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Improving mealtimes for patients and staff within an eating disorder unit: understanding of the problem and first intervention during the pandemic-an initial report.

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Abstract
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Mealtimes occur six times a day on eating disorder (ED) inpatient units and are a mainstay of treatment for EDs. However, these are often distressing and anxiety provoking times for patients and staff. A product of patients' distress is an increase in ED behaviours specific to mealtimes. The aim of this quality improvement project was to decrease the number of ED behaviours at mealtimes in the dining room through the implementation of initiatives identified through diagnostic work.

Year of Publication
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2021
Journal
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BMJ open quality
Volume
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10
Issue
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2
URL
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https://bmjopenquality.bmj.com/lookup/pmidlookup?view=long&pmid=33820758
DOI
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10.1136/bmjoq-2021-001366
Short Title
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BMJ Open Qual
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