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ArticleThe International journal of eating disorders2025

Longitudinal Effects of Residential Treatment for Eating Disorders: Symptom Trajectories and Predictors of Functional Outcomes.

Sinead Day, Deborah Mitchison, W Kathy Tannous, Janet Conti, Katherine Gill, Long Le, Haider Mannan, Cathrine Mihalopoulos, Lucie Ramjan, Rebekah Rankin and 1 more

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Article in The International journal of eating disorders, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

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11 authors.

Sinead DayTranslational Health Research Institute, Western Sydney University, Penrith, New South Wales, Australia.ORCID 0000-0001-7634-035X
Deborah MitchisonGraduate School of Health, University of Technology Sydney, Ultimo, New South Wales, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-6736-7937
W Kathy TannousTranslational Health Research Institute, School of Business, Western Sydney University, Penrith, New South Wales, Australia.
Janet ContiTranslational Health Research Institute, School of Psychology, Western Sydney University, Penrith, New South Wales, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-5064-8003
Katherine GillFND Australia Support Services, Davidson, New South Wales, Australia.
Long LeSchool of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-9442-6824
Haider MannanTranslational Health Research Institute, Western Sydney University, Penrith, New South Wales, Australia.ORCID 0000-0001-8236-0912
Cathrine MihalopoulosSchool of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Lucie RamjanTranslational Health Research Institute, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Western Sydney University, Penrith, New South Wales, Australia.
Rebekah RankinTranslational Health Research Institute, Western Sydney University, Penrith, New South Wales, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-5319-780X
Phillipa HayTranslational Health Research Institute, School of Medicine, Western Sydney University, Penrith, New South Wales, Australia.ORCID 0000-0003-0296-6856

Funding

Butterfly FoundationDigital Health Cooperative Research Centre
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveResidential treatment for eating disorders addresses the gap between inpatient and outpatient care, but evidence for longer-term and functional outcomes remains limited. The current study examined both clinical and functional outcomes from admission to a 6-month follow-up from Australia's first residential service for eating disorders.

methodMeasures of eating disorder symptoms, body mass index (BMI), anxiety, depression, general and eating disorder-specific health-related quality of life (HRQoL), and functional disability were completed at pretreatment, posttreatment, and 3- and 6-month follow-ups by 81 individuals with eating disorders (M

resultsLinear mixed effects modeling found that change in outcomes over time was best modeled by a cubic growth curve, such that participants showed a steep improvement from pretreatment to posttreatment followed by a worsening of symptoms by 3 months post-discharge, which tapered off by 6 months post-discharge. Pairwise comparisons indicated significant improvement between pretreatment and posttreatment for all outcomes, and between pretreatment and 6 months post-discharge for all outcomes except mental HRQoL. Treatment gains were maintained after discharge for shape and weight concerns, anxiety, general and eating disorder-specific HRQoL, and functional disability. Greater in-treatment improvement in eating disorder symptoms predicted steeper in-treatment improvement and posttreatment deterioration in eating disorder-specific HRQoL, mental HRQoL, and functional disability. Greater post-discharge mental health support predicted steeper improvement in functional disability. DISCUSSION: Results support the longitudinal effectiveness of residential treatment for clinical and functional outcomes. However, not all outcomes may maintain the degree of improvement seen at discharge, highlighting the importance of appropriate step-down care.

trial registrationRegistration number: ACTRN12621001651875.

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Feeding and Eating DisordersResidential TreatmentAdolescentAdultAustraliaFemaleHumansLongitudinal StudiesMaleQuality of LifeTreatment OutcomeYoung Adulteating disordersfunctioningoutcomesquality of liferesidentialtreatment

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PMCPMC12232342

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