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- Title
Peer mentoring for eating disorders: evaluation of a pilot program.
- Authors
Beveridge, Jennifer; Phillipou, Andrea; Edwards, Kelly; Hobday, Alice; Hilton, Krissy; Wyett, Cathy; Saw, Anna; Graham, Georgia; Castle, David; Brennan, Leah; Harrison, Philippa; de Gier, Rebecca; Warren, Narelle; Hanly, Freya; Torrens-Witherow, Benjamin; Newton, J. Richard; Steering group committee
- 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: <ext-link>ACTRN12617001412325</ext-link>. The date of registration (retrospective): 05/10/2017.
- Subjects
EATING disorders; MENTORING; MENTAL health; MENTAL illness; QUALITY of life
- Publication
Pilot & Feasibility Studies, 2018, Vol 4, Issue 1, pN.PAG
- ISSN
2055-5784
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1186/s40814-018-0268-6