John Massie
Markedly elevated neonatal immunoreactive trypsinogen levels in the absence of cystic fibrosis gene mutations is not an indication for further testing
Royal Children's Hospital
h3backgroundh3 eating disorders eds comprise significant portion mental health morbidity young people yet underdetection major problem identify tackle barriers service engagement health promotion initiatives require concrete information eds viewed adolescents study sought explore young peoples ed literacy attitudes towards people eds h3methodsh3 ethical approval granted st john god research ethics committee 260 schools across ireland invited participate 63 schools agreed recruit students survey could completed either online paper participants randomly allocated view one five vignettes depicting young person symptoms consistent anorexia nervosa bulimia nervosa bn binge eating disorder bed depression type 1 diabetes participants asked identify illness described also indicated beliefs regarding illness duration level personal control illness likely causes illness targets personal characteristics differences vignette conditions explored spss via chisquare tests categorical variables analyses variance post hoc bonferronicorrected comparisons continuous variables met necessary statistical conditions h3resultsh3 290 students completed survey participants aged 1519 imi 1676 isdi 089 attended range school types singlesexmixedsex publicprivate 51 female six participants affected ed 624 knew someone ed however responses vignettes showed poor recognition symptoms eds comparison depression ii 4 2i83 36125 ip lt 0i001 small minorities encountered 204 bn 125 bed 0 vignettes correctly named illness described analysis attitude variables showed three eds seen significantly longer duration depression ifi4267 6208 ip lt 0i001 three eds rated individuallycaused either depression t1 diabetes ifi4269 1853 ip lt 0i001 participants believed bed target significantly personal control disorder depression t1 diabetes targets ifi4264 356 ip 0i008 three ed targets ascribed significantly less positive personality traits t1 diabetes target ifi4255 1291 ip lt 0i001 h3conclusionh3 results indicate need greater public education regarding symptoms eds young people identify seek help problematic eating peers health promotion initiatives also address stigmatising blaming attitudes eds inhibit detection treatment particularly perception eds selfinflicted