Athlete-Focused Eating Disorder Treatment Outcomes Across Five Time Points

A study by Eva-Molly Petitto Dunbar, last updated in May 2026, examines the feasibility and effectiveness of specialized programming for athletes in higher levels of eating disorder care. It includes data from 182 adolescent and adult patients who identified as athletes and attended at least four athlete-focused therapy groups. Outcomes tracked include dysfunctional exercise, eating disorder symptoms, impairment, depression, and anxiety across admission, mid-treatment, discharge, and 6- and 12-month follow-ups.

Use Cases

• Evaluating the effectiveness of athlete-focused therapy groups based on changes in dysfunctional exercise symptoms (EPSI)
• Analyzing longitudinal trends in eating disorder psychopathology based on EDE-Q scores across five time points
• Assessing the relationship between clinical impairment (CIA) and mood symptoms (PHQ-9, STAI) in an athlete patient population
• Modeling treatment response trajectories for specialized higher-level care programs

Strengths

• Includes longitudinal data from 182 patients across five assessment time points
• Measures multiple validated clinical outcomes: EPSI, EDE-Q, CIA, PHQ-9, and STAI
• Focuses on a specific, understudied population (athletes in higher levels of eating disorder care)

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• The dataset is very small at 44.5 KB, indicating limited scope

Provenance

Source

Eva-Molly Petitto Dunbar

Collection Method

Clinical study conducted in a naturalistic treatment setting, using linear mixed-effects models on patient outcome data.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-12 05:42:24; freshness should be verified