Geneviève Pépin1, Ross King. 1. Faculty of Health, School of Health and Social Development-Occupational Therapy, Geelong Waterfront Campus, Deakin University, 1 Gheringhap Street, Geelong, VIC 3220, Australia. genevieve.pepin@deakin.edu.au
Abstract
PURPOSE: The Collaborative Care Skills Training workshops, developed by Treasure and associates aim to improve the well-being, coping strategies and problem-solving skills of carers of someone with an eating disorder. Evidence has demonstrated the effectiveness of the workshops in the UK where it was developed. The aim of this pilot study was to examine whether conducting the workshops in different contexts by facilitators trained in its delivery could lead to similar impact. METHODS: The workshops were conducted with 15 carers in VIC, Australia and delivered by experienced health professionals trained in its content and delivery. A non-experimental research design with repeated measures was implemented. Quantitative data were collected at pre-and post-intervention and 8 weeks after completion of the workshops. RESULTS: Participation led to significant reductions in carers' reported expressed emotion, dysfunctional coping, distress, burden and accommodation and enabling of the eating disorder behaviour, which were maintained at the 8-week follow-up. CONCLUSION: Results suggest the workshops are effective in reducing carer distress and burden as well as modifying unhelpful emotional interactional styles when caring for family members with an eating disorder. The content of the workshops and its delivery, once experienced facilitators have received training, are transferable to other contexts.
PURPOSE: The Collaborative Care Skills Training workshops, developed by Treasure and associates aim to improve the well-being, coping strategies and problem-solving skills of carers of someone with an eating disorder. Evidence has demonstrated the effectiveness of the workshops in the UK where it was developed. The aim of this pilot study was to examine whether conducting the workshops in different contexts by facilitators trained in its delivery could lead to similar impact. METHODS: The workshops were conducted with 15 carers in VIC, Australia and delivered by experienced health professionals trained in its content and delivery. A non-experimental research design with repeated measures was implemented. Quantitative data were collected at pre-and post-intervention and 8 weeks after completion of the workshops. RESULTS: Participation led to significant reductions in carers' reported expressed emotion, dysfunctional coping, distress, burden and accommodation and enabling of the eating disorder behaviour, which were maintained at the 8-week follow-up. CONCLUSION: Results suggest the workshops are effective in reducing carer distress and burden as well as modifying unhelpful emotional interactional styles when caring for family members with an eating disorder. The content of the workshops and its delivery, once experienced facilitators have received training, are transferable to other contexts.
Authors: Rebecca Hibbs; Charlotte Rhind; Hannah Sallis; Elizabeth Goddard; Simone Raenker; Agnes Ayton; Bryony Bamford; Jon Arcelus; Nicky Boughton; Frances Connan; Ken Goss; Bert Lazlo; John Morgan; Kim Moore; David Robertson; Christa Schreiber-Kounine; Sonu Sharma; Linette Whitehead; Hubert Lacey; Ulrike Schmidt; Janet Treasure Journal: Health Psychol Behav Med Date: 2014-03-19
Authors: Laura Hannah; Molly Cross; Hannah Baily; Keith Grimwade; Timothy Clarke; Sophie M Allan Journal: Eat Weight Disord Date: 2021-12-01 Impact factor: 3.008