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A pilot evaluation of group-based programming offered at a Canadian outpatient adult eating disorders clinic

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  • Mac Neil, Brad A.
  • Leung, Pauline
  • Nadkarni, Pallavi
  • Stubbs, Laura
  • Singh, Manya

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Eating disorder clinics across Canada place heavy reliance on group-based programming. However, little work has examined whether this modality of treatment is well-received by patients and results in clinical improvements. The purpose of this pilot study was to evaluate patient satisfaction and outcomes for group-based programming offered through an adult eating disorders clinic. Participants were 81 adults who met DSM-5 criteria for an eating disorder and participated in the study as part of the clinic’s program evaluation. Participants received medical monitoring, psychiatric follow-up, adjunct nutrition and pre-psychological treatment, and participated in the clinic’s core cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) group. Demographic information and weight were collected at intake. Participants also completed pre- and post-group programming measures of life satisfaction, depressive and anxiety symptoms, psychological symptoms of the eating disorder, and satisfaction with the programming. Participants’ experienced a significant increase in satisfaction with life, and decreases in depressive symptoms and psychological symptoms of the eating disorder post-group. Adults endorsed feeling fairly satisfied with the group-based services provided. Results draw attention to the importance of program evaluation as an integral component of an adult outpatient eating disorder clinic by providing a voice for patients’ views of the services received and program outcomes.

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  • Mac Neil, Brad A. & Leung, Pauline & Nadkarni, Pallavi & Stubbs, Laura & Singh, Manya, 2016. "A pilot evaluation of group-based programming offered at a Canadian outpatient adult eating disorders clinic," Evaluation and Program Planning, Elsevier, vol. 58(C), pages 35-41.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:epplan:v:58:y:2016:i:c:p:35-41
    DOI: 10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2016.05.003
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    1. Teasdale, Rebecca M. & Strasser, Mikayla & Moore, Ceily & Graham, Kara E., 2023. "Evaluative criteria in practice: Findings from an analysis of evaluations published in Evaluation and Program Planning," Evaluation and Program Planning, Elsevier, vol. 97(C).

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