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Informing care through lived experiences: perspectives of consumers and carers regarding dietetic care for eating disorders in Australia
PURPOSE: Dietitians are important members of eating disorder treatment teams. Previous research indicates little is known about the experience of receiving nutrition care for eating disorders. This study aimed to explore the perspectives of consumers and carers regarding the care received from prima...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9803736/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36269547 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40519-022-01481-9 |
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description | PURPOSE: Dietitians are important members of eating disorder treatment teams. Previous research indicates little is known about the experience of receiving nutrition care for eating disorders. This study aimed to explore the perspectives of consumers and carers regarding the care received from primary care dietitians for eating disorders. METHODS: This study qualitatively explored the perceptions of individuals aged ≥ 15 years, who (i) identified as having an eating disorder or (ii) had cared for someone with an eating disorder, and had received care from a dietitian in a primary care setting. Thematic analysis was used to identify themes from interview transcripts. Synthesized member checking was utilized to assess whether the identified themes resonated with participants’ experiences. Twenty-four individuals (21 consumers, 3 carers) participated in a semi-structured interview. Seventeen participants completed member checking and all supported the identified themes and subthemes. RESULTS: Three themes emerged inductively from the data: (1) valuing a person-centered approach to dietetic care; (2) the therapeutic alliance is central to engaging in dietetic care; and (3) sharing the complex journey. CONCLUSIONS: This study advances the understanding of the aspects of dietetic care perceived as most helpful by consumers and carers. These insights highlight the importance of person-centeredness, empathy, trust and collaboration within eating disorder care. The findings can be used by dietitians and health professionals to inform practice. Further research is needed to understand how dietitians can be supported to provide optimal nutrition care to people and families impacted by eating disorders. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: V. Qualitative study. |
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spelling | pubmed-98037362023-01-01 Informing care through lived experiences: perspectives of consumers and carers regarding dietetic care for eating disorders in Australia Heafala, Alana Mitchell, Lana J. Ball, Lauren Eat Weight Disord Original Article PURPOSE: Dietitians are important members of eating disorder treatment teams. Previous research indicates little is known about the experience of receiving nutrition care for eating disorders. This study aimed to explore the perspectives of consumers and carers regarding the care received from primary care dietitians for eating disorders. METHODS: This study qualitatively explored the perceptions of individuals aged ≥ 15 years, who (i) identified as having an eating disorder or (ii) had cared for someone with an eating disorder, and had received care from a dietitian in a primary care setting. Thematic analysis was used to identify themes from interview transcripts. Synthesized member checking was utilized to assess whether the identified themes resonated with participants’ experiences. Twenty-four individuals (21 consumers, 3 carers) participated in a semi-structured interview. Seventeen participants completed member checking and all supported the identified themes and subthemes. RESULTS: Three themes emerged inductively from the data: (1) valuing a person-centered approach to dietetic care; (2) the therapeutic alliance is central to engaging in dietetic care; and (3) sharing the complex journey. CONCLUSIONS: This study advances the understanding of the aspects of dietetic care perceived as most helpful by consumers and carers. These insights highlight the importance of person-centeredness, empathy, trust and collaboration within eating disorder care. The findings can be used by dietitians and health professionals to inform practice. Further research is needed to understand how dietitians can be supported to provide optimal nutrition care to people and families impacted by eating disorders. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: V. Qualitative study. Springer International Publishing 2022-10-21 2022 /pmc/articles/PMC9803736/ /pubmed/36269547 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40519-022-01481-9 Text en © The Author(s) 2022 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Open AccessThis article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, which permits use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons licence, and indicate if changes were made. The images or other third party material in this article are included in the article's Creative Commons licence, unless indicated otherwise in a credit line to the material. If material is not included in the article's Creative Commons licence and your intended use is not permitted by statutory regulation or exceeds the permitted use, you will need to obtain permission directly from the copyright holder. To view a copy of this licence, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) . |
spellingShingle | Original Article Heafala, Alana Mitchell, Lana J. Ball, Lauren Informing care through lived experiences: perspectives of consumers and carers regarding dietetic care for eating disorders in Australia |
title | Informing care through lived experiences: perspectives of consumers and carers regarding dietetic care for eating disorders in Australia |
title_full | Informing care through lived experiences: perspectives of consumers and carers regarding dietetic care for eating disorders in Australia |
title_fullStr | Informing care through lived experiences: perspectives of consumers and carers regarding dietetic care for eating disorders in Australia |
title_full_unstemmed | Informing care through lived experiences: perspectives of consumers and carers regarding dietetic care for eating disorders in Australia |
title_short | Informing care through lived experiences: perspectives of consumers and carers regarding dietetic care for eating disorders in Australia |
title_sort | informing care through lived experiences: perspectives of consumers and carers regarding dietetic care for eating disorders in australia |
topic | Original Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9803736/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36269547 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40519-022-01481-9 |
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