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Conditions
Brief summary
This study is part of an evaluation of the emergED eating disorder services being delivered through Sonder/headspace. This project will investigate the cost-effectiveness of this program, so that further funding for the expansion of emergED services can be sought. This project is a collaboration between Sonder/headspace and the Flinders University, College of Education Psychology & Social Work. To establish cost-effectiveness of this program, we are asking for participants receiving emergED services from July 2020 through to September 2022 to consent to the release of their health information, such as doctors visits, and its costs (Medicare Benefit Scheme data) as well as what prescription medications you had filled out at pharmacies (Pharmaceutical Benefit Scheme Data). We are requesting this data to be released for all participants from July 2019 to March 2022, in order to cover health related costs 12 months prior to engaged with emergED services, and 6 months after engagement with emergED services
Interventions
The research aims are to conduct an economic evaluation of an early intervention strategy for eating disorders(emergED) in a real-world setting, currently being delivered across two headspace locations in South Australia. Clients receiving services from emergED receive Cognitive Behavioural Therapy or psychoeducation depending on the severity of the eating problems, which is delivered by two Clinical Psychologists with expertise in eating disorders. Our study is evaluating the cost-effectiveness
The research aims are to conduct an economic evaluation of an early intervention strategy for eating disorders(emergED) in a real-world setting, currently being delivered across two headspace locations in South Australia. Clients receiving services from emergED receive Cognitive Behavioural Therapy or psychoeducation depending on the severity of the eating problems, which is delivered by two Clinical Psychologists with expertise in eating disorders. Our study is evaluating the cost-effectiveness of this early intervention program as part routine service provision. The aim of the economic evaluation is to test whether engagement in an early intervention eating disorder program can improve health outcomes and reduce the use of healthcare resources. Participants will be clients who are referred by GPs or self-referred to headspace for specialised eating disorder services. These participants will then be approached with all recruitment materials (information sheet, consent form and withdrawal of consent) and asked whether they would like to take part in this study. We intend to recruit roughly 100 participants aged 17-25, who are engaging in emergED services from July 2020 to end of March 2022. Method: We will be requesting participants' consent to the release of the Medicare Benefit Scheme (MBS) and Pharmaceutical Benefit Scheme (PBS) data from July 2019 to September 2022. This will allow us to examine participants use of health resources 12-months prior to engagement with the services, and 6-months after their last treatment session. All eligible clients engaging in emergED services from July 2020 to March 2022 will be recruited to participate in this research project. Participation in this study is completely voluntary and there will be no cost to participants. If participants do not want to take part in this study, they do not have to. Choosing not to take part in this study will not affect their current and future medical care in any way and will not impact on the provision of the emergED intervention. As part of routine service provision, participants will complete the ED-15 questionnaire on a session-by-session basis, which surveys eating disorder cognitions and behaviours. Participants also complete the EQ-5D at intake, discharge, 1- and 3-month follow ups. Both questionnaires measures take approximately 15 minutes to complete. Participants complete these questionnaires online, in-session using the clinics' tablets and Wi-fi network. The results of these questionnaires will be obtained by accessing patient medical records.
Sponsors
Flinders University, College of Education, Psychology and Social Work
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
16 Years to 25 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
In order to be eligible for emergED services, participants have to be aged 16-25, display eating disorder symptoms for no longer than three years and have a BMI greater than 14.5.
Exclusion criteria
Participants are excluded if they have a severe physical and/or psychiatric condition that would interfere with treatment (e.g. psychosis), if they are already receiving psychotherapy for an eating disorder, if they have difficulty speaking or understanding English,
Outcome results
None listed