- Title
- A survey study of attitudes toward, and preferences for, e-therapy interventions for eating disorder psychopathology
- Creator
- Linardon, Jake; Shatte, Adrian; Tepper, Hannah; Fuller-Tyszkiewicz, Matthew
- Date
- 2020
- Type
- Text; Journal article
- Identifier
- http://researchonline.federation.edu.au/vital/access/HandleResolver/1959.17/174299
- Identifier
- vital:14845
- Identifier
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https://doi.org/10.1002/eat.23268
- Identifier
- ISBN:0276-3478 (ISSN)
- Abstract
- Objective: E-therapy shows promise as a solution to the barriers that stand in the way of people receiving eating disorder (ED) treatment. Despite the potential for e-therapy to reduce the well-known treatment gap, little is known about public views and perspectives on this mode of intervention delivery. This study explored attitudes toward, and preferences for, e-therapy among individuals spanning the spectrum of eating pathology. Method: Survey data assessing e-therapy attitudes and preferences were analyzed from 713 participants recruited from the public. Participants were categorized into one of five subgroups based on the type of self-reported ED symptoms and severity/risk level, ranging from high risk to a probable threshold or subthreshold ED. Results: Attitudes toward e-therapies appeared to be relatively positive; participants largely supported health care insurance coverage of costs for e-therapies, and were optimistic about the wide-ranging benefits of e-therapy. Although three-quarters of participants expressed a preference for face-to-face therapy, a significant percentage of participants (
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Inc.
- Relation
- International Journal of Eating Disorders Vol. 53, no. 6 (2020), p. 907-916
- Rights
- Metadata is freely available under a CCO license
- Rights
- Copyright © 2020 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
- Subject
- 11 Medical and Health Sciences; 17 Psychology and Cognitive Sciences; E-therapy; Eating disorders; Help-seeking; Prevention; Treatment
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