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Pilot assessment of a virtual intensive outpatient program for adults with eating disorders.

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Blalock, DV; Le Grange, D; Johnson, C; Duffy, A; Manwaring, J; Tallent, CN; Schneller, K; Solomon, AM; Mehler, PS; McClanahan, SF; Rienecke, RD
Published in: Eur Eat Disord Rev
November 2020

Access to evidence-based treatment for eating disorders is severely limited by patient barriers and available clinician training. While clinical parameters often point to the need for a high level of care, patients may resist pursuing higher levels of care due to these barriers. One option that might mitigate such obstacles is the provision of a higher level of care via internet-based treatment for eating disorders. We sought to determine the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary clinical outcomes associated with treatment of eating disorders through virtual intensive outpatient programming (VIOP). Fifty-seven patients meeting DSM-5 criteria for an eating disorder participated in VIOP. Of the 57 patients in VIOP treatment, 3 did not complete voluntary measures at admission or discharge, and 9 additional patients did not complete voluntary measures at discharge. Overall, 45 VIOP patients completed admission and discharge assessments, including a net promoter score (NPS) question assessing patient acceptability. Recruitment, treatment adherence, and completion of assessments in VIOP were feasible and acceptable. VIOP patients showed significant and clinically meaningful improvements in all outcomes measured, including self-reported eating disorder symptoms, depression, self-esteem, quality of life, and overall satisfaction. VIOP appears feasible, acceptable, and evidences clinically meaningful changes in eating and mood disorder symptoms.

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Eur Eat Disord Rev

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EISSN

1099-0968

Publication Date

November 2020

Volume

28

Issue

6

Start / End Page

789 / 795

Location

England

Related Subject Headings

  • Surveys and Questionnaires
  • Quality of Life
  • Pilot Projects
  • Outpatients
  • Humans
  • Female
  • Feeding and Eating Disorders
  • Clinical Psychology
  • Adult
  • 5203 Clinical and health psychology
 

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Blalock, D. V., Le Grange, D., Johnson, C., Duffy, A., Manwaring, J., Tallent, C. N., … Rienecke, R. D. (2020). Pilot assessment of a virtual intensive outpatient program for adults with eating disorders. Eur Eat Disord Rev, 28(6), 789–795. https://doi.org/10.1002/erv.2785
Blalock, Dan V., Daniel Le Grange, Craig Johnson, Alan Duffy, Jamie Manwaring, Casey N. Tallent, Karen Schneller, et al. “Pilot assessment of a virtual intensive outpatient program for adults with eating disorders.Eur Eat Disord Rev 28, no. 6 (November 2020): 789–95. https://doi.org/10.1002/erv.2785.
Blalock DV, Le Grange D, Johnson C, Duffy A, Manwaring J, Tallent CN, et al. Pilot assessment of a virtual intensive outpatient program for adults with eating disorders. Eur Eat Disord Rev. 2020 Nov;28(6):789–95.
Blalock, Dan V., et al. “Pilot assessment of a virtual intensive outpatient program for adults with eating disorders.Eur Eat Disord Rev, vol. 28, no. 6, Nov. 2020, pp. 789–95. Pubmed, doi:10.1002/erv.2785.
Blalock DV, Le Grange D, Johnson C, Duffy A, Manwaring J, Tallent CN, Schneller K, Solomon AM, Mehler PS, McClanahan SF, Rienecke RD. Pilot assessment of a virtual intensive outpatient program for adults with eating disorders. Eur Eat Disord Rev. 2020 Nov;28(6):789–795.
Journal cover image

Published In

Eur Eat Disord Rev

DOI

EISSN

1099-0968

Publication Date

November 2020

Volume

28

Issue

6

Start / End Page

789 / 795

Location

England

Related Subject Headings

  • Surveys and Questionnaires
  • Quality of Life
  • Pilot Projects
  • Outpatients
  • Humans
  • Female
  • Feeding and Eating Disorders
  • Clinical Psychology
  • Adult
  • 5203 Clinical and health psychology