Two‐year Follow‐up of a Pragmatic Randomised Controlled Trial Examining the Effect of Adding a Carer's Skill Training Intervention in Inpatients with Anorexia Nervosa

Abstract

In this predominately adult anorexia nervosa sample, enabling carers to provide active support and management skills may improve the benefits in all symptom domains that gradually follow from a period of inpatient care.

RCT of a Video‐based Intervention Program for Caregivers of Patients with an Eating Disorder

“…Overall drop-out (5.6%) rate is lower than reported for other studies (Hibbs, Magill et al, 2015a;Magill et al, 2016). (i) The sample size of over 130 caregivers in each study group was large, and the sample was adjusted for the proportion of adolescent patients treated in special units, men and health insurance status.…”

“…Content of the intervention has to be based on solid empirical evidence. Results showed a decrease of caregivers' burden following the intervention, but compared with controls, there were mostly no significant group differences (Hibbs, Magill et al, 2015a;Magill et al, 2016). It consisted of five DVDs and a book with contents on the basis of the cognitive interpersonal maintenance model of EDs.…”

“…Viewing videos at home avoids problems for the caregivers with scarce resources of the healthcare system as well as difficulties like travelling distances. An extension of the video intervention included additional telephone coaching sessions by trained experienced caregivers (Goddard, Macdonald, Sepulveda et al, 2011b;Goddard, Raenker et al, 2013b;Hibbs, Magill et al, 2015a;Magill et al, 2016). To our knowledge, the only existing video-based training programme for caregivers of patients with an ED was presented by Treasure, Smith, and Crane (2007).…”

Supporting Carers of Children and Adolescents with Eating Disorders in Austria (SUCCEAT): Study protocol for a randomised controlled trial

“…The content of the SUCCEAT intervention is similar to the self‐help ECHO intervention (Rhind et al, ), but the contents are delivered in a therapeutic form (as workshop support groups and web‐based support groups). The carers in the SUCCEAT intervention receive guidance from professional coaches, who are trained in MI and have extensive experience with EDs and other mental illnesses, in contrast to the earlier studies, where carers help other carers (ECHO; Goddard, Raenker, et al, ; Magill et al, ).…”

“…Strategies to meet the needs of parents of patients with EDs aim to equip parents with knowledge and behaviour change skills. There are different approaches described in the literature: workshops for families (Whitney, Murphy, et al, ; Treasure, Whitaker, Todd, & Whitney, ), self‐care interventions with the guidance of experienced and trained carers including DVDs (Experienced Carers Helping Others, ECHO; Goddard, Macdonald, Sepulveda, et al, ; Goddard, Hibbs, et al, ; Goddard, Raenker, et al, ; Hibbs, Magill, et al, ; Magill et al, ), and intervention via the Internet (Grover, Naumann, et al, ; Grover, Williams, et al, ; Hoyle, Slater, Williams, Schmidt, & Wade, ). All of these approaches rely on “The New Maudsley Method” (Treasure, Schmidt, & Macdonald, ; Treasure, Smith, & Crane, ).…”