A proposta deste estudo foi avaliar alguns parâmetros clínicos (sensibilidade dental, IMC, condição periodontal, índice de erosão e a qualidade de vida) de pacientes com bulimia e anorexia nervosa purgativa, antes e depois da reabilitação oral. Também houve a pretensão de auxiliar esses pacientes, através da devolução da função e da estética, na motivação para o controle do transtorno alimentar, avaliada por meio da classificação da gravidade da doença. A casuística foi composta por 30 pacientes, com idade acima de 18 anos, ambos os gêneros, sendo que 20 receberam tratamento de reabilitação oral e foram classificados como grupo A1, e 10 (grupo A2) não continuaram o tratamento. Os pacientes, inicialmente, responderam à ficha de anamnese e a dois questionários, um para mensurar o impacto da saúde bucal na qualidade de vida (OHIP-14) e outro para avaliação apenas da qualidade de vida (WHOQOL-100). Foi avaliada presença de cáries, de erosão ácida, sensibilidade, condição periodontal e demais alterações da saúde bucal. Os pacientes do grupo A1 responderam novamente aos questionários após 30 dias do término do tratamento. Para análise dos dados foram utilizados os testes: t-Student, Wilcoxon, exato de Fisher e McNemar. As análises foram processadas no software estatístico IBM SPSS Statistics 20, e a significância estatística foi verificada para valores de p< 0,05 (5%). O transtorno alimentar que prevaleceu foi a bulimia nervosa (83,3%), o restante dos pacientes tinha o diagnóstico de anorexia nervosa purgativa. A média de idade dos pacientes foi de 30,67 anos, com média de idade de início do TA de 20,1 anos ±5,1 anos. A média do número de dentes cariados no grupo A2 foi bem maior do que o grupo A1, tendo pacientes com até 10 dentes cariados, mostrando que a condição de saúde bucal desses pacientes era pior. No grupo A1, antes do tratamento de reabilitação oral, 60 % dos pacientes necessitavam de raspagem e polimento, remoção de excesso de restaurações e orientação de higiene bucal, 35% apresentaram índice médio ou alto de erosão ácida, 80% relatavam sensibilidade e 95% praticavam a indução de vômitos após as refeições. Após o tratamento de reabilitação oral, apenas 50% dos pacientes relatou sensibilidade e 35% parou de vomitar, sendo que a classificação de gravidade da doença melhorou para esse grupo. Já no grupo A2, considera-se quanto à classificação da doença, 30% leve, 10% grave e 50% extrema. Através dos dois instrumentos o grupo A1 apresentou melhora na qualidade de vida após o tratamento de reabilitação oral, com diferenças significantes quando comparado ao grupo A2 através do WHOQOL-100 nos domínios 1 (p=0,009), 2 (p=0,013), e 3 (p=0,02). O tratamento de reabilitação oral influenciou na melhora da sensibilidade dental, na diminuição da frequência de vômitos autoinduzidos e na melhora da qualidade de vida de pacientes com Anorexia nervosa purgativa e Bulimia nervosa. / The purpose of this study was to evaluate some clinical parameters (dental sensibility, BMI, periodontal condition, erosion index and quality of life) of patients with bulimia and purgative anorexia nervosa, before and after mouth rehabilitation. There was also the intention to help these patients, through the return of function and aesthetics, in the motivation for the control of eating disorder, evaluated through the classification of the severity of the disease. The sample consisted of 30 patients, aged over 18 years, both genders, 20 of whom received full mouth rehabilitation treatment and were classified as A1, and 10 (group A2) did not continue treatment. Patients initially responded to the anamnesis form and two questionnaires, one to measure the impact of oral health on OHIP-14 quality of life and another to assess WHOQOL-100 quality of life only. The presence of cavities, acid erosion, sensitivity, periodontal condition and other changes in oral health were evaluated. Patients in group A1 responded to the questionnaires again 30 days after the end of treatment. To analyze the data, the following tests were used: t-Student, Wilcoxon, Fisher exact and McNemar. The analyzes were processed in the statistical software SPSS Statistics 20, and the statistical significance was verified for values of p <0.05 (5%). The prevailing eating disorder was bulimia nervosa (83.3%), the rest of the patients had a diagnosis of purgative anorexia nervosa. The mean age of the patients was 30.67 years, mean age at onset of TA was 20.1 years ± 5.1 years. The mean number of decayed teeth in the A2 group was much higher than the A1 group, with patients with up to 10 decayed teeth, showing that the oral health status of these patients was worse. In the A1 group, 60% of the patients required scaling and polishing, removal of excess restorations and orientation of oral hygiene, 35% presented medium or high acid erosion index, 80% reported sensitivity and 95% inducing vomiting after meals. After the mouth rehabilitation treatment, only 50% of the patients reported sensitivity and 35% stopped vomiting, and the severity rating of the disease improved for this group. In group A2, 30% are considered mild, 10% severe and 50% extreme, regarding the classification of the disease. The A1 group presented improvement in the quality of life after mouth rehabilitation treatment, with significant differences when compared to the A2 group through the WHOQOL-100 in domains 1 (p = 0.009), 2 (p = 0.013), and 3 (p = 0.02). Mouth rehabilitation treatment may influence the improvement of dental sensitivity, the reduction of the frequency of self-induced vomiting and the improvement of the quality of life of patients with purgative anorexia and bulimia nervosa.

INTRODUÇÃO: Os transtornos alimentares (TA) incluem os diagnósticos de anorexia nervosa (AN), bulimia nervosa (BN) e transtorno alimentar não-especificado (TANE). Apresentam altas morbidade e mortalidade. Acometem indivíduos jovens, afetando amplamente o seu desenvolvimento. Na infância e adolescência, os TA possuem peculiaridades epidemiológicas, diagnósticas e clínicas que ainda são pouco conhecidas em pacientes jovens brasileiros. As comorbidades psiquiátricas podem interferir no curso do tratamento e na evolução dos TA, podendo aumentar sua letalidade. Outros fatores prognósticos dos TA também têm sido investigados e seu papel permanece indefinido. Os objetivos deste estudo foram investigar o perfil sociodemográfico e clínico dos pacientes com TA; identificar a prevalência de comorbidades psiquiátricas; investigar o impacto de comorbidades psiquiátricas e de outros fatores de risco na resposta ao tratamento de pacientes com TA que receberam o mesmo tratamento. MÉTODOS: Estudo realizado em um serviço multidisciplinar especializado no tratamento de crianças e adolescentes com TA (PROTAD IPq/HCFMUSP). A amostra consistiu de 100 pacientes de ambos os sexos, com idade até 18 anos e diagnóstico de TA, síndromes totais e parciais, segundo critérios do DSM IV - TR. Os dados foram coletados à entrada e à saída do tratamento. Os três tipos de resposta ao tratamento foram Alta Clínica, Abandono e Falha de Tratamento. Foram testados, também, quais fatores preditivos influenciaram no tempo de tratamento até a alta clínica dos pacientes pela análise de sobrevida. O nível de significância considerado em todos os testes estatísticos foi de 5%. RESULTADOS: A idade média dos pacientes foi de 15,41 anos, a média de idade de início dos TA foi de 13,5 anos e o tempo médio de duração do TA foi de 21,06 meses. Características da amostra: 82% de mulheres, 84% brancas, 64% das classes econômicas A e B; 69% de famílias tradicionais; 43% com diagnóstico de AN, 17% de BN e 41% de TANE; 56,8% admitidos na internação; 66% com tratamentos prévios; 88% cuidados pela mãe durante o tratamento; 75,7% com transtornos do humor (TH) que, em 81% dos casos, iniciaram durante os TA, e 54% com transtornos ansiosos que, em 75% das vezes, começaram antes dos TA; 60% com grande impacto dos TA, segundo a Escala de Avaliação Global de Crianças. Os pacientes do grupo AN eram mais jovens, pesavam menos, tinham menos tempo de TA, procuraram mais tratamentos prévios, apresentavam menos obesidade prévia, usavam mais os exercícios físicos excessivos como compensação e tinham mais amenorreia do que aqueles do grupo BN. Os sujeitos da enfermaria apresentaram menor índice de massa corporal, mais tempo de TA e maior impacto dos TA do que os do ambulatório. Na análise de sobrevida, os pacientes sem TH tiveram quase 3 vezes a chance de alta clínica do que aqueles que tinham TH. Os pacientes cuidados por suas mães apresentaram 4 vezes a chance de alta clínica do que os indivíduos que foram cuidados por outras pessoas. Pacientes do grupo abandono eram 12 meses mais velhos do que os dos outros grupos de resposta ao tratamento. O grau de instrução dos responsáveis pelos grupos abandono e falha de tratamento era maior do que do grupo alta clínica. Os outros fatores prognósticos investigados não tiveram impacto no tipo de resposta ao tratamento. CONCLUSÃO: Os pacientes jovens brasileiros com TA apresentaram características epidemiológicas e sintomatológicas muito semelhantes aos dados da literatura científica na mesma população, inclusive da alta prevalência de comorbidades psiquiátricas. A maior frequência das síndromes totais dos TA, o predomínio de quadros de início precoce, o longo tempo de duração até iniciar tratamento especializado e a maior gravidade dos pacientes da enfermaria, evidenciados nessa amostra, chamaram atenção por serem indicadores de maior gravidade em TA. A presença de TH e ausência de cuidados maternos aumentaram significativamente o tempo de tratamento até a remissão dos pacientes com TA. A idade mais avançada dos pacientes e maior nível educacional dos responsáveis estiveram associados com maior risco de abandono de tratamento. Os outros fatores preditivos investigados não tiveram impacto na resposta ao tratamento e no tempo de tratamento até a remissão. Os resultados podem contribuir para a estruturação de novos serviços direcionados às crianças e aos adolescentes brasileiros com TA e para o desenvolvimento de estratégias mais racionais e eficazes de diagnóstico e tratamento / INTRODUCTION: Eating disorders (ED), which present high morbidity and mortality, include anorexia nervosa (AN), bulimia nervosa (BN) and nonspecific eating disorder (EDNOS), and affect youth, greatly impacting their development. ED in childhood and adolescence, which involve epidemiological, diagnostic and clinical peculiarities, have been little studied among young Brazilians. Psychiatric comorbidities may also interfere with the treatment and progress of ED, and may increase their lethality. Other prognostic factors for ED have also been investigated, and their role remains undefined. The objectives of this study were to 1) investigate the sociodemographic and clinical profile of ED patients, 2) to identify the prevalence of psychiatric comorbidities, 3) to investigate the impact of such comorbidities on patient treatment response in comparison to that of patients without comorbidities under the same treatment conditions, and 4) to determine the impact of other risk factors on patient response to ED treatment. METHODS: The study was conducted at a multidisciplinary service specializing in the treatment of children and adolescents with ED (PROTAD IPq/HC-FMUSP). The sample consisted of 100 patients of both genders up to 18 years old who had been diagnosed with ED (either total or partial syndromes) according to DSM IV - TR criteria. The data were collected upon admission and at discharge from treatment. The three types of treatment response were: clinical discharge, abandonment and treatment failure. Based on the survival analysis, the patients were also tested regarding which predictive factors influenced patient treatment time until clinical discharge. A significance level of 5% was adopted for all statistical tests. RESULTS: The mean patient age was 15.41 years; the mean time since ED onset was 13.5 years and the mean duration of ED was 21.06 months. Sample characteristics: 82% female, 84% white, 64% from socioeconomic classes A and B; 69% from traditional families; 43% diagnosed with AN, 17% with BN and 41% with EDNOS; 56.8% admitted via hospital admission; 66% had previous treatment; 88% were assisted by the mother during treatment; 75.7% had mood disorders (MD) which, in 81% of the cases, began during the ED, and 54% had anxiety disorders that, in 75% of the cases, began before the ED ; 60% of patients had a great impact by the ED. Patients in the AN group were younger, weighed less, had less time of ED, had sought previous treatment more frequently, presented less previous obesity, more frequently resorted to excessive physical exercise as compensation and had more amenorrhea than those in the BN group. The patients from the hospital ward had a lower body mass index, longer time with ED and were more impacted by the ED than patients from the clinic. In the survival analysis, patients without MD were almost three times as likely to receive a clinical discharge as those with MD. Patients assisted by their mothers were four times as likely to receive a clinical discharge as those assisted by others. Patients from the abandonment group were an average of 12 months older than those in the other treatment response groups. The educational level of guardians in the abandonment and treatment failure groups was higher than that of parent/guardians in the clinical discharge group. The other investigated prognostic factors had no impact on treatment response type. CONCLUSION: Young Brazilian patients with ED present epidemiological and symptomatic characteristics very similar to those found in the scientific literature regarding similar populations, including a high prevalence of psychiatric comorbidities. The higher frequency of total ED syndromes, the predominance of cases with an early beginning, the long delay in beginning a specialized treatment and the more severe state of patients from the hospital ward attracted attention because these factors differed from what has been reported in reference studies and indicated greater ED severity. The presence of MD and the absence of maternal care significantly increased treatment time for ED. Greater patient age and higher guardian educational level were associated with higher risk of treatment abandonment. The other predictive factors investigated had no impact on treatment response or on treatment time until discharge. These results can contribute to the structuring of new services for Brazilian children and adolescents with ED and to the development of more rational and efficient strategies for diagnosing and treating ED

Os transtornos alimentares são doenças graves que podem cursar com comorbidades importantes se não tratadas com abordagens múltiplas do ponto de vista clínico, nutricional, psicológico e psiquiátrico. Sendo assim, o objetivo deste estudo foi investigar aspectos nutricionais e psicossociais dos indivíduos que foram portadores de anorexia e bulimia nervosas do Grupo de Assistência em Transtornos Alimentares - (GRATA) - do Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto da Universidade de São Paulo-USP , se trataram e obtiveram alta hospitalar. Para tanto, elaborou-se uma entrevista semi - estruturada com dados demográficos de saúde atual, além as principais mudanças após o tratamento. Avaliou-se também o estado nutricional, por aferição de peso, altura, pregas cutâneas e circunferência do braço. O hábito alimentar foi questionado por meio de recordatório alimentar de 24 horas e questionário de freqüência alimentar. Para avaliação do ajustamento psicossocial do indivíduo, utilizou-se os seguintes instrumentos auto-aplicáveis: Questionário de Saúde Geral de Goldberg (QSG), Inventário de Depressão de Beck, Escala Hospitalar de Ansiedade e Depressão (HAD), Teste de Atitudes Alimentares (EAT-26).Foram encontrados 10 sujeitos, 9 mulheres e 1 homem, com idade entre 21 e 34 anos.Por meio da entrevista semi-estruturada, observou-se mudanças significativas após a alta hospitalar como: 5 sujeitos já concluíram o ensino superior e contribuem com a renda da família, 3 sujeitos estão concluindo esses cursos, 5 sujeitos casaram-se e já presenciaram o nascimento do primeiro filho.Apenas 1 sujeito faz acompanhamento psiquiátrico,e nenhum deles tem acompanhamento nutricional. A presença de ciclos menstruais regulares constando em todos sujeitos do sexo feminino.Atualmente 1 sujeito usa medicação fitoterápica e chás diuréticos para manter o peso. A ingestão calórica se aproximou das Recomendações Diárias (RDA) em 9 sujeitos e excedeu a recomendação diária de proteína em 9 sujeitos. Algumas vitaminas e minerais se mostraram deficientes como ferro, cálcio e retinol em 6 indivíduos. O