ArticleEating disorders
Patient perceptions of blind and open weighing in treatment for eating disorders.
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- Open Versus Concealed Weighing: Feasibility and Acceptability of a Pilot Study of Adults With Anorexia Nervosa in Residential Treatment.European eating disorders review : the journal of the Eating Disorders Association · 2026Article
- An exploratory study of patient preferences for closed or open weighing following discharge from acute treatment for anorexia nervosa.Eating disorders · 2026Article
- Expanding the Scope of Open Weighing to Target Anxiety About the Consequences of Weight Gain in Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Eating Disorders.The International journal of eating disorders · 2026Article
- Feasibility and preliminary effectiveness of a cognitive-behavioral, family-centered partial hospitalization program for adolescents with anorexia nervosa and atypical anorexia nervosa at six- and twelve-month follow-up.European eating disorders review : the journal of the Eating Disorders Association · 2024Article
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Abstract
Little is known about patients' perceptions toward open and blind weighing for eating disorders. Upon admission to a partial hospitalization program, 35 child/adolescent patients, 55 adult patients, and 36 parents of child/adolescent patients completed questionnaires assessing attitudes toward open and blind weighing. Participants perceived blind weighing as more effective in the short term. No differences emerged on measures assessing preference, credibility, or long-term effectiveness. Relative to adults, parents preferred blind weighing, and child/adolescents perceived blind weighing as more credible. On a forced-choice question, a majority of adults, about half of children/adolescents, and a minority of parents preferred open weighing over blind weighing. There was a positive association between past treatment experience and current attitudes about weighing. Results suggest that individuals enter treatment with variable attitudes about weighing procedures for eating disorders, and may develop more favorable attitudes toward the practice they receive in treatment.
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