Meal Support Therapy Reduces the Use of Nasogastric Feeding for Adolescents Hospitalized With Anorexia Nervosa

Authors: Couturier, Jennifer1; Mahmood, Adeel2

Source: Eating Disorders, Volume 17, Number 4, July 2009 , pp. 327-332(6)

Publisher: Routledge, part of the Taylor & Francis Group

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Abstract:

The objective of this study was to assess the impact of meal support therapy on the use of nasogastric feeding for adolescent patients hospitalized with Anorexia Nervosa. Charts of 21 adolescents (mean age 15.1 ± 1.9 years) were reviewed. The incidence of nasogastric feeding was substantially reduced after the implementation of meal support therapy (67% versus 11% [p < .02]). No differences in length of stay, change in weight, or readmission rates were observed. Meal support therapy significantly reduces the use of nasogastric feeding on inpatient units treating children and adolescents with Anorexia Nervosa.

Document Type: Research article

DOI: 10.1080/10640260902991236

Affiliations: 1: Department of Psychiatry & Behavioural Neurosciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada 2: Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada

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