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Dr
Helena
Tuomainen
helena.tuomainen@warwick.ac.uk
Dr
Helena
Tuomainen
helena.tuomainen@warwick.ac.uk
Aliyah-Mae
Williams-Ridgway
aliyah.williams-ridgway@warwick.ac.uk
Behavioural syndromes associated with physiological disturbances and physical factors
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Research shows there are few if any differences in eating disorder prevalence and presentation across ethnic groups. Despite this, individuals from ethnic minority backgrounds are less likely to seek and receive eating disorder treatment.
In recognition of the majority of existing studies assessing access to eating disorder treatment and help-seeking being conducted in the USA and/or targeting adults (16+ years) and/or focusing on a specific ethnicity minority (e.g. South Asians), the proposed research study aims to explore ethnic differences (in any ethnicity) among people in the West Midlands, with a special focus on young people. We will investigate
ethnic variations in
1) Offer and uptake of eating disorder treatment
2) Eating disorder admissions
3) Clinical presentation of eating disorders
4) Pathways to specialist eating disorder care
5) Experiences providing & receiving treatment
By doing so it is hoped the proposed research study will help to improve help-seeking and access to eating disorder treatment for young people of various ethnic backgrounds, working to reduce healthcare inequalities.
The study aims to review existing patient notes across a long period of time, from August 2017-July 2022. This will involve extracting relevant data and outcomes from anonymised patient records. Semi-structured interviews with current service users of specialist eating disorder services and their parent/carers will also be completed to explore help-seeking and experiences accessing services in more detail. Interviews will be audio recorded and transcribed. No follow-up for the interviews is required and participants are free to withdraw at any time. Recruitment and data collection will take across four NHS Specialist Eating Disorder Services in the West Midlands.
This study is funded by the National Institute of Health Research (NIHR) Applied Research Collaboration (ARC) West Midlands and is expected to take place from September 2023 until December 2024.
Start dates may differ between countries and research sites. The research team are responsible for keeping the information up-to-date.
The recruitment start and end dates are as follows:
Observational type: Qualitative;
You can take part if:
You may not be able to take part if:
Part a) Longitudinal, retrospective case-note review • Aged under 10 years or over 65 years Part b) Qualitative interviews Service user • Service users aged under 16 years, or over 25 years • Unable to consent to involvement in research Parent/carer • Parent’s/carer’s child is a service user at specialist ED services but under 10 years, or above 15 years of age • Parent/carer does not live with service user most of the time, or share the same home address (in case of inpatient admission)
Below are the locations for where you can take part in the trial. Please note that not all sites may be open.
Dr
Helena
Tuomainen
helena.tuomainen@warwick.ac.uk
Aliyah-Mae
Williams-Ridgway
aliyah.williams-ridgway@warwick.ac.uk
Dr
Helena
Tuomainen
helena.tuomainen@warwick.ac.uk
The study is sponsored by University of Warwick and funded by NIHR Applied Research Collaboration West Midlands .
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