Implementation of a Positive Technology Application in Patients With Eating Disorders: A Pilot Randomized Control Trial
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Implementation of a Positive Technology Application in Patients With Eating Disorders: A Pilot Randomized Control TrialAutoría
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2018-06Editor
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ENRIQUE, Ángel; BRETÓN-LÓPEZ, Juana; MOLINARI, Guadalupe; ROCA, Pablo; LLORCA, Ginés; GUILLÉN BOTELLA, Verónica; FERNÁNDEZ ARANDA, Fernando; BAÑOS RIVERA, Rosa María; BOTELLA, Cristina (2018). Implementation of a Positive Technology Application in Patients With Eating Disorders: A Pilot Randomized Control Trial. Frontiers in Psychology, v. 9Tipo de documento
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Background:
Positive psychological interventions (PPIs) have been suggested to
produce benefits in patients with eating disorders (ED) by improving well-being, which
might act as a buffer of the harmful ... [+]
Background:
Positive psychological interventions (PPIs) have been suggested to
produce benefits in patients with eating disorders (ED) by improving well-being, which
might act as a buffer of the harmful effects caused by the disorder. Best Possible Self
(BPS) is a PPI which consists of writing and envisioning a future where everything has
turned out in the best possible way. In this regard, positive technology (PT) can be of
considerable benefit as it allows to implement specific PPIs that have already shown
efficacy.
Objective:
This study tested the preliminary efficacy of the BPS exercise implemented
through a PT application and carried out for 1 month, in improving positive functioning
measures, compared to a control condition, in patients with ED. Follow-up effects were
also explored at 1 and 3 months later.
Methods:
This is a pilot randomized controlled trial, with two experimental conditions.
Participants were 54 outpatients, who were receiving ongoing specialized treatment in
ED services. 29 participants were randomly allocated to the BPS intervention and 25
to the control exercise. The sample was composed mostly by females and the mean
age was 27 years. In the intervention group, participants had to write about their BPS.
In the control group participants had to write about their daily activities. The exercise
was conducted through the Book of Life, which is a PT application that allows users to
add multimedia materials to the written content. Measures of future expectations, affect,
dispositional optimism, hope and self-efficacy were assessed at different time frames.
Results:
Findings showed that all participants improved over time and there were no
statistically significant differences between conditions on the specific measures. These
effects were not influenced by prior levels of ED severity. Within-group effect sizes
indicate a greater benefit for the participants in the BPS condition, compared to the
control condition, on nearly all the measures.
Conclusion:
Results indicated that PT produced modest improvements in patients with
EDs that are receiving current treatment for ED. More empirical attention is needed to
explore the potential benefits of PPIs as supporting tools in the prevention and treatment
of EDs.
Trial registration:
clinicaltrails.gov Identifier: NCT03003910, retrospectively registered
December 27, 2016. [-]
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Frontiers in Psychology (2018), v. 9Proyecto de investigación
1) Red de Excelencia (PSI2014-56303-REDT) PROMOSAM: Research in processes, mechanisms, and psychological treatments for mental health promotion from the Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad (2014); 2) Universitat Jaume I (PREDOC/2012/51), and CIBER: CIBER Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y Nutrición is an initiative of ISCIII.Derechos de acceso
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