Interdisciplinary perspectives on accessing specialty evidence-based treatment for Medicaid-insured adolescents with eating disorders.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Family-based treatment (FBT), the leading intervention for adolescents with anorexia nervosa (AN), is severely understudied in outpatient care settings that serve publicly-insured populations. Many individuals with public insurance are lower-income, racially and ethnically diverse, and experience barriers to accessing evidence-based interventions for eating disorders (EDs).

Methods

Semi-structured interviews were conducted with ten interdisciplinary providers who provide specialty care to youth with EDs in an inpatient and/or outpatient medical setting. Interview questions were focused on the interdisciplinary providers' experiences of caring for individuals with EDs, with a focus on differences in care for those with private insurance compared to public insurance

SUBMITTER: Crest P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11515759 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature