Subgrouping the users of a specialized app for eating disorders.
Subgrouping the users of a specialized app for eating disorders.
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将专门针对饮食失调的应用程序的用户进行分组。
DOI：
10.1080/10640266.2018.1440043
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发表时间：
2018
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影响因子：
3.3
通讯作者：
Lock,JamesD
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作者：
Sadeh-Sharvit,Shiri;Kim,JanePaik;Darcy,AlisonM;Neri,Eric;Vierhile,Molly;Robinson,Athena;Tregarthen,Jenna;Lock,JamesD
虽然用于治疗进食障碍（ED）的移动的技术正在蓬勃发展，但关于使用专门的智能手机应用程序（应用程序）而不伴随传统形式治疗的个人的临床特征的数据有限。本研究评估了艾德应用程序的用户是否聚集在具有临床意义的组中。参与者是1,280名应用程序用户（91.3%为女性;平均年龄27岁），他们报告没有每周接受ED治疗。分层聚类分析区分了五组参与者，所有参与者都接近DSM-5艾德类别。一个集群由具有神经性贪食症特征的非女性、种族多样的用户组成。研究结果表明，应用程序用户类似于已知的患者分类。
Although mobile technologies for eating disorders (EDs) are burgeoning, there is limited data about the clinical characteristics of individuals using specialized smartphone applications (apps) without accompanying traditional forms of treatment. This study evaluated whether the users of an ED app cluster in clinically meaningful groups. Participants were 1,280 app users (91.3% female; mean age 27) who reported not being in a weekly treatment for their ED. A hierarchical cluster analysis distinguished five groups of participants, all approximating DSM-5 ED categories. One cluster comprised of non-female, ethnically diverse users with Bulimia Nervosa features. Findings suggest that app users resemble known patient classifications.