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- Title
Hospital‐based higher calorie refeeding and mealtime distress in adolescents and young adults with anorexia nervosa or atypical anorexia nervosa.
- Authors
Accurso, Erin C.; Cheng, Jing; Machen, Vanessa I.; Buckelew, Sara; Kreiter, Anna; Adams, Sally; Le Grange, Daniel; Golden, Neville H.; Garber, Andrea K.
- Abstract
Objective: The StRONG study demonstrated that higher calorie refeeding (HCR) restored medical stability faster in patients hospitalized with anorexia nervosa (AN) and atypical AN (AAN), with no increased safety events compared with standard‐of‐care lower calorie refeeding (LCR). However, some clinicians have expressed concern about potential unintended consequences of HCR (e.g., greater mealtime distress). The purpose of this study was to examine patient treatment preference and compare mealtime distress, food refusal, and affective states between treatments. Method: Participants (N = 111) in this multisite randomized clinical trial were ages 12–24 years, with AN or AAN, admitted to hospital with medical instability who received assigned study treatment (HCR or LCR). Treatment preference was assessed prior to randomization in the full sample. In a subset of participants (n = 45), linear mixed effect models were used to analyze momentary ratings of mealtime distress (pre, during, and post‐meals) and daily affective state during the hospitalization. Results: About half (55%) of participants reported a preference for LCR. Treatment assignment was not associated with food refusal, mealtime distress, or affective states in the subsample. Food refusal increased significantly over the course of refeeding (p =.018). Individuals with greater depression experienced more negative affect (p =.033), with worsening negative affect over time for individuals with higher eating disorder psychopathology (p =.023). Discussion: Despite understandable concerns about potential unintended consequences of HCR, we found no evidence that treatment acceptability for HCR differed from LCR for adolescents and young adults with AN and AAN. Public Significance: The efficacy and safety of higher calorie refeeding in hospitalized patients with anorexia nervosa has been demonstrated. However, it is not known whether higher calorie refeeding (HCR) increases meal‐time distress. This study demonstrated that HCR was not associated with increased mealtime distress, food refusal, or affective states, as compared with lower calorie refeeding. These data support HCR treatment acceptability for adolescents/young adults with anorexia nervosa and atypical anorexia nervosa.
- Subjects
REFEEDING syndrome; FOOD consumption; PATIENTS' attitudes; RANDOMIZED controlled trials; PRE-tests &; post-tests; AFFECTIVE disorders; RESEARCH funding; HOSPITAL care; MENTAL depression; ANOREXIA nervosa; STATISTICAL sampling; MEALS; EATING disorders; ADULTS; ADOLESCENCE
- Publication
International Journal of Eating Disorders, 2023, Vol 56, Issue 6, p1219
- ISSN
0276-3478
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/eat.23931