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. 2024 May 15;14(5):1425-1436.
doi: 10.3390/ejihpe14050094.

Quality of Life and Clinical Impairment in Spanish Adolescent Anorexia Nervosa Patients

Marie-Carmen Neipp  1 , Álvaro Ruiz  2 , Javier Manchón  2 , Eva León-Zarceño  2 , María José Quiles  2 , Yolanda Quiles  2
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Quality of Life and Clinical Impairment in Spanish Adolescent Anorexia Nervosa Patients

Marie-Carmen Neipp et al. Eur J Investig Health Psychol Educ. .

Abstract

Eating disorders have serious physical, mental and social consequences that can affect the quality of life of the sufferer. This study aimed to evaluate the relationship between the severity of ED-related psychopathology and clinical impairment in adolescents with anorexia nervosa (AN) as well as their perception of health-related quality of life. Eighty-six Spanish young women with AN completed a set of questionnaires assessing eating disorder pathology, clinical impairment, and quality of life. The set included the following instruments: the Eating Disorder Examination Questionnaire, Clinical Impairment Assessment, Short Form-12 Item Health Survey, and the Eating Disorder-Specific Heath-Related Quality of Life instrument. Descriptive and regression analyses were applied to identify associations between variables. Higher scores on clinical impairment domains were associated with greater impairment of mental and physical health. Moreover, clinical impairment domains and concerns due to ED were related to a lower quality of life. In conclusion, adolescents with AN have a poor quality of life. Moreover, the findings suggest that the clinical features of impairment may serve as severity indicators of quality of life.

Keywords: adolescents; clinical impairment; eating disorder behaviors; quality of life.

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