Inpatient Care of Patients With Difficult to Treat Anorexia Nervosa - Factors Affecting Treatment Outcome.

Region Skane

Status: Not yet enrolling

Conditions: Eating Disorders; Anorexia Nervosa

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT07350720

2024-07313-01

Details and patient eligibility

About

The overall aim of the project is to investigate factors that may influence treatment outcomes in people with difficult-to-treat anorexia nervosa who are enrolled in inpatient care at the Region Skåne Eating Disorders Centre in Lund. Treatment expectations, sense of autonomy, and patient participation, will be investigated, as well as caregivers' attitudes towards, and experiences of working with, autonomy and patient participation in the inpatient setting. The research project is expected to contribute to increased knowledge about the treatment of difficult-to-treat anorexia nervosa, and what part patient participation and autonomy may play when treating severe eating disorders. The overall objectives of the research program are:

1. To contribute to increased knowledge about factors that influence the treatment of people with difficult-to-treat anorexia nervosa
2. To highlight the role of autonomy and patient participation in inpatient care of severe eating disorders
3. To use the research results for clinical improvement work at Region Skåne Eating Disorders Center

Enrollment: 100 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 64 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Anorexia Nervosa diagnosis (ICD F50.0)
• Admitted to inpatient care at department 5 at Region Skåne Eating Disorders Center

Exclusion criteria

• Confidential identity
• Inability to read or write in Swedish or English
• Condition or treatment that, according to the study team, makes participation in the study inappropriate