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. 2021 Nov 29;18(23):12573. doi: 10.3390/ijerph182312573

Table 1.

Legend: BMI = Body Mass Index; BSQ-SF = Body Shape Questionnaire-Short Form; BCS = Body Comparison Scale; DEBQ-R = Dutch Eating Behavior Questionnaire Restraint; EDI-B = Eating Disorder Inventory for Bulimia; SATAQ-3 = Sociocultural Attitudes Towards Appearance Scale-3; BDI-SF = Beck Depression Inventory Short Form; EDE-Q = Eating Disorder Examination Questionnaire; SEED = Short Evaluation of Eating Disorders; STAI = State-Trait Anxiety Inventory; EQ-5D-5L = EuroQoL-EQ-5L; EDE = Eating Disorder Examination; RSE = Rosenberg Self Esteem Scale; MINI-Kid = Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview for Children and Adolescents; WCS = Weight Concerns Scale; MPS-F = Frost Multidimensional Perfectionism Scale; PMI = Parent Motivation Inventory.

Authors Year Title Nation Type of Study Sample Measures Follow Up Results
Heinicke, B. E., Paxton, S. J., McLean, S. A., and Wertheim, E. H. 2007 Internet-delivered targeted group intervention for body dissatisfaction and disordered eating in adolescent girls: a randomized controlled trial. Australia Randomized Controlled Trial 73 BMI
BSQ-SF
DEBQ-R
EDI-B
SATAQ
BDI-SF
2 months
6 months
Significant improvements in measures of body dissatisfaction and symptoms of disordered eating (T2) in the intervention group undergoing CBT-like online sessions. These results were also maintained in the follow-up at 2 and 6 months.
Anastasiadou, D., Folkvord, F., Brugnera, A., Cañas Vinader, L., SerranoTroncoso, E., Carretero Jardí, C., Linares Bertolin, R., Muñoz Rodríguez, R., Martínez Nuñez, B., Graell Berna, M., Torralbas-Ortega, J., Torrent-Solà, L., Puntí-Vidal, J., Carrera Ferrer, M., Muñoz Domenjó, A., Diaz Marsa, M., Gunnard, K., Cusido, J., Arcal Cunillera, J., & Lupiañez-Villanueva, F 2020 An mHealth intervention for the treatment of patients with an eating disorder: A multicenter randomized controlled trial. Spain Randomizes controlled trial 106 EDE-Q
SEED
BDI-II
STAI
EQ-5D-5L
NO Significant reductions in primary and secondary outcomes were observed for participants in both groups, with no differences between the experimental and control groups, demonstrating that the combined intervention between CBT and smartphone apps does not provide further improvements in symptoms.
Anderson, K. E., Byrne, C. E., Crosby, R. D., and Le Grange, D. 2017 Utilizing Telehealth to deliver family-based treatment for adolescent anorexia nervosa. USA Clinical trial 10 BMI
EDE
BDI
RSE
MINI-kid
6 months The percentage of mBMI improved significantly from basaline to the end of treatment, and from baseline to FU, with medium-large effect sizes. Reduction in secondary symptoms (depression).
Jacobi, C., Hütter, K., Völker, U., Möbius, K., Richter, R., Trockel, M., Jones Bell, M., Lock, J., & Taylor, C. B. 2018 Efficacy of a Parent-Based, Indicated Prevention for Anorexia Nervosa: Randomized Controlled Trial Germany Randomized controlled trial 66 Families with high risk’s daughters for AN. WCS
EDI-2
MPS-F
EDE
PMI
6 months
12 months
The girls in the intervention group gained significantly more weight, although the size of the effect falls within the medium-small range. Parental participation in prevention intervention was very low
Yaffa S.
Adi E
Itai P.
Marit J.
Doron G.
Daniel S.
2021 Treatment of eating disorders in
adolescents during the COVID-19 pandemic: a case series
Israel Case report 4 patients with ED NO The use of multidisciplinary interurban
telemedicine treatment resulted in an improvement in the condition in three of the four adolescents
living in well-organized families, only one teenager showed no improvement.
Wood M., M.S.H.P MD., White K., M.P.H MD., Peebles R., Pickel MD J., Alausa M., Mehringer J., Dowshen N., M.S.H.P. MD. 2020 Outcomes of a Rapid Adolescent Telehealth Scale-Up During the
COVID-19 Pandemic
USA Clinica Trial 392 No In 331 unique
patients, with an 82% appointment completion rate. Video visits were conducted for eating disorders
(39%), contraception/menstrual disorders (22%), gender-affirming care (17%), general
adolescent medicine (15%), HIV treatment (6%), and substance abuse (1%).