072-4133
• DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1099-0968(200002)8:1<59::aid-erv290>3.0.co;2-2

✦ Synopsis

This study examines the expressed interest of 84 consecutively treated eating disorder patients and their relatives/friends in a range of educational topics typically covered in psychoeducation and support groups, and compares clinician estimates of such patient interest. Irrespective of diagnostic and demographic factors, all groups report a high level of interest in educational topics. However, staff consistently under-predict the interest level actually reported by patients. As only three questionnaire items distinguished between patients with anorexia nervosa (AN) and bulimia nervosa (BN), educational fora involving combined clinical populations are likely to meet the information needs of both groups, and the content of such forma appears just as relevant to their respective relatives/friends.