Eating Disorders, Personality Disorders
Conditions
Keywords
Psycho-education, Eating disorders, Personality disorders, Relatives and close friends, Caregiver burden
Brief summary
The aim of this project is to analyze the impact of a psycho-educational group program on the family members and close friends of persons with eating disorders and co-morbid personality disorders.
Detailed description
The aim of this project is to analyze the impact of a six session psycho-educational group program on the family members and close friends of persons with eating disorders and co-morbid personality disorders. Measurements: General health, perceived caregiver burden, and relation to the patient at the following point of time: pre -, post- and follow up, with waiting list control.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALpsycho-education
six session psycho-educational group program for family members and close friends of persons with eating disorders and co-morbid personality disorders
Sponsors
The Royal Norwegian Ministry of Health
Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Study design
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 67 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Relatives and close friends to persons receiving treatment for their eating disorder and comorbid personality disorder. * \> 18 years, * Speak and understand norwegian language, and * Informed consent to participate for both relative and patient.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Scores on perceived caregiver burden (Experience of Caregiving Inventory [ECI]) | 1 year |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Scores on general health and relational variables | 1 year |
Countries
Norway
Outcome results
None listed