A Questionnaire Survey of the Type of Support Required by Yogo Teachers to Effectively Manage Students Suspected of Having an Eating Disorder. Issue 1 (December 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Seike, Kaoru; Hanazawa, Hisashi; Ohtani, Toshiyuki; Takamiya, Shizuo; Sakuta, Ryoichi; Nakazato, Michiko
• Is Part Of: BioPsychoSocial medicine. Volume 10:Issue 1(2016)
• Page Start: 1
• Page End: 10
• Publication Date: 2016-12
• Subjects: Eating disorder -- Yogo teacher -- Surveillance -- Support -- DSM-5; Medicine, Psychosomatic -- Periodicals; Mind and body -- Periodicals; Holistic medicine -- Periodicals; Medicine and psychology -- Periodicals; Social medicine -- Periodicals; Psychophysiologic Disorders -- Periodicals; 616.08
• DOI: 10.1186/s13030-016-0065-5
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1751-0759

Abstract

Abstract Background Many studies have focused on the decreasing age of onset of eating disorders (EDs). Because school-age children with EDs are likely to suffer worse physical effects than adults, early detection and appropriate support are important. The cooperation ofYogo teachers is essential in helping these students to find appropriate care. To assistYogo teachers, it is helpful to clarify the encounter rates (the proportion ofYogo teachers who have encountered ED students) and kinds of requested support (whichYogo teachers felt necessary to support ED students). There are no studies that have surveyed the prevalence rates of ED children by ED type as defined by the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th edition (DSM-5), nor were we able to find any quantitative study surveying the kinds of supportYogo teachers feel helpful to support ED students. Methods A questionnaire survey was administered to 655Yogo teachers working at elementary/junior high/senior high/special needs schools in Chiba Prefecture. The questionnaire asked if the respondents had encountered students with each of the ED types described in DSM-5 (anorexia nervosa (AN), bulimia nervosa (BN), binge eating disorder (BED), avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID), and other types of EDs (Others)), and the kinds of support they felt necessary to support these students. The encounter rates and the kinds of requested were obtained and compared, taking their confidence intervals into consideration. Results The encounter rates for AN, BN, BED, ARFID, and Others were 48.4, 14.0, 8.4, 10.7, and 4.6 %, respectively. When classified by school type, AN, BN, BED, and ARFID had their highest encounter rates in senior high schools. Special needs schools had the highest rate for Others. The support most required for all ED types was "a list of medical/consultation institutions." Conclusions Our results have clarified how to supportYogo teachers in the early detection and support of ED students. We found that the encounter rate of AN was the highest, and that it is effective to offer "a list of medical/consultation institutions" to junior and senior high schools where the encounter rates for AN are high.