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Trial reportBMC psychiatry2014

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.

Antje Gumz, Natalie Uhlenbusch, Angelika Weigel, Karl Wegscheider, Georg Romer, Bernd Löwe

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Trial report in BMC psychiatry, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Antje GumzDepartment of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, University Medical Center, Hamburg-Eppendorf & Schön Klinik Hamburg Eilbek, Martinistraße 52, 20246, Hamburg, Germany. a.gumz@uke.de.
Natalie UhlenbuschDepartment of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, University Medical Center, Hamburg-Eppendorf & Schön Klinik Hamburg Eilbek, Martinistraße 52, 20246, Hamburg, Germany. n.uhlenbusch@uke.de.
Angelika WeigelDepartment of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, University Medical Center, Hamburg-Eppendorf & Schön Klinik Hamburg Eilbek, Martinistraße 52, 20246, Hamburg, Germany. a.weigel@uke.de.
Karl WegscheiderDepartment of Medical Biometry and Epidemiology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistraße 52, 20246, Hamburg, Germany. k.wegscheider@uke.de.
Georg RomerDepartment of Children and Adolescent Psychiatry, Psychosomatics and Psychotherapy, University Medical Center Münster, Germany, Schmeddingstr 50, Münster, 48149, Germany. Georg.Romer@ukmuenster.de.
Bernd LöweDepartment of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, University Medical Center, Hamburg-Eppendorf & Schön Klinik Hamburg Eilbek, Martinistraße 52, 20246, Hamburg, Germany. b.loewe@uke.de.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

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. DISCUSSION: The 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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Residence CharacteristicsAdolescentAnorexia NervosaChildEarly Medical InterventionFemaleHumansPublic HealthTime Factors

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