BACKGROUND: In @entity1 with @entity1278 ( @entity1278 ), there is evidence that readiness to change is an important predictor of outcome with respect to @entity1017 and improvement in @entity1277 psychopathology. In particular, young @entity1 are characterized by a low level of motivation for recovery and perceive more coercion at hospitalization. Thus, a better understanding of the variables that influence readiness to change and perception of the admission process in adolescent @entity1278 may help to support @entity1 in initiating change and staying motivated for treatment. METHODS: In 40 adolescent @entity1 diagnosed with @entity1278 according to DSM-IV criteria, we assessed in a prospective clinical cohort study the motivation to change using the Anorexia Nervosa Stages of Change Questionnaire (ANSOCQ) at admission to inpatient treatment, in week 9 after admission and at discharge. Additional variables were assessed, including @entity308 (Beck Depression Inventory, BDI), @entity1277 -specific psychopathology ( @entity1277 Inventory, EDI-2), body mass index (BMI) and the percentage of expected body weight (%EBW). The @entity1 ' perceptions of the admission process and their perceived need for hospitalization were assessed using a self-report scale developed by Guarda et al. (2007). RESULTS: Younger @entity1 perceived more coercion than older @entity1 did. Low %EBW and more severe @entity1277 -specific psychopathology were associated with a greater perceived need for hospitalization. Moreover, low %EBW at admission and a longer duration of illness were accompanied by a greater motivation to change at admission, whereas more severe @entity1277 psychopathology was associated with a low motivation to change. The motivation to change increased significantly between admission and discharge. @entity1 with a greater motivation to change at admission exhibited a higher weekly @entity1017 during treatment but did not show better outcome in @entity1277 -specific psychopathology and @entity308 . CONCLUSIONS: Motivation to change is an important predictor of short-term outcome with respect to @entity1017 trajectory during treatment of adolescent @entity1278 . As @entity1 with a higher BMI at admission and those with more severe @entity1277 -specific symptoms seem to be less motivated to change, the crucial issue of motivation to change should be addressed with these @entity1 during the therapeutic process.

Motivation to change and perceptions of the admission process with respect to outcome in XXXX .

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['Patients', 'patients'] @entity308 :: ('MESH:D003866', 'Disease') :: ['depressive symptoms', 'depression'] @entity1278 :: ('MESH:D000856', 'Disease') :: ['anorexia nervosa', 'AN'] @entity1017 :: ('MESH:D015430', 'Disease') :: ['weight gain'] @entity1277 :: ('MESH:D001068', 'Disease') :: ['Eating Disorder', 'eating disorder']
@entity1278 :: (MESH:D000856,Disease) :: ['adolescent anorexia nervosa']
