A systematic review of people's lived experiences of inpatient treatment for anorexia nervosa: living in a "bubble".

ABSTRACT:

Background

Treatment for anorexia nervosa (AN) is typically delivered on a continuum of care, starting with outpatient treatment, and moving onto intensive outpatient, day or residential treatment and/or inpatient hospitalisation. However, minimal attention has been afforded to the lived experiences of persons undergoing inpatient treatment for AN. In particular, qualitative literature pertaining to the lived experiences of specialist inpatient or residential treatment of AN remains fragmented and incomplete. The aim of this review was to synthesise current literature exploring patients' lived experiences of residential and inpatient treatment for AN within eating disorder-specific treatment services.

Methods

Five databases were searched and a qualitative thematic systematic

SUBMITTER: Rankin R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10257311 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature