University Centre for Research into Eating Disorders, Brockington Building Loughborough University, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE11 3TU, UK.
Int J Eat Disord. 2012 Mar;45(2):241-6. doi: 10.1002/eat.20916. Epub 2011 Apr 6.
This research had two aims. First, to assess the current mealtime practices within UK eating disorders units. Second, to investigate staff perspectives of these mealtimes, including their involvement and understanding of patients' experience.
Study 1 involved a survey to assess mealtime protocols across 22 eating disorders units. In Study 2, sixteen semistructured interviews were conducted with staff at three eating disorders units.
Between and within-unit variation exist regarding the implementation of mealtimes. Thematic analysis revealed that staff perceived their provision of mealtimes to be influenced by their own interpersonal difficulties created by the meals. Additionally, they perceived that these issues could be aided by forward planning, successful teamwork, and focused staff training.
There is a need for specialized mealtime implementation training. Furthermore, research is required to evaluate current mealtime practices from patient perspectives and to determine the impact of modified mealtime approaches on treatment outcome.
本研究有两个目的。首先，评估英国饮食失调症病房目前的用餐时间实践。其次，调查工作人员对这些用餐时间的看法，包括他们对患者用餐体验的参与和理解。
研究 1 涉及对 22 个饮食失调症病房的用餐时间方案进行的调查。在研究 2 中，对三家饮食失调症病房的工作人员进行了 16 次半结构化访谈。
用餐时间的实施存在着单元之间和单元内的差异。主题分析显示，工作人员认为他们提供的用餐时间受到用餐时自身人际困难的影响。此外，他们认为这些问题可以通过提前计划、成功的团队合作和有针对性的员工培训来帮助解决。
需要专门的用餐时间实施培训。此外，还需要从患者角度评估当前的用餐时间实践，并确定修改后的用餐时间方法对治疗结果的影响。
