TY - JOUR
T1 - StudentBodies-eating disorders
T2 - A randomized controlled trial of a coached online intervention for subclinical eating disorders
AU - Saekow, Jenine
AU - Jones, Megan
AU - Gibbs, Elise
AU - Jacobi, Corinna
AU - Fitzsimmons-Craft, Ellen E.
AU - Wilfley, Denise
AU - Barr Taylor, C.
N1 - Funding Information:
Research Support: This work was partially funded by the 2013 Academy for Eating Disorders Student Research Grant.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2015 The Authors.
PY - 2015/11/1
Y1 - 2015/11/1
N2 - Objective: Eating disorders and subclinical eating disorders are serious and disabling diseases with high prevalence rates on college campuses. Many symptomatic students are never screened nor formally diagnosed with an eating disorder and do not receive mental health treatment. Method: This pilot study examines the feasibility, acceptability, and short-term efficacy of a 10-week online intervention, StudentBodies-Eating Disorders, designed to reduce eating disorder symptoms, related psychopathology, and weight and shape concerns. A total of 65 participants were randomized to the online intervention or waitlist control. Results: Results indicate that for study completers, the intervention had large effects for reduction of eating-related psychopathology (. d=. 1.5), weight concerns (. d=. .7), and psychosocial impairment (. d=. .7). Those who completed it rated the program very acceptable. This pilot study suggests the potential efficacy of StudentBodies-Eating Disorders as a self-help intervention for subclinical eating disorders in a non-clinical setting.
AB - Objective: Eating disorders and subclinical eating disorders are serious and disabling diseases with high prevalence rates on college campuses. Many symptomatic students are never screened nor formally diagnosed with an eating disorder and do not receive mental health treatment. Method: This pilot study examines the feasibility, acceptability, and short-term efficacy of a 10-week online intervention, StudentBodies-Eating Disorders, designed to reduce eating disorder symptoms, related psychopathology, and weight and shape concerns. A total of 65 participants were randomized to the online intervention or waitlist control. Results: Results indicate that for study completers, the intervention had large effects for reduction of eating-related psychopathology (. d=. 1.5), weight concerns (. d=. .7), and psychosocial impairment (. d=. .7). Those who completed it rated the program very acceptable. This pilot study suggests the potential efficacy of StudentBodies-Eating Disorders as a self-help intervention for subclinical eating disorders in a non-clinical setting.
KW - Coaching
KW - College students
KW - Eating disorders
KW - Guided self-help
KW - Internet
KW - Prevention
KW - Stepped care
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84946558662&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.invent.2015.10.004
DO - 10.1016/j.invent.2015.10.004
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84946558662
SN - 2214-7829
VL - 2
SP - 419
EP - 428
JO - Internet Interventions
JF - Internet Interventions
IS - 4
ER -