TY - JOUR
T1 - Relapse prevention in anorexia nervosa: Experiences of patients and parents
AU - Berends, Tamara
AU - van de Lagemaat, Marleen
AU - van Meijel, Berno
AU - Coenen, Jasmijn
AU - Hoek, Hans W.
AU - van Elburg, Annemarie A.
PY - 2018
Y1 - 2018
N2 - One of the main aims of treatment after successful recovery from anorexia nervosa (AN) is to prevent a relapse. The Guideline Relapse Prevention (GRP) Anorexia Nervosa offers a structured approach to relapse prevention. This study explores how patients and their parents experience working with the guideline. It also describes the factors that support or hinder successful application of the guideline. A descriptive qualitative research design was chosen involving in-depth interviews with seventeen patients with anorexia nervosa and six sets of parents. Patients and family members were generally satisfied with the support provided by the GRP. It contributed significantly to a better understanding of the personal process of relapse. Patients and families valued being able to keep in touch with their professional during the aftercare programme. The GRP supports the patient's use of self-management strategies for relapse prevention.
AB - One of the main aims of treatment after successful recovery from anorexia nervosa (AN) is to prevent a relapse. The Guideline Relapse Prevention (GRP) Anorexia Nervosa offers a structured approach to relapse prevention. This study explores how patients and their parents experience working with the guideline. It also describes the factors that support or hinder successful application of the guideline. A descriptive qualitative research design was chosen involving in-depth interviews with seventeen patients with anorexia nervosa and six sets of parents. Patients and family members were generally satisfied with the support provided by the GRP. It contributed significantly to a better understanding of the personal process of relapse. Patients and families valued being able to keep in touch with their professional during the aftercare programme. The GRP supports the patient's use of self-management strategies for relapse prevention.
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UR - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29573113
U2 - https://doi.org/10.1111/inm.12456
DO - https://doi.org/10.1111/inm.12456
M3 - Article
C2 - 29573113
SN - 1445-8330
VL - 27
SP - 1546
EP - 1555
JO - International Journal of Mental Health Nursing
JF - International Journal of Mental Health Nursing
IS - 5
ER -