The impact of open versus closed weighing on rate of weight gain and length of stay among inpatients with anorexia nervosa. Academic Article uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • Anorexia nervosa (AN) is a serious illness associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Few data exist to guide practice regarding sharing daily weight information (open weighing) or withholding it (closed weighing) from patients. We investigated the effect of open versus closed weighing on weight-related outcomes among inpatients with AN. Data were collected during a 4-month period when 43 patients were not told their daily weight, and a consecutive 4-month period when 41 patients were told their weights during rounds. There was no significant difference in mean overall weight change (3.6 ± 2.7 kg vs. 3.5 ± 2.5 kg), hospital duration (14.3 ± 10.0 vs. 14.2 ± 7.6 days), or rate of weight gain (0.26 ± 0.11 vs. 0.25 ± 0.13 kg) between groups. It is possible that one weighing procedure may not be preferable with respect to certain clinical outcomes for inpatients with AN, suggesting there may be multiple ways to navigate the discussion of weight progress in weight restoration programs.

publication date

  • June 7, 2022

Research

keywords

  • Anorexia Nervosa

Identity

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 85131574798

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1080/10640266.2022.2086721

PubMed ID

  • 35671248

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 31

issue

  • 2