A systematic review of sociodemographic reporting and representation in eating disorder psychotherapy treatment trials in the United States.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Eating disorders (EDs) were once conceptualized as primarily affecting affluent, White women, a misconception that informed research and practice for many years. Abundant evidence now discredits this stereotype, but it is unclear if prevailing "evidence-based" treatments have been evaluated in samples representative of the diversity of individuals affected by EDs. Our goal was to evaluate the reporting, inclusion, and analysis of sociodemographic variables in ED psychotherapeutic treatment randomized controlled trials (RCTs) in the US through 2020.

Methods

We conducted a systematic review of ED psychotherapeutic treatment RCTs in the US and examined the reporting and inclusion of gender identity, age, race/ethnicity, sexual orientation, and socioeconomic status (SE

SUBMITTER: Burnette CB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8988395 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature