Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item:
https://oxfordhealth-nhs.archive.knowledgearc.net/handle/123456789/1288
Title: | Service evaluation of multi-family therapy for anorexia groups between 2013–2021 in a specialist child and adolescent eating disorders service |
Authors: | White, Sam |
Keywords: | Anorexia Nervosa Eating Disorders Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) |
Issue Date: | Jul-2023 |
Citation: | Yim SH, White S. Service evaluation of multi-family therapy for anorexia groups between 2013–2021 in a specialist child and adolescent eating disorders service. Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry. 2023;0(0). |
Abstract: | The aims of the service evaluation were to examine the effectiveness of multi-family therapy for anorexia nervosa (MFT-AN) on family relationships, as well as to understand families’ experiences of MFT in a specialist child and adolescent eating disorders service between 2013–2021. Mixed-methods were used (t-tests and reflexive thematic analysis). Delivery was in-person in 2013–2019, and moved online from 2020 due to COVID-19. Responses from a total of 57 families and 190 people were analysed. MFT improved family functioning from pre-to post MFT as measured by the Systemic Clinical Observation in Routine Evaluation (SCORE-15). Sub-group analysis by family roles showed that at four-month follow-up, the effects were no longer significant among parents. On the contrary, preliminary analysis showed that although young people did not report any improvement at post-intervention, family functioning was reported to increase at follow-up. Four themes were constructed: being together as a family and as a group; individuality: everyone’s recovery is different; MFT as an emotion ‘hotpot’, and online versus virtual groups: not a one-size-fits-all. More robust follow-up data are needed to ascertain the effects of online MFT-AN. |
Description: | Available with an NHS OpenAthens log in for eligible users |
URI: | https://oxfordhealth-nhs.archive.knowledgearc.net/handle/123456789/1288 |
Appears in Collections: | Eating Disorders |
Files in This Item:
There are no files associated with this item.
Items in DSpace are protected by copyright, with all rights reserved, unless otherwise indicated.