Eating attitudes in a population of patients with eating disorders compared to healthy population

Iako je unatrag nekoliko godina u Hrvatskoj napravljen veliki pomak u prepoznavanju, edukaciji pa i prevenciji poremećaja hranjenja, postoje još mnogi problemi i ciljevi koje treba razriješiti kako bi se uspješnije i sistematičnije liječili ovi poremećaji. S obzirom na dileme i neusuglašenost oko dijagnostičkih kriterija ovih poremećaja i na to da je postotak izlječenja bolji što se ranije krene u liječenje, potrebna su daljnja istraživanja koja bi pripomogla pri lakšem uspostavljanju dijagnoze i boljem postotku izlječenja. U ovom istraživanju je sudjelovalo 14 pacijenata oboljelih od poremećaja hranjenja i 14 ispitanika kontrolne skupine. Tijekom istraživanja provodio se Upitnik “Navika hranjenja“ (EAT-26) u cilju da se utvrde razlike u stavovima o prehrani i prehrambenom ponašanju između osoba oboljelih od poremećaja hranjenja i ispitanika kontrolne skupine. Statističkom analizom dobivenih rezultata pokazala se značajna razlika u stavovima o prehrani između pacijenata oboljelih od poremećaja hranjenja i ispitanika kontrolne skupine.Although in the past few years in Croatia there has been a great progress in identification and even prevention of eating disorders, there are still many problems and goals that need to be resolved in order to successfully and systematically treat these disorders. Given the dilemmas and inconsistency about the diagnostic criteria of these disorders, and that the cure rate is better the earlier the start of treatment, further research is needed in order to establish the diagnosis easier and reach better percentage of recovery. This study included 14 patients suffering from eating disorders and 14 subjects in control group. During the research, the “Eating Attitudes Test”(EAT-26)” was conducted in order to establish the differences in eating attitudes and eating behavior among people affected by eating disorders and subjects in control group. Statistical analysis of the results demonstrated significant differences in eating attitudes among patients with eating disorders and subjects in control group