Publications by authors named "N Delsedime"
Article Synopsis
- The study examines the effectiveness of oral nutrition versus enteral nutrition (using a Nasogastric Tube) in treating hospitalized patients with Anorexia Nervosa (AN) to understand their impact on Body Mass Index (BMI) and treatment satisfaction.
- Research shows that while enteral nutrition significantly increases BMI in patients with severe AN, it does not affect their overall satisfaction with treatment.
- The study also found no significant differences in personality traits between patients on oral versus enteral refeeding, suggesting that enteral feeding can be an effective option when oral refeeding is insufficient.
Purpose: Anorexia nervosa (AN) is a mental disorder for which hospitalization is frequently needed in case of severe medical and psychiatric consequences. We aim to describe the state-of-the-art inpatient treatment of AN in real-world reports.
Methods: A systematic review of the literature on the major medical databases, spanning from January 2011 to October 2023, was performed, using the keywords: "inpatient", "hospitalization" and "anorexia nervosa".
Article Synopsis
- Individuals with anorexia nervosa often deny their extreme weight loss and may underreport unhealthy eating habits, showing a lapse in insight about their condition.
- The study adapted the Nepean Belief Scale to Italian to assess the strength of these beliefs in patients with anorexia nervosa and their clinical implications.
- Results indicated the adapted scale is reliable and valid, revealing a connection between stronger beliefs and poorer cognitive function, while no significant links were found with age, BMI, or levels of depression.
The study of the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on individuals who attended mental health services is needed to identify the specific vulnerabilities associated to this challenging period. Despite several analyses reporting the worsening of eating disorders symptomatology after the beginning of the pandemic, characterizations of adult inpatients with eating disorders are still lacking. We conducted a retrospective analysis to assess whether adult individuals who underwent hospitalization in a specialized eating disorders unit in the two years after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic differed in clinical presentation, psychopathological measures, and treatment outcomes from inpatients hospitalized in the two years before.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: This study was set up to investigate the reliability, factorial, concurrent, and criterion validity of the Italian version of the 34-item Body Shape Questionnaire (BSQ) and its shorter versions.
Methods: The study included 231 patients diagnosed with an eating disorder and 58 putatively healthy people (comparison sample). The Italian BSQ-34 was administered to participants together with the Hamilton Depression Rating Scale and the Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale.