| Webb et al. 38 (2022/England) |
To explore clinicians’ perspectives and experience of supporting adults with severe anorexia nervosa in intensive treatment settings and the opportunities and challenges associated with these |
Semi-structured interviews; Thematic content analysis |
21 |
6 consultant psychiatrist, 3 occupational therapist, 1 clinical service manager, 2 nurse specialist, 2 nurse therapist, 1 dietician, 2 counselling psychologist, 1 mental health nurse, 2 assistant psychologist, 1 day unit manager Years of experience: 1 to 10+ |
| Kanakam 39 (2021/England) |
To explore therapists’ perspectives on how ethnic minority females diagnosed with eating disorders access specialist eating disorder services and what are the therapists’ experiences of working with ethnic minority females diagnosed with eating disorders in these services |
Semi-structured interviews; Thematic analysis and critical realist epistemology |
11 |
10 clinical/counselling psychologists; 1 family therapist Years of experience: 2.5 to 16 |
| McDonald et al. 40 (2021/England) |
To examine the face validity of Khalsa et al. recovery criteria with service users and eating disorder therapists |
Semi-structured interviews; Thematic content analysis |
8 |
NHS adult eating disorder service and one charitable adult eating disorder service Years of experience: not specified |
| Webb & Schmidt 41 (2021/England) |
To explore the clinicians’ perspective of the barriers and facilitators to supporting students with eating disorders transitioning to university |
Semi-structured interviews; Thematic content analysis |
12 |
6 clinical psychologist, 1 clinical service manager, 1 counselling psychologist, 1 mental health nurse, 1 occupational therapist, 1 consultant psychiatrist, 1 clinical nurse specialist 90.8% female Years of experience: not specified |
| Wu & Chen 42 (2021/Taiwan) |
To explore nurses’ perceptions on and experiences in conflict situations in caring for adolescents with anorexia nervosa |
Semi-structured interviews; Thematic content analysis |
10 |
Nurses form a general pediatric ward 100% female Years of experience: 2 to 14 |
| Farrington et al. 43 (2020/Ireland) |
To explore mental health nursing students’ experiences of working with adolescents who are receiving inpatient treatment for an eating disorder |
In-deep interviews; Schematic content analysis |
4 |
Final-year student mental health nurses 100% remale Years of experience: < 1 to 1 |
| Davidson et al. 44 (2019/Australia) |
To explore the considerations that influence the medical decisions of physicians when treating patients with eating disorders in the acute setting |
Semi-structured interviews; Qualitative content analysis |
10 |
3 consultants doctors, 2 registrars, 1 resident, 4 interns Years of experience: < 1 to 16 |
| Dimitropoulos et al. 45 (2019/Canada) |
To identify how FBT practitioners applied FBT for atypical anorexia nervosa for adolescents in their clinical practice, and if there were any implementation challenges and adaptations to the model for this population |
Semi-structured interviews; Qualitative content analysis |
23 |
FBT practitioners in public and private practice Years of experience: 1 to 16 |
| Holmes 46 (2018/England) |
To explore health professional views on the role of sociocultural perspectives in eating disorder treatment, with a particular focus on cultural constructions of femininity |
Semi-structured interviews; Thematic discourse analysis |
12 |
3 therapists and counsellors, 2 psychologists, 1 psychiatrist, 1 nurse, 1 occupational therapist, 4 supportive health professionals 90.8% female Years of experience: not specified |
| Kinnaird et al. 47 (2018/England) |
To explore clinicians’ views on whether men have gender-specific treatment needs, and how far these needs require treatment adaptations |
In-deep interviews; Framework analysis |
10 |
Clinicians currently working within the outpatient and day-care teams treating adults with eating disorders 100% female Years of experience: 3 (minimum) |
| Watt & Dickens 48 (2018/Australia) |
To explore mental health clinicians perspectives on community mealtime management with children and adolescents diagnosed with an eating disorder |
Interviews with open-ended questions; Thematic content analysis |
6 |
1 consultant psychiatrist, 1 clinical nurse specialist, 1 nurse therapist, 2 staff nurses, 1 support worker Years of experience: 2 to 15 |
| Wehrens & Walters 49 (2018/The Netherlands) |
To investigate the experiences of patients and professionals about the ability of health-care professionals to understand the lived experiences of their patients |
Imitation game; Focus groups; Thematic content analysis |
6 |
Therapists from a center with outpatient treatment for eating disorders 90% female Years of experience: 12 to 25 |
| Harken et al. 50 (2017/United States) |
To describe the perceptions of inpatient pediatric hospitalist physicians, registered nurses, and care assistants at a tertiary pediatric hospital regarding caring for children with eating disorders who are hospitalized for medical stabilization |
Semi-structured interviews; Thematic content analysis |
20 |
Pediatric hospitalist physicians, registered nurses, and care assistants 85% female Years of experience: < 1 to 7+ |
| Kinnaird et al. 51 (2017/England) |
To explore the experiences of clinicians working with comorbid anorexia nervosa and autism spectrum disorder |
Semi-structured interviews; Qualitative content analysis |
9 |
Nurse therapists, cognitive behavioral therapists, a cognitive analytical therapist, a psychotherapist, a dietician, an occupational therapist 100% female Years of experience: 3 (minimum) |
| Cruzat et al. 52 (2013/Spain) |
To describe the aspects identified as facilitators in order to achieve a positive therapeutic alliance from the perspective of anorexic patients and their positive therapeutic alliance from the perspective of anorexic patients and their therapists |
Relational-descriptive study; In-deep interview; Grounded theory |
2 |
Therapists of two patients diagnosed with anorexia nervosa Years of experience: not specified |
| Dimitropoulos et al. 53 (2013/Canada) |
To identify how FBT practitioners applied FBT for atypical anorexia nervosa for adolescents in their clinical practice, and if there were any implementation challenges and adaptations to the model for this population |
Fundamental qualitative description; Semi-structured interview; Thematic content analysis |
23 |
Practitioners of family-based treatment with adolescents with atypical anorexia nervosa Years of experience: 3 to 19 |
| Hunt & Churchill 54 (2013/England) |
To identify general practitioners’ understandings and experiences of diagnosing and managing patients with anorexia in primary care |
Case-based focus groups; Linguistic and discourse analysis |
12 |
General practitioners 50% female Years of experience: mean of 12.8 |
| Dimitropoulos et al. 55 (2012/Canada) |
To conduct qualitative research on the perspectives of service providers regarding the transition process from pediatric to adult specialized eating disorder tertiary care programs |
Focus groups; Qualitative interviews; Grounded theory |
18 |
Occupational therapists, social workers, pediatricians specializing in adolescent medicine, dieticians, nurses, social workers, psychiatrist, transition worker, front-line nurses Years of experience: 2 to 28 |
| Reid et al. 56 (2010/Scotland) |
To examine healthcare professional’s perspectives of eating disorder’s patients and services |
Semi-structured interviews; Thematic content analysis |
18 |
Psychiatrist, psychologist occupational therapist, general practitioner, dietician, dietician manager, endocrinologist Years of experience: not specified |
Perceptions of health professionals in providing care for people with anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa: a systematic review and meta-synthesis of qualitative studies
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