The effectiveness of educational interventions for medical students in reducing negative attitudes and stigmatisation toward patients with anorexia nervosa

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Anorexia Nervosa; Mental Health - Eating disorders; Public Health - Health promotion/education

• Registration Number: ACTRN12613000016730
• Lead Sponsor: Dr Peta Stapleton

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2013-01-07
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: ot yet recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 60

Inclusion Criteria

Medicine student (fourth year)
No self-reported history of anorexia nervosa, as indicated by the Holmes et al. (1999) Level of Contact Report.

Exclusion Criteria

Individuals who indicate they have previously suffered from anorexia nervosa on the Level of Contact Report, will be deleted from the data set as educational interventions are unlikely to compete with or challenge the individual's own reasons/self-perception of their illness. These individuals will be allowed to attend the intervention to avoid identification and stigmatisation, however their responses will be removed from the data set.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Mean scores on the four subscales of the Eating Disorder Stigma Scale (Crisafulli et al., 2010)[Baseline (pre intervention), immediately post-intervention, and 2 months after intervention];Mean scores on the three subscales of the Causal attributions Scale (Crisafulli et al., 2008; Stewart et al., 2006).[Baseline (pre-intervention), immediately post-intervention, and at 2 month follow-up.];Mean score on the Characteristics and Affective Reaction Scales (Penn et al., 1994)[Baseline (pre-intervention), immediately post-intervention, and at 2 month follow-up]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Mean scores on the two subscales of the Opinions Scale (Crisp et al., 2005).[Baseline (pre-intervention), immediately post-intervention, and at 2 month follow-up]