OBJECTIVE: To assess the role of measured physical activity (PA) in anorexia nervosa treatment outcome, and to compare the PA of patients with anorexia nervosa with age-matched controls. METHOD: PA was assessed by means of Sense Wear Armband before and after a cognitive-behavioral inpatient treatment in 53 consecutive females with anorexia nervosa, and in 53 healthy age-matched controls. RESULTS: At baseline, patients with anorexia nervosa exhibited a higher duration of moderate-vigorous PA (MVPA≥3 Metabolic Equivalent Tasks (METs)) than controls (t = 2.91; p = .004). Dropouts had higher duration (sec) and expenditure (kcal·day(-1)) of MVPA than completers. At the end of treatment, completers had a higher number of daily steps, MVPA duration, and expenditure than controls. However, PA was not correlated to eating disorder psychopathology either before or after treatment. DISCUSSION: PA is higher in patients with anorexia nervosa than age-matched controls both before and after treatment, and is associated with treatment dropout.

Measured physical activity in anorexia nervosa: Features and treatment outcome / El Ghoch, Marwan; Calugi, Simona; Pellegrini, Massimo; Milanese, Chiara; Busacchi, Marcello; Battistini, Nino Carlo; Bernabè, Jasmine; Dalle Grave, Riccardo. - In: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EATING DISORDERS. - ISSN 0276-3478. - STAMPA. - 46:(2013), pp. 709-712. [10.1002/eat.22140]

Measured physical activity in anorexia nervosa: Features and treatment outcome

PELLEGRINI, Massimo;BATTISTINI, Nino Carlo;
2013

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To assess the role of measured physical activity (PA) in anorexia nervosa treatment outcome, and to compare the PA of patients with anorexia nervosa with age-matched controls. METHOD: PA was assessed by means of Sense Wear Armband before and after a cognitive-behavioral inpatient treatment in 53 consecutive females with anorexia nervosa, and in 53 healthy age-matched controls. RESULTS: At baseline, patients with anorexia nervosa exhibited a higher duration of moderate-vigorous PA (MVPA≥3 Metabolic Equivalent Tasks (METs)) than controls (t = 2.91; p = .004). Dropouts had higher duration (sec) and expenditure (kcal·day(-1)) of MVPA than completers. At the end of treatment, completers had a higher number of daily steps, MVPA duration, and expenditure than controls. However, PA was not correlated to eating disorder psychopathology either before or after treatment. DISCUSSION: PA is higher in patients with anorexia nervosa than age-matched controls both before and after treatment, and is associated with treatment dropout.
2013
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712
Measured physical activity in anorexia nervosa: Features and treatment outcome / El Ghoch, Marwan; Calugi, Simona; Pellegrini, Massimo; Milanese, Chiara; Busacchi, Marcello; Battistini, Nino Carlo; Bernabè, Jasmine; Dalle Grave, Riccardo. - In: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EATING DISORDERS. - ISSN 0276-3478. - STAMPA. - 46:(2013), pp. 709-712. [10.1002/eat.22140]
El Ghoch, Marwan; Calugi, Simona; Pellegrini, Massimo; Milanese, Chiara; Busacchi, Marcello; Battistini, Nino Carlo; Bernabè, Jasmine; Dalle Grave, Riccardo
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