Time trends in treatment modes of anorexia nervosa in a nationwide cohort with free and equal access to treatment.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Treating patients with anorexia nervosa (AN) remains a major challenge. The choice between an inpatient or an outpatient care setting is an essential issue for the patients and for their relatives with major health economic implications. However, health services-related studies are lacking. The present study was a descriptive exploration of time-trends in treatment modes of patients with free and equal access to health services.

Methods

The study was based on a nationwide cohort of patients diagnosed for the first time with AN, each followed for 5 years in the registers covering the years 1994-2018. The per patient number of hospital admissions, cumulated number of days of hospitalization and number of outpatient visits during the first 5 years after initial diagn

SUBMITTER: Stoving RK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7754480 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature