Perspectives on Eating Disorders and Service Provision: A Qualitative Study of Healthcare Professionals

Reid, Marie; Williams, Sarah; Burr, Jennifer

Abstract

The study examined healthcare professionals' perspectives of eating disorder patients and services. Qualitative semistructured interviews were conducted with 18 healthcare professionals resulting in two themes. First, the practical difficulties of meeting the complex service needs of people with eating disorders were illustrated. Second, staff recognised patient diversity and the consequent need for individualised interventions. Services are frustrated in meeting patient needs due to complex resource limitations, which do not amount only to lack of funding. Rather than eating disordered patients being viewed as 'difficult', as reported in previous qualitative research, they are only difficult in a context of limited resources. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd and Eating Disorders Association.

Citation

Reid, M., Williams, S., & Burr, J. (2010). Perspectives on Eating Disorders and Service Provision: A Qualitative Study of Healthcare Professionals. European Eating Disorders Review, 18(5), 390-398. doi:10.1002/erv.976

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Online Publication Date: Aug 31, 2010
• Publication Date: 2010-09
• Journal: EUROPEAN EATING DISORDERS REVIEW
• Print ISSN: 1072-4133
• Electronic ISSN: 1099-0968
• Publisher: Wiley
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 18
• Issue: 5
• Pages: 390-398
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/erv.976
• Keywords: healthcare professionals' perspectives eating disorders specialist services qualitative service evaluation anorexia-nervosa bulimia-nervosa nurses adolescents
• Public URL: https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/405788
• Publisher URL: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/erv.976