questionário de freqüência alimentar quando comparado com a pirâmide alimentar adaptada para a população brasileira, se mostrou adequado nos itens: grupo do leite, verduras e carboidratos. Alimentos hipocalóricos e dietéticos são consumidos com freqüência por 7 sujeitos.O QSG mostrou valores indicativos de normalidade em todos os fatores. O HAD classificou com ansiedade leve 4 sujeitos da amostra. O Inventário de Beck detectou depressão leve 1 sujeito da amostra. O EAT-26 não apresentou pontuação indicativa de comportamento alimentar anormal. Conclui-se que esses indivíduos após a doença, desenvolveram-se de maneira positiva para a vida familiar, profissionale emocional, com progresos significativos. / Eating disorders are serious diseases that can go along important comorbidities if not treated from a clinical, nutritional, psychological and psychiatric point of view. Thus, the aim of the study was to investigate nutritional and psychosocial aspects of individuals that carried anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa from the group of assistants in alimentary disorders – GRATA – of the clinic hospital of the University of Medicine of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo – USP, which received treatment and were discharged from the hospital.For that, a semi-structured interview was elaborated, and the individuals studied were asked about their occupation, marital status, number of children and main changes that occurred after their treatment. Their nutritional state was also evaluated, by checking their weight, height, cutaneous fold and the arm circumference. We analyzed their eating habits through alimentary 24-hour records and questionnaire of alimentary frequency. In order to evaluate the psychosocial adjustment of the individual, the following auto-applicable instruments were utilized: The general health questionnaire of Goldberg, Beck’s Depression Inventory, the Hospital scale of Anxiety and Depression (HAD) and the Alimentary Attitude Test (EAT-26)We found 10 subjects, of which 9 were females and 1 was male with ages between 21 and 34 that felt euphoric. There was only 1 subject that was overweight. In the semi-structured interview, significant changes were observed after the discharge from the hospital, as follows: 5 subjects have already graduated from college and contribute to their family income, 3 subjects are still in college, 5 subjects have gotten married and have already had their first child, 1 subject has been getting a psychiatric follow-up, and none of them has been getting a nutritional follow-up. We noticed the presence of regular menstrual cycles in all of the female subjects. Currently, one subject uses phytotherapic medication and diuretic teas to maintain her weight. The caloric ingestion has become closer to the daily recommendations (RDA) for 9 subjects and was exceeded to the daily protein recommendations in 9 subjects. Some vitamins and minerals were deficient in 6 subjects, such as iron, calcium and retinol. The questionnaire of alimentary frequency, when compared to the alimentary pyramid adapted to the Brazilian populations was considered adequate in the following items: dairy group, vegetables and carbohydrates. Hypo caloric and diet aliments are frequently ingested by 7 subjects. The QSG shows values that indicate normality in all factors, HAD detected a slight anxiety in 4 subjects. Beck’s inventory detected a slight depression in 1 subject from the group. The EAT-26 didn’t present a negative score as to the indication of abnormal alimentary behavior. In conclusion, the group studied was within the adequate nutritional state as well as a psychosocial adjustment of what are considered normal boundaries. Therefore, further investigations are necessary with respect of the prognostics of the carriers of these disorders, in order to aid in more specific therapeutical approaches.

Summary The aims of the current "Catamnestic examination of treatment satisfaction of patients with anorexia nervosa (AN) in childhood after inpatient treatment" were to extend the low data on AN in childhood in general and treatment satisfaction of this patient group in particular, and to use the knowledge gained to optimize future treatment concepts for patients with AN in childhood. To the best of our knowledge this is the first study retrospectively describing the treatment satisfaction of a patient population consisting exclusively of patients with a former AN in childhood. The central questions of the study were to find out whether and how many patients retrospectively found the treatment to be “satisfactory / unsatisfactory” or “helpful / harmful” and which elements of inpatient therapy produced “satisfaction / dissatisfaction” or subjective “help / harm” through the therapy. Further important aims of the study were to find out whether there is a correlation between the “treatment satisfaction / help / treatment amount” and various patient- and therapy-related parameters. The recent catamnestic study shows that former patients with AN in childhood, as well as other groups of AN patients (children, adolescents, adults) in previous studies, appear to be critical about the medical treatment compared to patients with other mental illnesses, with only 55.8 % of the total patients who were at least mediocrely satisfied showing rather moderate satisfaction rates in the context of closed questions. Most likely are also in patients with AN in childhood typical disease characteristics (e.g. ambivalence in recovery and treatment, fear of loss of control) and personality traits (e.g. rigidity) frequently observed in AN patients responsible for that. The majority of patients with AN in childhood (65.4 %) considered the therapy to be helpful retrospectively, in accordance with retrospective evaluations of patients with AN (children, adolescents, adults) on treatment as predominantly helpful. As part of the therapy, socio-emotional therapy components such as one-to-one therapeutic sessions, contact with fellow patients and caregivers were of the utmost importance for the patients with AN in childhood. These treatment elements generated the most satisfaction and were considered by many to be the most helpful. The results are hypothesis-generating that childlike patients with AN seem to have a special care / support need in the context of social relationships during therapy. However, the central role of socio-emotional components in therapy has also been highlighted in many other treatment satisfaction studies with childlike / adolescent and adult AN patients, patients with eating disorders in general, child and adolescent psychiatric and general psychiatric patients and in scientific work about the help of therapy for AN patients of different age groups as well as for other patient groups. As part of the therapeutic relationship, the desire for close contact with the therapist (more one-to-one interviews) was expressed. In addition, some patients wanted a more personalized therapy. The therapeutic relationship also played a key role in comparative studies with childlike and adolescent AN patients and other groups of patients, with sufficient time and individualism in therapy being required by the patients. A certain degree of self-determination, a fixed caregiver, inclusion of the family in the therapy, group therapy, adequate feedback and sufficient follow-up care were also important for the patients in the context of treatment. Treatment elements aimed at overcoming eating disordered behavior and recovering from the disease were partly rated to be satisfactory and helpful, but partly unsatisfactory and unhelpful. The critical evaluation of restrictive therapy elements to overcome the symptoms of eating disorders and ambivalence of patients with regard to their willingness to recover, their motivation to change and the initiation and implementation of a treatment, which has been cited in some studies, is also expressed in a group of patients with AN in childhood. With regard to these essential therapeutic ingredients for the treatment of AN, it is probably the right dosage in the context of the therapy concept. A comprehensible correlation was found in the fact that the former childlike AN patients, who judged the treatment to be satisfactory, also perceived it as more helpful and vice versa. The assumption that socio-cultural comparison variables (age and BMI) correlate with treatment satisfaction could not be proven in the own study for the former childlike study collective. Due to very different previous study results, further research on the relationship between socio-demographic variables and patient satisfaction is necessary in order to be able to draw clearer conclusions in this regard. However, an assumed association between the perceived help of the therapy and patient- / therapy-related variables could be confirmed, as patients with higher discharge BMI found treatment to be more helpful retrospectively than those with lower values. From a retrospective patient's perspective, this confirms the currently valid therapeutic guideline for not discharging patients from inpatient treatment until they achieve a body weight appropriate for their age and height (DGPM 2011). In addition, the perceived help from treatment at the different university hospitals showed significant differences, presumably due to the different specialization of the facilities with regard to eating disorders, as previous study results suggest that the treatment in an eating disorder clinic is more helpful than in a non-specialized hospital. With regard to the assessment of the treatment amount, the present catamnestic study showed contradictory results in relation to the long-term (presence of an eating disorder at the time of the catamnestic examination) or short-term treatment result (BMI at discharge) of the former AN patients. On average, patients who rated the amount of treatment as too low reported a higher BMI at hospital discharge (better short-term treatment outcome) than those who judged the treatment amount to be too high. This means that patients with better treatment results in the short term would have wished to receive more treatment quantitatively in the retrospective, than those with worse results. However, in return, more frequently, patients who still had an eating disorder (worse long-term outcome) at the time of study wished to have more treatment quantitatively, than recovered subjects at the time of the study (better long-term outcome). On this basis, it can be hypothesized that the patient group with lower discharge BMI may have had less disease insight than the group with higher discharge BMI, thus less able to engage in therapy with less benefit from it as a result of a poorer treatment outcome. It can also be speculated that in the meantime patients with a still ongoing eating disorder at the time of catamnesis had sufficient insight into the disease and therefore would have wished for more treatment retrospectively. Another plausible result of the current study is that patients who rated the treatment as satisfactory / helpful would have wanted more treatment quantitatively and patients who rated the treatment as unsatisfactory / harmful also judging the treatment amount to be too high. In summary, it becomes clear from our own results that it is a particular challenge to provide a therapy for patients with AN that finds their acceptance and satisfaction (Gulliksen et al., 2012). Accordingly, it is important to refine existing therapies and provide treatments that are adapted to the needs of the patient population. This requires a systematic knowledge of what generates satisfaction and dissatisfaction in patients with AN (Gulliksen et al., 2012). To our knowledge, the present study is the first study on treatment satisfaction that examined exclusively patients with former AN in childhood as a patient collective. Therefore, the results could only be compared with study data from other groups of patients (general psychiatric, child and adolescent psychiatric, eating disorder, adult and adolescent or partly childlike AN patients). Further studies with patients with AN in childhood are useful and desirable to validate the results presented here and to draw practical conclusions for an individualized treatment that meets the needs of the young patients. / Zusammenfassung Ziel der aktuellen „Katamnestischen Untersuchung der Behandlungszufriedenheit kindlicher Patientinnen und Patienten mit AN nach stationärem Klinikaufenthalt“ war es, die geringe Datenlage zur AN im Kindesalter allgemein und zur Behandlungszufriedenheit dieser Patientengruppe im Speziellen zu erweitern und durch die gewonnen Erkenntnisse zukünftige Behandlungskonzepte für Patienten mit kindlicher AN zu optimieren. Erstmals wurde - unseres Wissens nach - ein ausschließlich aus Patienten mit ehemals kindlicher AN bestehendes Patientenkollektiv retrospektiv bezüglich der Behandlungszufriedenheit befragt. Die zentrale Fragestellung der Studie bestand darin herauszufinden, ob und wie viele Patienten die Behandlung retrospektiv als zufriedenstellend /unzufriedenstellend bzw. hilfreich/schädlich empfunden haben und welche Elemente der stationären Therapie Zufriedenheit/Unzufriedenheit erzeugt haben bzw. zur Einschätzung subjektiver/-n Hilfestellung/Schadens durch die Therapie geführt haben. Weitere wichtige Fragestellungen der Studie lagen darin herauszufinden, ob ein Zusammenhang zwischen der Behandlungszufriedenheit/Hilfe/Behandlungs-menge und verschiedenen patienten- und therapiebezogenen Parametern besteht. Die aktuelle Katamnesestudie verdeutlicht, dass ehemalige Patienten mit kindlicher AN ebenso wie kindliche, jugendliche und erwachsene AN-Patienten in vorhergehenden Studien im Vergleich zu Patienten mit anderen psychischen Erkrankungen durchaus kritisch bezüglich der medizinischen Behandlung zu sein scheinen, da sich mit 55,8 % der Patienten/-innen, die zumindest mittelmäßig zufrieden waren, eher mäßige Zufriedenheitsraten im Rahmen geschlossener Fragen ergaben (s. Punkt 5.1.1). Am wahrscheinlichsten sind hierfür die auch bei kindlichen AN-Patienten typischen Krankheitscharakteristika (z. B. Ambivalenz bezüglich der Genesung und Behandlung, Angst vor Kontrollverlust) und häufig bei AN-Patienten beobachteten Persönlichkeitszüge (z. B. Rigidität) verantwortlich (s. Punkt 5.1.1). Der Großteil der hier untersuchten Patienten/-innen mit AN im Kindesalter (65,4 %) empfand die Therapie retrospektiv als hilfreich, wobei auch hier Parallelen zu retrospektiven Bewertungen kindlicher, jugendlicher und erwachsener AN-Patienten der Behandlung als überwiegend hilfreich bestehen (s. Punkt 5.2.1). Im Rahmen der Therapie waren für die kindlichen AN-Patienten sozioemotionale Therapiebestandteile wie therapeutische Einzelgespräche, Kontakt zu Mitpatienten und Betreuern von größter Bedeutung. Diese Behandlungselemente generierten am meisten Zufriedenheit und wurden von vielen Patienten/-innen als am hilfreichsten eingestuft. Die Ergebnisse sind hypothesengenerierend dafür, dass kindliche Patienten mit AN einen besonderen Fürsorge-/Unterstützungsbedarf im Rahmen sozialer Beziehungen während der Therapie zu haben scheinen. Allerdings wurde die zentrale Rolle sozioemotionaler Komponenten in der Therapie auch in vielen anderen Behandlungszufriedenheitsstudien mit kindlichen/jugendlichen und erwachsenen AN-Patienten, Patienten mit Essstörungen allgemein, kinder- und jugendpsychiatrischen und allgemeinpsychiatrischen Patienten (s. Punkt 5.1.2) und wissenschaftlichen Arbeiten zur Hilfe durch die Therapie für AN-Patienten unterschiedlicher Altersklassen sowie für weitere Patientengruppen unterstrichen (s. Punkt 5.2.2). Im Rahmen der therapeutischen Beziehung kam der Wunsch nach engmaschigem Kontakt zum Behandler (mehr Einzelgespräche) zum Ausdruck. Zudem wünschten sich einige Patienten eine individuellere Therapiegestaltung (s. Veränderungswünsche der Patienten, Tabelle 23). Auch in Vergleichsstudien mit kindlichen, jugendlichen AN-Patienten und weiteren Patientengruppen nahm die therapeutische Beziehung eine Schlüsselrolle ein, wobei ebenfalls ausreichend Zeit und Individualismus in der Therapie von den Patienten gefordert wurden (s. Punkt 5.3). Ein gewisses Maß an Selbstbestimmung, eine feste Bezugsperson, Miteinbeziehung des familiären Umfelds in die Therapie, Gruppentherapie, ausreichend Rückmeldung und eine suffiziente Nachbetreuung waren den kindlichen AN-Patienten ebenfalls wichtig im Rahmen der Behandlung (s. qualitative Aussagen, Tabelle 23). Behandlungselemente, die eine Überwindung des essstörungsspezifischen Verhaltens und die Genesung von der Erkrankung zum Ziel hatten, wurden teilweise als zufriedenstellend und hilfreich (s. Punkt 5.1.2, 5.2.2), zum Teil jedoch als unzufriedenstellend und nicht hilfreich (s. Punkt 5.1.3, 5.2.3) beurteilt. Die in einigen Studien angeführte kritische Bewertung restriktiver Therapieelemente zur Überwindung der Essstörungssymptomatik und Ambivalenz von AN-Patienten bezüglich ihres Genesungswillens, ihrer Veränderungsmotivation und der Aufnahme und Durchführung einer Behandlung kommt hierdurch auch bei einem Patientenkollektiv von kindlichen AN-Patienten zum Ausdruck (s. Punkt 5.1.1). In Hinblick auf diese essentiellen Therapiebestandteile zur Behandlung einer AN kommt es wahrscheinlich auf die richtige Dosierung im Rahmen des Therapiekonzeptes an. Ein nachvollziehbarer Zusammenhang ergab sich, indem die kindlichen AN-Patienten, welche die Behandlung als zufriedenstellend beurteilten, diese auch als hilfreicher wahrnahmen und umgekehrt (s. Punkt 5.1.4). Die Annahme, dass soziokulturelle Vergleichsvariablen (Alter und BMI) mit der Behandlungszufriedenheit korrelieren, konnte in der eigenen Studie für das kindliche Studienkollektiv nicht belegt werden. Aufgrund von sehr unterschiedlichen bisherigen Studienergebnissen, ist weitere Forschung bezüglich der Beziehung zwischen soziodemographischen Variablen und der Patientenzufriedenheit notwendig, um diesbezüglich klarere Schlüsse ziehen zu können (s. Punkt 5.1.4). Ein angenommener Zusammenhang zwischen der Hilfe der Therapie und patienten-/therapiebezogenen Variablen konnte allerdings bestätigt werden, da Patienten mit höherem Entlass-BMI die Behandlung retrospektiv als hilfreicher im Vergleich zu solchen mit niedrigeren Werten empfanden (s. Punkt 5.2.4). Damit wird auch aus retrospektiver Patientensicht die heute geltende Therapieleitlinie bestätigt, die Patienten erst mit Erreichen eines für Alter und Größe angemessenen Körpergewichts aus der stationären Behandlung zu entlassen (DGPM 2011). Zudem ergab die Einstufung der Hilfe durch die Behandlung an den verschiedenen Universitätskliniken signifikante Unterschiede, was vermutlich auf die unterschiedliche Spezialisierung der Einrichtungen bezüglich Essstörungen zurückzuführen ist, da bisherige Studienergebnisse darauf hindeuten, dass die Behandlung in einer auf Essstörungen spezialisierten Klinik von den Patienten als hilfreicher eingeschätzt wurde, als in einer nicht spezialisierten Einrichtung (s. Punkt 5.2.4). Bezüglich der Beurteilung der Behandlungsmenge zeigten sich in der vorliegenden Katamnesestudie gegensätzliche Ergebnisse in Relation zum langfristigen (Vorliegen einer Essstörung zum Katamnesezeitpunkt) bzw. kurzfristigen Behandlungsergebnis (BMI bei Entlassung) der kindlichen AN-Patienten. So wiesen Patienten/-innen, die die Behandlungsmenge als zu gering einstuften im Durchschnitt einen höheren BMI bei Klinikentlassung (besseres kurzfristiges Behandlungsergebnis) auf, als solche, welche die Behandlungsmenge als zu viel beurteilten. Das bedeutet, dass Patienten/-innen mit kurzfristig besserem Behandlungsergebnis sich in der Retrospektive quantitativ mehr Behandlung gewünscht hätten, als solche mit schlechterem. Jedoch wünschten sich im Gegenzug häufiger Patienten, die zum Studienzeitpunkt noch an einer Essstörung (schlechteres Langzeit-Outcome) litten retrospektiv quantitativ mehr Behandlung, als zum Studienzeitpunkt genesene Probanden/-innen (besseres Langzeit-Outcome) (s. Punkt 5.4). Auf dieser Grundlage lässt sich die Hypothese aufstellen, dass die Patientengruppe mit niedrigerem Entlass-BMI möglicherweise weniger krankheitseinsichtig als die Gruppe mit höherem Entlass-BMI war, wodurch sie sich weniger auf die Therapie einlassen und resultierend in einem schlechteren Behandlungsergebnis auch weniger von ihr profitieren konnte. Es kann außerdem gemutmaßt werden, dass Patienten mit einer noch andauernden Essstörung zum Katamnesezeitpunkt im Gegenzug mittlerweile ausreichend Krankheitseinsicht aufwiesen und sich deshalb retrospektiv mehr Behandlung gewünscht hätten. Ein weiteres plausibles Ergebnis der aktuellen Studie ist, dass sich Patienten, die die Behandlung als zufriedenstellend/hilfreich bewerteten, quantitativ mehr Behandlung gewünscht hätten, wobei vorwiegend Patienten, die die Behandlung als unzufriedenstellend/schädlich einstuften, auch die Behandlungsmenge als zu viel beurteilten. Zusammenfassend wird anhand der eigenen Ergebnisse deutlich, dass es eine besondere Herausforderung darstellt, für Patienten mit AN, eine Therapie zur Verfügung zu stellen, welche deren Akzeptanz und Zufriedenheit findet (Gulliksen et al. 2012). Dementsprechend ist es wichtig, bestehende Therapien weiterzuentwickeln und Behandlungsformen bereitzustellen, die an die Bedürfnisse der Patientengruppe angepasst sind. Hierfür ist ein systematisches Wissen darüber, was Zufriedenheit und Unzufriedenheit bei AN-Patienten generiert, von Nöten (Gulliksen et al. 2012). Die vorliegende Arbeit ist unseres Wissens nach die erste Studie zur Behandlungszufriedenheit an ausschließlich kindlichen AN-Patienten/-innen als Patientenkollektiv. Daher konnten die Ergebnisse nur mit Studiendaten aus anderen Patientenkollektiven (allgemeinpsychiatrische, kinder- und jugendpsychiatrische, Essstörungs-, erwachsene und jugendliche oder z. T. kindliche AN-Patienten) verglichen werden. Weitere Studien mit kindlichen AN-Patienten/innen sind sinnvoll und wünschenswert, um die hier dargestellten Ergebnisse zu validieren und praktische Schlüsse für eine individualisierte Behandlung, welche die Bedürfnisse der jungen Patienten bestmöglich berücksichtigt, ziehen zu können.

