| Title: |
Peer mentoring for eating disorders: Evaluation of a pilot program |
| Authors: |
Beveridge, J; Phillipou, A; Edwards, K; Hobday, A; Hilton, K; Wyett, C; Saw, A; Graham, G; Castle, D; Brennan, L; Harrison, P; de Gier, R; Warren, N; Hanly, F; Torrens-Witherow, B; Newton, JR |
| Publisher Information: |
Springer Science and Business Media LLC |
| Publication Year: |
2018 |
| Collection: |
The University of Melbourne: Digital Repository |
| Description: |
BACKGROUND: Eating disorders are serious psychiatric illnesses that are often associated with poor quality of life and low long-term recovery rates. Peer mentor programs have been found to improve psychiatric symptoms and quality of life in other mental illnesses, and a small number of studies have suggested that eating disorder patients may benefit from such programs. The aim of this study is to assess the efficacy of a peer mentor program for individuals with eating disorders in terms of improving symptomatology and quality of life. METHODS: Up to 30 individuals with a past history of an eating disorder will be recruited to mentor 30 individuals with a current eating disorder. Mentoring will involve 13 sessions (held approximately every 2 weeks), of up to 3 h each, over 6 months. DISCUSSION: This pilot proof-of-concept feasibility study will inform the efficacy of a peer mentoring program on improving eating disorder symptomatology and quality of life, and will inform future randomised controlled trials. TRIAL REGISTRATION: Australian and New Zealand Clinical Trials Registration Number: ACTRN12617001412325. The date of registration (retrospective): 05/10/2017. |
| Document Type: |
article in journal/newspaper |
| Language: |
English |
| ISSN: |
2055-5784 |
| Relation: |
pii: 268; https://hdl.handle.net/11343/255020 |
| Availability: |
https://hdl.handle.net/11343/255020 |
| Rights: |
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 ; CC BY |
| Accession Number: |
edsbas.A3681A89 |
| Database: |
BASE |