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| Title |
Relationships between compulsive exercise, quality of life, psychological distress and motivation to change in adults with anorexia nervosa
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| Published in |
Journal of Eating Disorders, February 2018
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| DOI | 10.1186/s40337-018-0188-0 |
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| Authors |
Sarah Young, Stephen Touyz, Caroline Meyer, Jon Arcelus, Paul Rhodes, Sloane Madden, Kathleen Pike, Evelyn Attia, Ross D. Crosby, Phillipa Hay |
| Abstract |
For people with anorexia nervosa (AN), compulsive exercise is characterized by extreme concerns about the perceived negative consequences of stopping/reducing exercise, dysregulation of affect, and inflexible exercise routines. It is associated with increased eating disorder psychopathology and poor clinical outcome. However, its relationships with two important clinical issues, quality of life (QoL) and motivation to change, are currently unknown. This study aimed to assess the cross-sectional relationships between compulsive exercise, QoL, psychological distress (anxiety and depressive symptoms, and obsessive-compulsive traits) and motivation to change in patients with AN. A total of 78 adults with AN participated in this study, which was nested within a randomized controlled trial of psychological treatments for AN. At baseline (pre-treatment), participants completed questionnaires assessing compulsive exercise, eating disorder (ED) psychopathology, QoL, psychological distress and motivation to change. Baseline correlational analyses demonstrated a moderate positive relationship between compulsive exercise and ED psychopathology, and a weak positive relationship between compulsive exercise and psychological distress. There was a moderate negative relationship between compulsive exercise and eating disorder QoL. These results indicate compulsive exercise is moderately associated with poorer QoL and weakly associated with higher distress. Targeting compulsive exercise in the treatment of anorexia nervosa may help reduce the burden of illness and improve patients' engagement in treatment. ACTRN12610000585022. Taking a LEAP forward in the treatment of anorexia nervosa: a randomized controlled trial. NHMRC grant: 634922. |
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The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 22 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Australia | 3 | 14% |
| Spain | 2 | 9% |
| United States | 2 | 9% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 5% |
| Switzerland | 1 | 5% |
| Canada | 1 | 5% |
| Mexico | 1 | 5% |
| Belgium | 1 | 5% |
| Unknown | 10 | 45% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
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| Members of the public | 17 | 77% |
| Scientists | 2 | 9% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 5% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 5% |
| Unknown | 1 | 5% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 131 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 131 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Bachelor | 24 | 18% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 16 | 12% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 12 | 9% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 10 | 8% |
| Researcher | 9 | 7% |
| Other | 19 | 15% |
| Unknown | 41 | 31% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 33 | 25% |
| Sports and Recreations | 12 | 9% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 11 | 8% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 10 | 8% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 4 | 3% |
| Other | 14 | 11% |
| Unknown | 47 | 36% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 24. 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 23 October 2019.
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#1,585,150
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#131
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#36,685
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#3
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