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Quality of life in anorexia nervosa patients – a review study

Ida Zasada1,2, Krzysztof M. Wilczyński1,2, Anna Żmijowska1,2, Małgorzata Janas-Kozik1,2

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Psychiatr Psychol Klin 2018, 18 (2), p. 212–216
DOI: 10.15557/PiPK.2018.0026
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Introduction: An eating disorder is a disease entity characterised by an inadequate or excessive eating pattern or anxiety over one’s appearance. One of its possible forms is anorexia nervosa. Apart from the mental symptoms related to the distorted perception of one’s own body, the hallmark of the condition is the presence of serious somatic complications caused by extreme weight loss. As the affected individuals rarely seek medical help despite an objective decline in overall functioning, it seems worthwhile investigating how they subjectively assess their own quality of life. Aim: To conduct a comprehensive review of studies investigating the quality of life of anorexia nervosa patients. Method: MEDLINE/PubMed, Cochrane Library and Google Scholar electronic repositories were searched for relevant studies in Polish and English published over the past 5 years (2013–2018), selected according to the use in titles and abstracts of the following keywords: “anorexia nervosa,” “eating disorders,” “quality of life”, “QoL” in Polish and English. The repositories were searched independently by each of the authors, and the selected publications were compared to exclude any duplicates. The review covered a total of 25 publications, out of which 13 were analysed in detail as best matches for this study. Conclusions: The reviewed studies demonstrated a deteriorated quality of life in patients suffering from anorexia nervosa. Patients who receive treatment may improve their quality of life, which, however, even in the case of remission has been found to remain lower than in the general population.

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anorexia nervosa, eating disorders, quality of life