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Decreasing the duration of untreated illness for individuals with anorexia nervosa: study protocol of the evaluation of a systemic public health intervention at community level

Overview of attention for article published in BMC Psychiatry, November 2014
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Title
Decreasing the duration of untreated illness for individuals with anorexia nervosa: study protocol of the evaluation of a systemic public health intervention at community level
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BMC Psychiatry, November 2014
DOI 10.1186/s12888-014-0300-1
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Antje Gumz, Natalie Uhlenbusch, Angelika Weigel, Karl Wegscheider, Georg Romer, Bernd Löwe

Abstract

BackgroundAnorexia nervosa (AN) is a mental disorder with grave burdens for affected individuals as well as for the healthcare system. One of the strongest predictors of a poor outcome is a long Duration of Untreated Illness (DUI), which is defined as the time between the onset of the disease and treatment initiation. Reducing the DUI is an important step to optimize care of individuals with AN. In order to achieve this aim, systemic public health interventions are necessary. Objective of this study is to evaluate a systemic public health intervention at Community level aiming to reduce the DUI in individuals with AN.Methods/designThe intervention includes the establishment of a network of health care professionals within the area of eating disorders (EDs), the development of an internet-based treatment guide, the presentation of informative short-films about EDs in cinemas and a corresponding poster campaign as well as a special outpatient clinic. For the evaluating study a pre-post between-subject design is chosen. The DUI, and the duration until first contact (DUC) with a health care professional, ED pathology as well as comorbidity are assessed before and after the systemic intervention is carried out.DiscussionThe study attempts to provide evidence of the effectiveness of an ED-related systematic public health intervention. Additionally, the study will lead to a better understanding of the DUI, which is essential in order to improve care of individuals with AN.Trial registrationCurrent Controlled Trials ISRCTN44979231; Registered 11 November 2011.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
United Kingdom 1 <1%
Malta 1 <1%
Unknown 114 98%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Master 22 19%
Student > Bachelor 19 16%
Student > Ph. D. Student 13 11%
Researcher 8 7%
Student > Doctoral Student 7 6%
Other 20 17%
Unknown 27 23%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Psychology 32 28%
Medicine and Dentistry 23 20%
Nursing and Health Professions 11 9%
Mathematics 3 3%
Computer Science 2 2%
Other 9 8%
Unknown 36 31%
Attention Score in Context

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This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 6. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 29 November 2014.
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