Virtual Reality and Psychoeducation. Selective Prevention Formats in Eating Disorders

Peresmitré, Gilda Gómez; Hernández, Rodrigo César León; Acevedo, Silvia Platas; Hernández, Mariana Lechuga; Cruz, Diana; Alcántara, Alfredo Hernández

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“…These approaches involve offering content that generates participants' identification of problems related to food, as well as proposed activities that challenge negative thoughts about the overvaluation of weight and shape (Baranowski et al, 2002). Among the main results found, these interventions significantly reduced body dissatisfaction, food and weight concerns, and other ED risk factors ( d = .59–5.69: Anuel et al, 2012; de la Vega Morales & Gómez‐Peresmitré, 2012; Escoto Ponce de León et al, 2008, 2010; García & Gómez‐Peresmitré, 2006; García et al, 2010; Gómez‐Péresmitré et al, 2013).…”

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“…Only one study included an innovative approach. The selective program named “Realidad Virtual Reforzada,” designed and tested by Gómez‐Péresmitré et al (2013) with Mexican adolescent students, showed the positive effects of using software that allows participants to manipulate avatars that represent their current, ideal and real figures, interacting in a virtual medium while reflecting on negative thoughts about her own body. The researchers found a significant decrease in body dissatisfaction scores and a reduction in the prevalence of participants who were at risk of developing ED.…”

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Eating disorders prevention programs in Latin American countries: A systematic review

Dunker

Carvalho

Amaral

2023

Intl J Eating Disorders

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Objective This systematic review evaluates and summarizes existing eating disorder (ED) prevention programs in Latin American countries. Methods A systematic literature search was conducted using the Cochrane Controlled Trial Register, PubMed, and Virtual Health Library databases up to and including July 31, 2022. All ED prevention studies published in English, Spanish or Portuguese were eligible, regardless of the study design, sample characteristics, and type of prevention programs. The Cochrane Collaboration Risk of Bias criteria were used to evaluate the quality of the included studies. Results Twenty‐two studies were included. Most were pilot studies that were nonrandomized, had a high risk of bias, were from Mexico and Brazil, and employed selective interventions. Dissonance‐based programs and social cognitive theory were the commonly used approaches in interventions, and most of them were tested in adolescent girls and women. Short follow‐ups were used, varying from 1 to 6 months. Many found significant decreases after the intervention and/or at follow‐up in ED/disordered eating risk behaviors/symptoms, negative affect, body‐ideal internalization, and body image disturbances. Conclusions This review highlights promising efforts to prevent EDs among Latin American countries. Some barriers in conducting research include funding restrictions, laws that do not allow remuneration or compensation for participants, and high costs of training. Nonetheless, the outcomes of the programs developed and evaluated so far are positive enough to merit further work on ED prevention. Efforts for future researchers should recruit samples with diverse characteristics, use robust designs and data analysis techniques, and expand the accessibility of prevention programs. Public Significance Statement The development of effective eating disorder (ED) prevention programs that can be broadly implemented is a public health priority. Nevertheless, there is limited evidence regarding the characteristics of ED prevention programs and their efficacy among Latin American countries. In the present study, we reviewed existing ED prevention programs adopted in Latin America, described their characteristics and outcomes, noted the limitations of available programs, and discussed the implications of these findings for efforts to prevent the development of EDs in Latin America. The outcomes of the programs developed and evaluated so far are positive enough to merit the development and rigorous evaluation of future programs and their broad dissemination in Latin American countries. PROSPERO registration number CRD42021275245.

