Peer mentoring for eating disorders: evaluation of a pilot program
Abstract Background Eating disorders are serious psychiatric illnesses that are often associated with poor quality of life and low long-term recovery rates. Peer mentor programs have been found to improve psychiatric symptoms and quality of life in other mental illnesses, and a small number of studi...
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| author | Jennifer Beveridge Andrea Phillipou Kelly Edwards Alice Hobday Krissy Hilton Cathy Wyett Anna Saw Georgia Graham David Castle Leah Brennan Philippa Harrison Rebecca de Gier Narelle Warren Freya Hanly Benjamin Torrens-Witherow J. Richard Newton Steering group committee |
| author_facet | Jennifer Beveridge Andrea Phillipou Kelly Edwards Alice Hobday Krissy Hilton Cathy Wyett Anna Saw Georgia Graham David Castle Leah Brennan Philippa Harrison Rebecca de Gier Narelle Warren Freya Hanly Benjamin Torrens-Witherow J. Richard Newton Steering group committee |
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| description | Abstract Background Eating disorders are serious psychiatric illnesses that are often associated with poor quality of life and low long-term recovery rates. Peer mentor programs have been found to improve psychiatric symptoms and quality of life in other mental illnesses, and a small number of studies have suggested that eating disorder patients may benefit from such programs. The aim of this study is to assess the efficacy of a peer mentor program for individuals with eating disorders in terms of improving symptomatology and quality of life. Methods Up to 30 individuals with a past history of an eating disorder will be recruited to mentor 30 individuals with a current eating disorder. Mentoring will involve 13 sessions (held approximately every 2 weeks), of up to 3 h each, over 6 months. Discussion This pilot proof-of-concept feasibility study will inform the efficacy of a peer mentoring program on improving eating disorder symptomatology and quality of life, and will inform future randomised controlled trials. Trial registration Australian and New Zealand Clinical Trials Registration Number: ACTRN12617001412325. The date of registration (retrospective): 05/10/2017. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f56afe8534964dc7840b0afd1e7e5e292022-12-21T23:35:47ZengBMCPilot and Feasibility Studies2055-57842018-04-01411910.1186/s40814-018-0268-6Peer mentoring for eating disorders: evaluation of a pilot programJennifer Beveridge0Andrea Phillipou1Kelly Edwards2Alice Hobday3Krissy Hilton4Cathy Wyett5Anna Saw6Georgia Graham7David Castle8Leah Brennan9Philippa Harrison10Rebecca de Gier11Narelle Warren12Freya Hanly13Benjamin Torrens-Witherow14J. Richard Newton15Steering group committeeEating Disorders VictoriaCentre for Mental Health, Swinburne University of TechnologyEating Disorders VictoriaEating Disorders VictoriaEating Disorders VictoriaEating Disorders VictoriaEating Disorders VictoriaEating Disorders VictoriaDepartment of Psychiatry, The University of MelbourneSchool of Psychology, Australian Catholic UniversityDepartment of Mental Health, St Vincent’s HospitalDepartment of Mental Health, Austin HealthSchool of Social Sciences, Monash UniversitySchool of Psychology, Australian Catholic UniversitySchool of Psychology, Australian Catholic UniversityDepartment of Psychiatry, The University of MelbourneAbstract Background Eating disorders are serious psychiatric illnesses that are often associated with poor quality of life and low long-term recovery rates. Peer mentor programs have been found to improve psychiatric symptoms and quality of life in other mental illnesses, and a small number of studies have suggested that eating disorder patients may benefit from such programs. The aim of this study is to assess the efficacy of a peer mentor program for individuals with eating disorders in terms of improving symptomatology and quality of life. Methods Up to 30 individuals with a past history of an eating disorder will be recruited to mentor 30 individuals with a current eating disorder. Mentoring will involve 13 sessions (held approximately every 2 weeks), of up to 3 h each, over 6 months. Discussion This pilot proof-of-concept feasibility study will inform the efficacy of a peer mentoring program on improving eating disorder symptomatology and quality of life, and will inform future randomised controlled trials. Trial registration Australian and New Zealand Clinical Trials Registration Number: ACTRN12617001412325. The date of registration (retrospective): 05/10/2017.http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40814-018-0268-6Eating disordersPeer mentorQuality of lifeTreatmentPeer work |
| spellingShingle | Jennifer Beveridge Andrea Phillipou Kelly Edwards Alice Hobday Krissy Hilton Cathy Wyett Anna Saw Georgia Graham David Castle Leah Brennan Philippa Harrison Rebecca de Gier Narelle Warren Freya Hanly Benjamin Torrens-Witherow J. Richard Newton Steering group committee Peer mentoring for eating disorders: evaluation of a pilot program Pilot and Feasibility Studies Eating disorders Peer mentor Quality of life Treatment Peer work |
| title | Peer mentoring for eating disorders: evaluation of a pilot program |
| title_full | Peer mentoring for eating disorders: evaluation of a pilot program |
| title_fullStr | Peer mentoring for eating disorders: evaluation of a pilot program |
| title_full_unstemmed | Peer mentoring for eating disorders: evaluation of a pilot program |
| title_short | Peer mentoring for eating disorders: evaluation of a pilot program |
| title_sort | peer mentoring for eating disorders evaluation of a pilot program |
| topic | Eating disorders Peer mentor Quality of life Treatment Peer work |
| url | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40814-018-0268-6 |
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