Quality of Life Across the Anorexia Nervosa Spectrum: A Comparative Study of Current, Weight-Restored, and Healthy Individuals

IF 4.3 2区医学 Q1 NUTRITION & DIETETICS

International Journal of Eating Disorders Pub Date : 2025-07-18 DOI:10.1002/eat.24506

Stephanie Miles, Erica Neill, Andrea Phillipou

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Abstract

Background

Anorexia nervosa (AN) is a serious mental illness that can greatly impact quality of life (QoL). While research suggests that health-related QoL is poor in current AN, limited studies have examined QoL in those recovering from AN. This study aimed to investigate health-related QoL in people with current AN, those weight-restored from AN, and healthy controls (HCs).

Methods

Participants were 15 women with current AN, 12 weight-restored women, and 15 HC women. Health-related QoL was assessed using the Assessment of Quality of Life (AQoL-8D). Group differences were analyzed using analyses of variance with a priori contrasts.

Results

The current AN group scored significantly lower than the weight-restored AN and HC groups on the AQoL-8D subscales of independent living, mental health, happiness, relationships, and self-worth. The weight-restored AN group scored equivalently to HCs in QoL. No group differences were found for the pain subscale.

Discussion

Findings highlight the substantial impact of AN on QoL and the potential for QoL to improve with recovery, which could motivate treatment engagement.

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神经性厌食症谱的生活质量：当前、体重恢复和健康个体的比较研究。

背景：神经性厌食症（Anorexia neurovosa， AN）是严重影响生活质量的精神疾病。虽然研究表明，与健康相关的生活质量在当前AN中很差，但有限的研究已经检查了从AN中恢复的患者的生活质量。本研究旨在调查当前AN患者、AN后体重恢复者和健康对照组（hc）与健康相关的生活质量。方法：参与者为15名目前患有AN的女性，12名体重恢复的女性和15名HC女性。使用生活质量评估（aql - 8d）评估与健康相关的生活质量。组间差异分析采用方差分析和先验对比。结果：目前AN组在独立生活、心理健康、幸福感、人际关系、自我价值感的aql - 8d分量表得分显著低于体重恢复AN组和HC组。体重恢复的AN组的生活质量评分与hc相当。疼痛量表组间无差异。讨论：研究结果强调了AN对生活质量的重大影响，以及生活质量随康复而改善的潜力，这可能会激励治疗参与。

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来源期刊

International Journal of Eating Disorders 医学-精神病学

CiteScore

10.00

自引率

12.70%

发文量

204

审稿时长

4-8 weeks

期刊介绍： Articles featured in the journal describe state-of-the-art scientific research on theory, methodology, etiology, clinical practice, and policy related to eating disorders, as well as contributions that facilitate scholarly critique and discussion of science and practice in the field. Theoretical and empirical work on obesity or healthy eating falls within the journal’s scope inasmuch as it facilitates the advancement of efforts to describe and understand, prevent, or treat eating disorders. IJED welcomes submissions from all regions of the world and representing all levels of inquiry (including basic science, clinical trials, implementation research, and dissemination studies), and across a full range of scientific methods, disciplines, and approaches.