Anorexia nervosa is recognised as a complex and chronic disorder that is often associated with poor prognosis and severe psychological and physiological consequences. Previous research has identified an array of factors associated with anorexia nervosa of which self-esteem, self-concept and body image are amongst the most commonly cited factors involved in the development and maintenance of the disorder. Capitalising on recent advances that have been made in other realms of psychology, the current study attempts to address current limitations regarding self-esteem, self-concept, body image and experiences of adolescent girls with anorexia nervosa. More specifically, a series of three studies were designed to address : a/ self-esteem and self-concept ; b/ body image and the association between body image and self-concept; and c/ the experiences and support needs of young people with eating disorders.The current findings have demonstrated that whilst quantitative methods can be effectively utilised to elucidate various relations between predictor and outcome variables, qualitative methods can offer important insight into the patient with the eating disorder On a more general level, the current results obtained from the current series of studies may be able to inform current conceptualisations of anorexia nervosa and the future development of aetiology and treatment programs. / Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

<p>The object with the study of this literature was to describe differente programs of care and patients and relatives experience and opinion about the caring for patients with Anorexia Nervosa. The method the author used was a descriptive literature study based on imperial studies. The studies were based on 15 scientific articles within the chosen field. The results shows that these patients hade special needs to be seen and heard as individuals, involved in their own treatment, and have good contact with the caring staff. The study also shows which methods were mostly appreciated involving nurses, patients and relatives. Results show the patients appreciating the individual therapy and an empathetic caring staff. Parents though thought that family therapy was the best treatment. Here they felt they could show their feelings and at the same time get help and advice in handling different situations. The result also shows problem areas such as framing oneself from the world or patients starting a competition of weight loss among the group members. The study also shows the difference in the nurses views of the different situation. Most nurses found it difficult to treat Anorexia Nervosa or to understand the illness, didn’t feel they had enough knowledge of the psychological health. It also shows that more studies and knowledge is needed in regards to forms and ways of treatment and the different causes of the illness.</p>

<p>Anorexia nervosa is a severe and multifaceted eating disorder generally found in the female population. Throughout anorectic starvation relationship related conflicts revolving round power and autonomy are bound to happen. For that reason the most crucial part of treatment should be to build a trusting relationship.The aim of this study was to describe relationship promoting strategies a nurse can use during care of anorexia nervosa patients. This literature study derives from a qualitative analysis of scientific articles. The findings indicate on five different strategies a nurse can use during care of anorexia nervosa patients. All five strategies are described in the following themes: see the person behind the disease, offer control and freedom of choice, offer support, inspire with confidence, and the significance of reflection. For good result they demand the nurses utmost interest in patients and work, or else a relationship is likely not to be established.</p>

The purpose of the studies presented was to develop and examine the psychometric properties of the Eating Habits Questionnaire (EHQ). The author designed the 21-item self-report inventory to assess cognitions, behaviors, and feelings related to an extreme focus on healthy eating as a preliminary step in researching an alleged syndrome that has been labeled "orthorexia nervosa", defined as a pathological fixation on healthy eating. Study 1 examined the factor structure of the EHQ and refined the instrument with exploratory factor analysis. A 3-factor solution was preferred, with subscales labeled: knowledge of healthy eating, problems associated with healthy eating, and feeling positively about healthy eating. In the Study 1 sample (n = 174) the subscales displayed good internal consistency (.87 to .91) and test-retest reliability (.74 to .87). Study 2 examined the fit of the 3-factor model in a new sample (n = 213) with confirmatory factor analysis. Poor initial fit became adequate after eliminating poorly fitting items. Internal consistency (.82 to .90) and test-retest reliability (.72 to .81) of the subscales remained good in the Study 2 sample. Examination of correlations between the EHQ subscales and a variety of other measures provided preliminary evidence for both convergent and discriminant validity in the Study 2 sample. As expected, the EHQ subscales correlated more highly with measures of eating related pathology than with measures of general pathology, personality characteristics, or social desirability.

The object with the study of this literature was to describe differente programs of care and patients and relatives experience and opinion about the caring for patients with Anorexia Nervosa. The method the author used was a descriptive literature study based on imperial studies. The studies were based on 15 scientific articles within the chosen field. The results shows that these patients hade special needs to be seen and heard as individuals, involved in their own treatment, and have good contact with the caring staff. The study also shows which methods were mostly appreciated involving nurses, patients and relatives. Results show the patients appreciating the individual therapy and an empathetic caring staff. Parents though thought that family therapy was the best treatment. Here they felt they could show their feelings and at the same time get help and advice in handling different situations. The result also shows problem areas such as framing oneself from the world or patients starting a competition of weight loss among the group members. The study also shows the difference in the nurses views of the different situation. Most nurses found it difficult to treat Anorexia Nervosa or to understand the illness, didn’t feel they had enough knowledge of the psychological health. It also shows that more studies and knowledge is needed in regards to forms and ways of treatment and the different causes of the illness.

Anorexia nervosa is a severe and multifaceted eating disorder generally found in the female population. Throughout anorectic starvation relationship related conflicts revolving round power and autonomy are bound to happen. For that reason the most crucial part of treatment should be to build a trusting relationship.The aim of this study was to describe relationship promoting strategies a nurse can use during care of anorexia nervosa patients. This literature study derives from a qualitative analysis of scientific articles. The findings indicate on five different strategies a nurse can use during care of anorexia nervosa patients. All five strategies are described in the following themes: see the person behind the disease, offer control and freedom of choice, offer support, inspire with confidence, and the significance of reflection. For good result they demand the nurses utmost interest in patients and work, or else a relationship is likely not to be established.