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Eating disorders prevention programs in Latin American countries: A systematic review

Dunker

Carvalho

Amaral

2023

Intl J Eating Disorders

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“…Eating disorder (ED) risk factors prevention is an area of research that has received increasing attention in the past three decades (Le, Barendregt, Hay, & Mihalopoulos, 2017;Watson et al, 2016) and Mexico is no exception in this regard (Gómez Péresmitré et al, 2013;León, 2010;Pineda, Gómez, & Méndez, 2010;Rodríguez & Gómez Péresmitré, 2007;Saucedo, Villarreal, Oliva, Unikel, & Guzmán, 2018;Castillo, Solano, & Sepúlveda, 2016;Unikel, Díaz de León, Rivera, Bojorquez, & Méndez, 2019).…”

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Sex and Body Mass Index differences after one-year follow-up of an eating disorders risk factors universal prevention intervention in university students in Mexico City

Unikel Santoncini,

Barajas Márquez,

Díaz de León Vázquez

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Introduction. Interventions based on cognitive dissonance theory are the most effective for preventing eating disorders. Objective. To identify the changes at one year follow-up of a universal prevention intervention in disordered eating behaviors (DEB), thin-ideal internalization (TII), and drive for muscularity (DM). Method. A pre-experimental, pretest-posttest study was conducted on 602 university student subjects (76.1% women and 23.9% men) with an average age of 20.74 years at a public (30.6%) and a private university (69.4%) in Mexico City. A Split Plot ANOVA was performed with the intrasubject variable equal to each measurement (pretest, posttest, and follow-up), as well as the sex and body mass index (BMI) intersubject variables to analyze whether there was a significant interaction between these variables and the changes in dependent variables, as well as the changes through each measurement by group. Results. In the intrasubject analyses, statistically significant differences were found for DEB through the various measurements, without taking the interactions into account. Statistically significant interactions were observed between each measurement and BMI, and between each measurement and sex and BMI for the DM variable. Discussion and conclusion. Since a reduction of TII in women and DM in men was achieved, together with a decrease in DEB in women, the workshop can be said to have fully achieved its objectives for women and partly so for men.

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Disordered eating behaviours and sedentary lifestyle prevention among young Mexicans: A pilot study

Saucedo-Molina

Castillo

Macías

et al. 2018

Health Education Journal

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Objective: To evaluate the effects of a universal prevention programme for disordered eating behaviours (DEB) and sedentary lifestyle among Mexican young people. Design: Non-experimental single group field study with repeated measures (pre-test, post-test and at 6-month follow-up). Setting: Public high school in Hidalgo, Mexico. Methods: In all, 214 young women and 154 young men aged 15–18 years with a mean age of 16.4 participated in the study. For both young women and men, data were collected using the Brief Questionnaire for Disordered Eating Behaviours (DEB) and the short form of the International Physical Activity Questionnaire. Among young men, additional data were collected using the Drive for Muscularity Scale (DMS). Intervention: Five activity-based sessions. In the first four sessions, the following topics were addressed: thinness culture, myths and realities of dieting and supplements, healthy eating behaviours and healthy menus. At the end of each session, students engaged in an enjoyable physical activity hour. In the fifth session, participants were divided into three parallel workshop groups focusing on: thinness culture, healthy menus, and physical activity. The programme incorporated a variety of dissonance-based interventions using interactive psychoeducational strategies. Results: After 6 months, repeated-measures analyses of variance (ANOVAs) revealed a significant reduction in the mean DEB scores in young women. In young men, DEB and DMS mean scores decreased but not significantly. Physical activity frequency and duration showed a significant increase in the total sample over time. Conclusions: Overall, implementation of the programme had positive effects on young people and important differences were found between the sexes.

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Virtual Reality and Psychoeducation. Selective Prevention Formats in Eating Disorders

Abstract: Palabras clave: Estrategias de prevención, realidad virtual y psicoeducación, factores de riesgo, imagen corporal, conducta alimentaria anómala, significancia clínica.

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Eating disorders prevention programs in Latin American countries: A systematic review

Eating disorders prevention programs in Latin American countries: A systematic review

Sex and Body Mass Index differences after one-year follow-up of an eating disorders risk factors universal prevention intervention in university students in Mexico City

Disordered eating behaviours and sedentary lifestyle prevention among young Mexicans: A pilot study

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