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ArticleBMC health services research2025

Integration of physical and mental health services for children and young people with eating disorders and functional symptom disorders: discrete choice experiment.

Efthalia Massou, Mike Basher, Sophie D Bennett, Tamsin Ford, Saheli Gandhi, Isobel Heyman, Josefine Magnusson, Raj Mehta, Pei Li Ng, Sara O'Curry and 3 more

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Efthalia MassouPrimary Care Unit, Department of Public Health and Primary Care, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, CB1 8RN, UK. em716@cam.ac.uk.
Mike BasherCambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust, Elizabeth House, Fulbourn, Cambridge, CB21 5EF, UK.
Sophie D BennettUCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, 30 Guilford Street, London, WC1N 1EH, UK.
Tamsin FordDepartment of Psychiatry, Hershel Smith Building Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge, CB2 0SZ, UK.
Saheli GandhiDepartment of Applied Health Research, University College London, Gower Street, London, WC1E 6BT, UK.
Isobel HeymanUCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, 30 Guilford Street, London, WC1N 1EH, UK.
Josefine MagnussonDepartment of Applied Health Research, University College London, Gower Street, London, WC1E 6BT, UK.
Raj MehtaPatient representative, London, UK.
Pei Li NgDepartment of Applied Health Research, University College London, Gower Street, London, WC1E 6BT, UK.
Sara O'CurryCambridge Children's Hospital Project Team, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Hills Road, Cambridge, CB2 0QQ, UK.
Angus I G RamsayDepartment of Applied Health Research, University College London, Gower Street, London, WC1E 6BT, UK.
Naomi J FulopDepartment of Applied Health Research, University College London, Gower Street, London, WC1E 6BT, UK.
Stephen MorrisPrimary Care Unit, Department of Public Health and Primary Care, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, CB1 8RN, UK.

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backgroundGiven the increasing recognition of the value of greater integration of physical and mental health services for children and young people, we aimed to evaluate preferences among parents for the characteristics associated with integrated health service provision for two conditions (eating disorders, functional symptom disorders).

methodsTwo discrete choice experiments (DCEs) were conducted, using electronic surveys. Participants were adult parents of children and young people. Choice scenarios were based on five attributes for the eating disorders study, and four attributes for the functional symptom disorders study.

resultsTwo hundred parents participated in each DCE. For eating disorders, days missed from school in the last year was the attribute valued most highly, followed by days in hospital in the last year, costs to the NHS, functioning, and interaction with peers with eating disorders. Respondents were willing to trade £531 of costs to the NHS for one less day missed from school. For functional symptom disorders, time to diagnosis was valued most highly, followed by days missed from school while obtaining a diagnosis, reservations about seeing a mental health practitioner, and costs of diagnosis to the NHS. Respondents were willing to trade £4237 of costs to the NHS to wait one month less for a diagnosis.

conclusionRespondents' preferences were largely consistent with the planned goals of integrating physical and mental health services. Our findings show the factors which ought to be considered when designing new integrated pathways and evaluating them.

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Feeding and Eating DisordersMental Health ServicesParentsAdolescentAdultChildChoice BehaviorDelivery of Health Care, IntegratedFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedState MedicineSurveys and QuestionnairesDiscrete choice experimentEating disordersFunctional symptom disordersIntegrationPreferences

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