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ComPASSION: A Screening Tool for Type 1 Diabetes and Disordered Eating (T1DE)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 August 2024

Benjamin Major ,
Helen Partridge ,
Sebastian Zaidman ,
Eveleigh Nicholson  and
Carla Figueiredo
Benjamin Major*
Affiliation:
Dorset Healthcare, Bournemouth, United Kingdom
Helen Partridge
Affiliation:
University Hospitals Dorset, Bournemouth, United Kingdom
Sebastian Zaidman
Affiliation:
Dorset Healthcare, Bournemouth, United Kingdom
Eveleigh Nicholson
Affiliation:
Portsmouth Hospital University, Portsmouth, United Kingdom
Carla Figueiredo
Affiliation:
Dorset Healthcare, Bournemouth, United Kingdom
*
*Presenting author.
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Abstract

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Aims

Background: In 2018, NHS England funded a one-year project of a combined approach for physical and mental health services to support those with type 1 diabetes and eating disorders – ComPASSION Project. Part of this project looked to develop a questionnaire screening tool to improve early recognition of those at risk of T1DE.

Aims: To assess the effectiveness of an adapted questionnaire in identifying patients at risk of T1DE in a routine diabetes clinic. To this end, we focussed on two main aspects:

  1. 1. Discussion around weight and body image – patient discussion topic.

  2. 2. Diabetes distress score.

Methods

Data from a modified questionnaire was collected retrospectively from diabetes clinics across two hospital sites July 2019–March 2020 with a total study size of 300 patients. Questionnaire responses from those with T1DE were compared with those without.

Results

The questionnaire screening tool is an effective screening tool identifying Type 1 diabetic patients at risk of disordered eating. Patients with T1DE were more likely to raise concerns regarding weight and/or body image. Diabetes distress scores were significantly greater in T1DE patients.

Conclusion

Healthcare professionals should be alert to patients with Type 1 diabetes at risk of disordered eating. Early identification of patients with T1DE is possible when using patient discussion topics and assessing the diabetes distress score. Further studies are needed to assess the effectiveness of this questionnaire screening tool on a larger population.

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1 Research
Information
BJPsych Open , Volume 10 , Supplement S1: Abstracts from the RCPsych International Congress 2024, 17–20 June , June 2024 , pp. S60
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Copyright © The Author(s), 2024. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of Royal College of Psychiatrists

Footnotes

Abstracts were reviewed by the RCPsych Academic Faculty rather than by the standard BJPsych Open peer review process and should not be quoted as peer-reviewed by BJPsych Open in any subsequent publication.

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