Gillespie Kerri, Ellis Aleshia, Roberts Susan, Branjerdporn Grace
Gold Coast Hospital and Health Services, 1 Hospital Boulevard, Southport, QLD, 4215, Australia.
Mater Research Institute, University of Queensland, St Lucia, QLD, 4072, Australia.
J Eat Disord. 2025 Jul 22;13(1):148. doi: 10.1186/s40337-025-01337-4.
Eating disorders (ED) in the perinatal period pose significant health risks to both mother and infant. Maternity staff have reported a lack of training to support the identification, screening, and management of ED. The study aimed to evaluate the efficacy and ongoing sustainability of a co-designed, online education module to increase clinician and peer worker knowledge of EDs in the peripartum.
Online surveys were conducted before and after completing the education modules, and at three-month follow-up, to determine changes in knowledge and confidence over time. The three-month survey also investigated the implementation of learning in practice.
Improvements in knowledge of screening, identification, monitoring, and management were significantly greater at three months than at baseline. However, scores had decreased compared to immediately post-education. Time burden was considered a major barrier to education and implementation.
The online education module showed promise as a tool to improve long-term knowledge and confidence regarding perinatal ED for clinicians and peer workers. Revisiting the education module may be beneficial for sustaining knowledge and confidence to identify and manage peripartum ED. Further support, in terms of additional learning items or the creation of a searchable resource, may enhance translation to practice.
围产期饮食失调（ED）对母亲和婴儿均构成重大健康风险。产科工作人员报告称，他们缺乏支持饮食失调识别、筛查和管理的培训。该研究旨在评估一个共同设计的在线教育模块在提高临床医生和同伴工作者对围产期饮食失调知识方面的有效性和持续可持续性。
在完成教育模块之前、之后以及三个月随访时进行在线调查，以确定知识和信心随时间的变化。三个月的调查还研究了所学知识在实践中的应用情况。
三个月时，在筛查、识别、监测和管理知识方面的改善明显大于基线时。然而，与教育刚结束时相比，分数有所下降。时间负担被认为是教育和应用的主要障碍。
在线教育模块有望成为一种工具，可提高临床医生和同伴工作者对围产期饮食失调的长期知识和信心。复习教育模块可能有助于维持识别和管理围产期饮食失调的知识和信心。在额外学习项目或创建可搜索资源方面提供进一步支持，可能会促进知识转化为实践。
