Drop-out rate in eating disorders: could it be a function of patient-therapist relationship?
Eat Weight Disord
; 12(3): e64-7, 2007 Sep.
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| ID: mdl-17984632
OBJECTIVE: The factors influencing drop-out in eating disorders (ED) are still unclear. The aim of the present study was to determine whether compliance is strongly related to the patient-therapist relationship. MATERIALS AND METHODS: During 14 months all new patients affected by EDs referring to our Specialist Service Center, were assessed and followed up, they underwent EAT 40, EDI II, and computerized case history for ED. Moreover, we collected data from therapist using the GCI scale, and we recorded as the patient perceived his weight (PPW). RESULTS: We found that out of the 100 patients enrolled, 53 withdraw and when probability was predicted according to a digit model, it was not influenced by EDI-II subscales, age, sex, education, EAT-40 score, duration of the disorder and diagnosis while it significantly decreased when GCI scores increased and decreased when the PPW was altered. CONCLUSION: These results seem to confirm that some psychological factors related to patient-therapist relationship can play a key role for a stable and continuous therapeutic program.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Pacientes Desistentes del Tratamiento
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Relaciones Profesional-Paciente
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Psicoterapia
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Trastornos de Alimentación y de la Ingestión de Alimentos
Tipo de estudio:
Etiology_studies
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Incidence_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Eat Weight Disord
Asunto de la revista:
GASTROENTEROLOGIA
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METABOLISMO
Año:
2007
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Italia
Pais de publicación:
Alemania