Anne E. Becker|Adrienne Hadley Arrindell|Alexandra Perloe|Kristen Fay|Ruth H. Striegel?Moore
A qualitative study of perceived social barriers to care for eating disorders: Perspectives from ethnically diverse health care consumers
Massachusetts General Hospital|Harvard Global Health Institute|Harvard University|Massachusetts General Hospital|Massachusetts General Hospital|Massachusetts General Hospital|Pearson (United States)|Tufts University|Wesleyan University
study aim identify describe health consumer perspectives social barriers care eating disorders ethnically diverse samplewe conducted exploratory secondary analysis qualitative data comprising transcripts semistructured interviews past prospective consumers eating disorder treatment n 32 transcripts inputted nvivo 8 coding sorting quantifying thematic content interest within strata defined ethnic minority nonminority participants examined influence key social barriersincluding stigma social stereotypeson perceived impact carethe majority respondents 78 endorsed least one social barrier care eating weight concern perceived stigma shame social stereotypingidentified within social networks among clinicianshad adversely impacted care 59 19 respondents respectivelysocial barriers care eating weight related concerns may prevalent us impact ethnic minority nonminority health care consumers