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ArticleJournal of eating disorders2018

Family-based treatment for transition age youth: parental self-efficacy and caregiver accommodation.

Gina Dimitropoulos, Ashley L Landers, Victoria E Freeman, Jason Novick, Olivia Cullen, Marla Engelberg, Cathleen Steinegger, Daniel Le Grange

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Article in Journal of eating disorders, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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5citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
0.3field-weighted citation impact, top 36% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Medical Management of Restrictive Eating Disorders in Adolescents and Young Adults.The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine · 2022
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  2. Parental perceptions of participation in young adult-focused eating disorder treatment.European eating disorders review : the journal of the Eating Disorders Association · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 7 institutions in 2 countries.

Gina Dimitropoulos1Faculty of Social Work, Matheson Centre for Mental Health Research, University of Calgary, 4212-2800 University Way N.W., Calgary, Alberta Canada.
Ashley L Landers2Department of Human Development and Family Science, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Falls Church, VA USA.
Victoria E Freeman3University Health Network, Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, Ontario Canada.
Jason Novick4Department of Sociology, Mount Royal University, Calgary, Alberta Canada.
Olivia Cullen1Faculty of Social Work, Matheson Centre for Mental Health Research, University of Calgary, 4212-2800 University Way N.W., Calgary, Alberta Canada.
Marla Engelberg5Adolescent Eating Disorder Program, North York General Hospital, Toronto, Ontario Canada.
Cathleen Steinegger6Division of Adolescent Medicine, The Hospital for Sick Children and the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario Canada.
Daniel Le Grange7Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Francisco, CA USA.
University of Calgary · CAMount Royal University · CANorth York General Hospital · CAUniversity Health Network · CAUniversity of California, San Francisco · USUniversity of Toronto · CAVirginia Tech · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundFamily-Based Treatment (FBT) is the first line of care in paediatric treatment while adult programs focus on individualized models of care. Transition age youth (TAY) with Anorexia Nervosa (AN) are in a unique life stage and between systems of care. As such, they and their caregivers may benefit from specialized, developmentally tailored models of treatment.

methodsThe primary purpose of this study was to assess if parental self-efficacy and caregiver accommodation changed in caregivers during the course of FBT-TAY for AN. The secondary aim was to determine if changes in parental self-efficacy and caregiver accommodation contributed to improvements in eating disorder behaviour and weight restoration in the transition age youth with AN. Twenty-six participants (ages 16-22) and 39 caregivers were recruited. Caregivers completed the Parents versus Anorexia Scale and Accommodation and Enabling Scale for Eating Disorders at baseline, end-of-treatment (EOT), and 3 months follow-up.

resultsUnbalanced repeated measures designs for parental self-efficacy and caregiver accommodation towards illness behaviours were conducted using generalized estimation equations. Parental self-efficacy increased from baseline to EOT, although not significantly (

conclusionsOur findings demonstrate, albeit preliminary at this stage, that FBT-TAY promotes positive increases in parental self-efficacy and assists caregivers in decreasing their accommodation to illness behaviours for transition age youth with AN. However, changes in the parental factors did not influence changes in eating and weight in the transition age youth.

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Anorexia nervosaCaregiversEating disordersFamily-based treatmentFamily therapyTransition age youth

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PMID29928504
PMCPMC5989339
OpenAlexW2807130788

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