Culinary Art Therapy Group for Adults With Eating Disorders.

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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The study will assess the influence of culinary art therapy group (a new therapeutic tool) for adults with eating disorders. It will assess changes in thinking patterns and behavioural patterns associated with food and eating.

Official Title
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Culinary Art Therapy Group for Adults With Eating Disorders: Assessment of Influence on Thinking, Patterns and Behaviour Related to Food.

Conditions
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Eating Disorders, Behavior, Eating, Relationship, Family, Cognitive Change

Intervention / Treatment
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* Other: Culinary art therapy


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: A diagnosis of eating disorder Body Mass Index (BMI) > 15 Exclusion Criteria: No active participation in three group sessions Refusal to take an active part in the sessions

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 18 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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No

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Design Details

Primary Purpose: Treatment
Allocation: Non-Randomized
Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Interventional Model Description: Quasi-Experimental Study
Masking: None (Open Label)


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Experimental: Culinary Art Therapy Group<br>Patients with eating disorders that will participate in a weekly session of culinary art therapy group. | Other: Culinary art therapy<br>* Culinary art therapy is a novel approach which broadly perceives food and cooking as enabling participants to explore needs, patterns and relationships and facilitate therapeutic processes.<br>|
| No Intervention: No Culinary Art Therapy Intervention<br>Patients with eating disorders that are not scheduled to come to the outpatients ward on the day of intervention. | |

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Eating Attitudes Test (EAT-26) | This is a screening measure to help determine whether a person might have an eating disorder that needs professional attention. This screening measure is not designed to make a diagnosis of an eating disorder or take the place of a professional consultation. | 3 months | 
| Eating & Meal Preparation Skills Questionnaire (EMPSA) | The EMPSA is a 12-item self-report assessment tool designed to measure eating disordered clients' perceived ability and motivation to perform 12 eating and meal preparation tasks. | 3 months | 
| Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSES) | The Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSES) assesses global self-esteem and sense of self-worthiness. | 3 months | 

Secondary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Assessment of Communication and Interaction Skills (ACIS) | The ACIS is an observational assessment that gathers data on communication and interaction skills. Three domains, physicality, information exchange, and relations, are used to describe different aspects of communication and interaction. The ACIS gathers data on skill as it is exhibited during performance in an occupational form and/or within a social group. | 3 months | 
| Individual semi-structured interview | Interviews aimed to allow each participant to relate to his or her own experience in a more independent and possibly safer setting. | 3 months |