Moving online: young people and parents’ experiences of adolescent eating disorder day programme treatment during the COVID-19 pandemic

Journal of Eating Disorders

Mima Simic¹  Catherine S. Stewart¹  Phillipa Louise Brothwood¹  Julian Baudinet² 

[1] Maudsley Centre for Child and Adolescent Eating Disorders (MCCAED), Maudsley Hospital, De Crespigny Park, Denmark Hill, SE5 8AZ, London, UK;Maudsley Centre for Child and Adolescent Eating Disorders (MCCAED), Maudsley Hospital, De Crespigny Park, Denmark Hill, SE5 8AZ, London, UK;Department of Psychological Medicine, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King’s College London, De Crespigny Park, Denmark Hill, SE5 8AZ, London, UK;

关键词: Online therapy;    Anorexia nervosa;    Adolescents;    Day programme;    Partial hospitalisation program (PHP);    Covid-19 pandemic;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s40337-021-00418-4

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundThis study examined the experiences of young people and their parents who attended an intensive day treatment programme for eating disorders online during the global COVID-19 pandemic.MethodsOnline questionnaires were completed by 14 adolescents (12–18 years) and their parents (n = 19). The questionnaires included a mixture of rating questions (Likert scale) and free text responses. Free text responses were analysed using reflexive thematic analysis.ResultsThree main themes were identified: 1) New discoveries, 2) Lost in translation and 3) The best of a bad situation. This study provides insight into the benefits and pitfalls of online treatment delivery in the adolescent day programme context, which has rapidly had to become part of the everyday therapeutic practice. Results indicate that there are advantages and disadvantages to this, and that parents and young people’s views differed.ConclusionsThis study suggests that the increased accessibility provided by online working does not necessarily translate to increased connection. Given the importance of therapeutic alliance in treatment outcomes, this will be an important consideration for future developments of online intensive treatments.

【 授权许可】

CC BY