Department of Counseling Psychology and Human Services, College of Education, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon 97403-5251, USA.
Eat Disord. 2012;20(1):1-13. doi: 10.1080/10640266.2012.635557.
Research indicates that individuals suffering from an eating disorder (ED) consult their general practitioners more frequently than those without an eating disorder (Mond, Myers, Crosby, Hay, & Mitchell, 2010). However, little is known about medical providers' existing knowledge of and training in ED detection, intervention, and treatment. This study aimed to examine national medical providers' self-perceived knowledge, skills, and needs around eating disorder screening and intervention strategies. Utilizing survey design, a randomized sample of national medical providers responded to a 23-question survey. Sixty-eight percent of respondents indicated that they did not think to screen for an eating disorder because it was not the presenting concern and nearly 59% of providers did not feel like they had the skills necessary to intervene with eating disorders. Training implications and future research directions are discussed.
研究表明,患有饮食障碍(ED)的个体比没有饮食障碍的个体更频繁地咨询他们的全科医生(Mond、Myers、Crosby、Hay 和 Mitchell,2010)。然而,对于医疗服务提供者在 ED 检测、干预和治疗方面的现有知识和培训,人们知之甚少。本研究旨在探讨全国医疗服务提供者对饮食障碍筛查和干预策略的自我感知知识、技能和需求。本研究采用调查设计,对全国医疗服务提供者进行了随机抽样调查,他们回答了 23 个问题的调查问卷。68%的受访者表示,他们不会因为不是主要关注点而筛查饮食障碍,近 59%的提供者觉得自己没有干预饮食障碍的必要技能。讨论了培训意义和未来的研究方向。