ArticleEating and weight disorders : EWD2022
The experience of intolerance of uncertainty for parents of young people with a restrictive eating disorder.
Article in Eating and weight disorders : EWD, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07178977 (Psychoeducation for Parents of Adolescents With Anorexia Nervosa as a Supportive Treatment Approach), which is not on this map. Cited by 13 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Psychoeducation for Parents of Adolescents With Anorexia Nervosa as a Supportive Treatment Approach
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13 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 16 citations in OpenAlex.
- Family member's perceived impact of anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa on family dynamics: a qualitative systematic review and meta-synthesis.Cadernos de saude publica · 2026Pooled it
- Systematic review with qualitative meta-synthesis of parents' experiences and needs in relation to having a child or young person with a mental health difficulty.BMJ mental health · 2025Pooled it
- Pooled it
- The Impact of Emotion Coaching on Changes in Caregiver Burden and Distress Tolerance During Family-Based Treatment.The International journal of eating disorders · 2026Trial
- When Is the Right Time to End Family Therapy for Anorexia Nervosa (FT-AN)?: A Qualitative Study of Young People's Experiences.European eating disorders review : the journal of the Eating Disorders Association · 2026Article
- Parenting Stress in Adolescent Anorexia Nervosa: Differential Stress in Mothers and Fathers During Inpatient Treatment.The International journal of eating disorders · 2025Article
- A pilot study investigating the acceptability and feasibility of a group intervention for parents of autistic young people with anorexia nervosa within a specialist eating disorders service.Journal of eating disorders · 2025Article
- The Effectiveness and Feasibility of the New Maudsley Collaborative Care Approach Skills-Based Training for Carers of Individuals With an Eating Disorder in the Netherlands.European eating disorders review : the journal of the Eating Disorders Association · 2025Article
- A systematic scoping review of carer accommodation in eating disorders.Journal of eating disorders · 2024Article
- Caregivers in anorexia nervosa: is grief underlying parental burden?Eating and weight disorders : EWD · 2023Article
- Effects of the Uncertainty of Interpersonal Communications on Behavioral Responses of the Participants in an Immersive Virtual Reality Experience: A Usability Study.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Self-perception and perceived parental perception in adolescent girls with anorexia nervosa.Frontiers in psychology · 2023Article
- Weight restoration in adolescent anorexia: parents' goal-directed processes.Journal of eating disorders · 2022Article
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5 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
purposeThis study aimed to explore how parents of young people with a restrictive eating disorder (ED) experience and manage uncertainty.
methodsSeventeen parents of young people with a restrictive ED were recruited from multi-family therapy groups run within a specialised ED clinic. Five focus groups were conducted asking parents about their experience of uncertainty both prior and after the onset of their child's illness.
resultsData were analysed using interpretative phenomenological analysis which yielded seven superordinate themes. (1) Anorexia nervosa and uncertainty, (2) Positive and negative experiences of uncertainty (3), Helpful and unhelpful ways of coping with uncertainty, (4) Parent's self-efficacy and uncertainty (5), Needs of parents, (6) Parents' perceptions of intolerance of uncertainty in their children and (7) Impact of uncertainty on family life.
conclusionParents caring for young people with a restrictive ED exhibit a strong intolerance of uncertainty, particularly in relation to their child's illness. This 'negative uncertainty' was thought to reduce their confidence as parents in how they managed their child's ED. Targeting high levels of intolerance of uncertainty in parents caring for young people with an ED could be beneficial for supporting parents when faced with their child's illness, increasing parental self-efficacy, decreasing accommodating behaviours and ultimately contributing to improved treatment outcomes. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Level V: Opinions of authorities, based on descriptive studies, narrative reviews, clinical experience, or reports of expert committees.
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