Exploring quality of life for eating-disordered patients.
This qualitative study used a semi-structured interview to explore whether user perspective on quality of life changed following a 12 week day therapy programme for eating disorders. Thematic analysis was used to explore emergent themes. The most significant finding was the difference between the trajectories of the completers and the non-completers of the day programme. Whilst completers and non-completers were similar at the start of the programme, completers moved through aspiration to actual change in the quality of their lives, whereas non-completers were unable to take their aspiration through to action. One possible explanation for the findings is that motivation may be an important intermediate variable, with completers of the programme being more motivated to improve not only their symptoms but also the quality of their lives more generally.
STEPS Eating Disorders Unit, Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust, Westbury-on-Trym, Bristol, UK. alysun.jones@awp.nhs.uk
Alysun
A
Jones
Maggie
M
Evans
Bryony
B
Bamford
Haelli
H
Ford
D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D015992:Body Mass Index; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000523:psychology; D004651:Employment / Q000523:psychology; D005190:Family / Q000523:psychology; D001068:Feeding and Eating Disorders / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D007406:Interview, Psychological / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D009042:Motivation; D015397:Program Evaluation / Q000379:methods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011788:Quality of Life / Q000523:psychology*; D012649:Self Concept; D012919:Social Behavior; D012934:Social Isolation / Q000523:psychology; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D006113:United Kingdom