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Correlates of health related quality of life in anorexia nervosa
Author(s) -
Weigel Angelika,
König HansHelmut,
Gumz Antje,
Löwe Bernd,
Brettschneider Christian
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
international journal of eating disorders
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.785
H-Index - 138
eISSN - 1098-108X
pISSN - 0276-3478
DOI - 10.1002/eat.22512
Subject(s) - anorexia nervosa , comorbidity , psychopathology , body mass index , quality of life (healthcare) , visual analogue scale , anxiety , psychology , medicine , binge eating disorder , cross sectional study , patient health questionnaire , depression (economics) , psychiatry , eating disorders , clinical psychology , bulimia nervosa , physical therapy , depressive symptoms , psychotherapist , macroeconomics , pathology , economics
Objective We examined the association between disorder specific factors, comorbidity and health related quality of life (HRQoL) in anorexia nervosa (AN). Method HRQoL was assessed using the EuroQol‐5D visual analog scale (EQ‐VAS) in this cross‐sectional study. Three regression models were estimated to determine the association between AN subtype (restrictive vs. binge/purge), duration of the eating disorder (ED), age (adolescents vs. adults), ED pathology (EDE‐Q), Body Mass Index (BMI), depressive symptoms (PHQ‐9), somatic complaints (PHQ‐15), anxiety (GAD‐7) and EQ‐VAS. Results The sample comprised 218 female AN patients (mean age = 23.3 years [SD = 8.2]; mean EQ‐VAS score = 53.4 [SD = 21.4]). A lower BMI, higher levels of depressive symptoms, and somatic complaints were significantly associated with lower EQ‐VAS scores. Discussion Findings of the present study suggest that BMI and comorbidity might be more relevant to HRQoL impairments in AN than age, diagnostic subtype, duration of the ED or current psychopathology. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. (Int J Eat Disord 2016; 49:630–634)