title: [Feedback on Cognitive Remediation Therapy from Adolescents with Anorexia Nervosa - A Qualitative Study].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Cognitive remediation therapy (CRT) is a relatively new therapy for patients with anorexia nervosa (AN). There is an increased demand to include the patient view during the evaluation of treatment programs. So far, there is no structured evaluation of the subjective view of adolescents with AN on CRT available.
  
  
  METHODS
  20 patients with AN between the ages of 12 and 18 years completed 10 CRT sessions. 19 patients (age: 15.6±1.3; BMI-percentile: 2.4±3.5) filled out a feedback questionnaire on their subjective CRT experience. The positive and negative aspects of CRT from a patient's perspective were inducted from the feedback material using the 'Qualitative content analysis' from Mayring, allowing the data to be summarized into different categories. The software program MAXQDA 11 was used for the data analysis.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The final category system consisted of 6 general categories, which in turn were summarized into 4 main categories: "general therapy perception", "content specific therapy perception", "relationship to everyday life" and "relationship with CRT therapist". 10 patients described CRT (53%) as 'fun'. 12 patients (63%) noticed positive changes in their everyday lives, which they attributed to their participation in CRT. 4 patients (21%) were not able to notice any changes in their everyday lives. 3 patients (16%) valued the good atmosphere during the CRT sessions and 6 patients (32%) found CRT to be a welcome distraction from their daily lives on the ward. 5 patients (26%) mentioned that CRT was too demanding and that difficulties arose during their reflection on thinking styles.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Overall, CRT is evaluated positively by adolescent patients with AN. A small number of patients reports difficulties with CRT and experiences CRT as strenuous. This positive evaluation of CRT is in line with results from the few qualitative studies in adults with AN. Due to a potential social desirability bias, the patient's perspective should be interpreted with slight caution.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  CRT is received well by adolescents with AN and poses an interesting, new therapy module in the eating disorder field.
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Psychiatrie, Psychosomatik und Psychotherapie des Kindes- und Jugendalters, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin.
authors.forename: Betteke Maria
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: van Noort
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Psychiatrie, Psychosomatik und Psychotherapie des Kindes- und Jugendalters, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin.
authors.forename: Judith
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Memering
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Psychiatrie, Psychosomatik und Psychotherapie des Kindes- und Jugendalters, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin.
authors.forename: Ernst
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Pfeiffer
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Psychiatrie, Psychosomatik und Psychotherapie des Kindes- und Jugendalters, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin.
authors.forename: Ulrike
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Lehmkuhl
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Psychiatrie, Psychosomatik und Psychotherapie des Kindes- und Jugendalters, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin.
authors.forename: Viola
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Kappel
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000553:Ambulatory Care; D000856:Anorexia Nervosa / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy*; D000072466:Cognitive Remediation / Q000379:methods*; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005246:Feedback; D005260:Female; D005858:Germany; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires