title: Knowledge, Attitudes and Challenges of Healthcare Professionals Managing People With Eating Disorders: A Literature Review.
abstract: This review consolidates findings regarding knowledge and attitudes of healthcare professionals, together with challenges faced while caring for patients with eating disorders. A rigorous and systematic approach was taken to identify 21 articles, which include 12 quantitative, 7 qualitative, and 2 mixed-method papers. Healthcare professionals' knowledge and attitudes toward patients with eating disorders will be discussed, while identifying if factors like age, gender, work experience or profession have an impact on these two variables. Challenges faced during care provision will also be examined. Methodological limitations and knowledge gaps from these articles will be discussed, together with implications of this review.
authors.affiliation: Singapore General Hospital, Singapore. Electronic address: seahxinyi65@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Xin Yi
authors.initials: XY
authors.lastname: Seah
authors.affiliation: Institute of Mental Health, Buangkok Green Medical Park, Singapore. Electronic address: tham.xiangcong@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Xiang Cong
authors.initials: XC
authors.lastname: Tham
authors.affiliation: Singapore General Hospital, Singapore. Electronic address: netty.ryanie.kamaruzaman@sgh.com.sg.
authors.forename: Netty Ryanie
authors.initials: NR
authors.lastname: Kamaruzaman
authors.affiliation: Alice Lee Centre for Nursing Studies, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Clinical Research Centre (MD 11), Singapore. Electronic address: piyanee_yobas@nuhs.edu.sg.
authors.forename: Piyanee Klainin
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Yobas
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D001068:Feeding and Eating Disorders / Q000628:therapy*; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006282:Health Personnel / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D012737:Sex Factors