A Nutrition and Behaviour Change Group For Patients with Anorexia Nervosa

Publication: Canadian Journal of Dietetic Practice and Research
December 2002

Abstract

A pilot outpatient group for patients with anorexia nervosa was developed and co-led by a dietitian and a psychologist on a general hospital eating disorders team. The main goal of the short-term nutrition and behaviour change group was weight gain through normalization of eating. The first three groups conducted in the clinic were evaluated by monitoring group members’ weights, collecting pre-treatment and post-treatment scores on the Eating Attitudes Test-26, and comparing earlier and later food records. The mean (+/− standard deviation) patient weight gain per eight-week group cycle was 1.6 (+/− 1.9) kg (p<0.05) and the Eating Attitudes Test-26 score change was −17.1 (+/− 11.5) points (p<0.01). Statistically significant changes were found in consumption of calories (p<0.01), fat (p<0.005), and protein (p<0.02). This treatment approach warrants further refinement and investigation.

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Un groupe pilote de patients en consultation externe souffrant d’anorexie mentale a été constitué et codirigé par la diététiste et la psychologue d’une équipe traitant les troubles de l’alimentation dans un hôpital général. Le but principal de ce groupe de changement nutritionnel et comportemental à court terme était le gain de poids par la normalisation de l’alimentation. Les trois premiers groupes amenés à la clinique ont été évalués en vérifiant le poids des membres du groupe, en recueillant les résultats pré-traitement et post-traitement au test des attitudes alimentaires en 26 items et en comparant les relevés alimentaires antérieurs et postérieurs. Le gain de poids moyen (+/− écart-type) par groupe pour un cycle de huit semaines était 1,6 (+/− 1,9) kg (p<0,05) et le changement du résultat au test d’attitudes alimentaires était de –17,1 (+/− 11,5) points (p<0,01). Des changements significatifs sur le plan statistique ont été observés dans la consommation de calories (p<0,01), de matières grasses (p<0,005) et de protéines (p<0,02). Cette approche thérapeutique mérite plus de raffinement et de recherche.

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cover image Canadian Journal of Dietetic Practice and Research
Canadian Journal of Dietetic Practice and Research
Volume 63Number 4December 2002
Pages: 202 - 205

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Version of record online: 12 February 2007

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Jodie L. Waisberg, PhD
Psychologist, Private Practice and Department of Psychology, Queen’s University, Kingston, ON
Marie T. Woods, RD
Kingston General and Hotel Dieu Hospitals, Kingston, ON

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