PAT: advanced nursing interventions for eating disorders.
Passive activity time (PAT) is a nursing intervention that was developed for young people with eating disorders. This development was a pioneering attempt to examine the nursing care for this client group and improve treatment programmes. Nursing practice before PAT was dominated by a biomedical model which directed a set procedure of care for all patients, focusing primarily on weight restoration. The prominent interventions were bed rest for any patient who was under weight and a strict dietary regimen. PAT was the result of a change in nursing practice towards a more holistic philosophy of care. This article will describe the rationale behind its development and discuss its potential in future nursing practice for people experiencing anorexia nervosa.
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D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000293:Adolescent; D001068:Feeding and Eating Disorders / Q000451:nursing* / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D018939:Holistic Nursing; D006801:Humans; D007899:Leisure Activities; D016294:Models, Nursing; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D010347:Patient Care Planning / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010358:Patient Participation; D000297:Psychology, Adolescent