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Meal Support Therapy Reduces the Use of Nasogastric Feeding for Adolescents Hospitalized With Anorexia Nervosa 

Authors: Jennifer Couturier a; Adeel Mahmood b
Affiliations:   a Department of Psychiatry & Behavioural Neurosciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
b Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
DOI: 10.1080/10640260902991236
Publication Frequency: 5 issues per year
Published in: journal Eating Disorders, Volume 17, Issue 4 July 2009 , pages 327 - 332
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Abstract

The objective of this study was to assess the impact of meal support therapy on the use of nasogastric feeding for adolescent patients hospitalized with Anorexia Nervosa. Charts of 21 adolescents (mean age 15.1 ± 1.9 years) were reviewed. The incidence of nasogastric feeding was substantially reduced after the implementation of meal support therapy (67% versus 11% [p < .02]). No differences in length of stay, change in weight, or readmission rates were observed. Meal support therapy significantly reduces the use of nasogastric feeding on inpatient units treating children and adolescents with Anorexia Nervosa.
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