Translating evidence-based treatment for digital health delivery: a protocol for family-based treatment for anorexia nervosa using telemedicine.

Journal of eating disorders, 8(1), 1-12.

Authors: Hambleton, A., Le Grange, D., Miskovic-Wheatley, J., Touyz, S., Cunich, M., & Maguire, S. (2020).

Family-based treatment (FBT) is an efficacious outpatient intervention for young people diagnosed with Anorexia Nervosa (AN). To date, treatment to protocol has relied on standard face-to-face delivery. Face-to-face therapy is subject to geographic, temporal and human factors, rendering it particularly susceptible to inequities and disruption. This has resulted in poorer service provision for rural and regional families, and recently a significant challenge to providing face-to-face services during the COVID-19 global pandemic. The present study examines whether FBT for AN can be successfully translated to a digital delivery platform to address these access issues.

Key Topics: Prevention, early intervention, early identification, do no harm, treatment, equity of access