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A mindfulness intervention effectively reduced eating disorder risk factors in adolescent girls when delivered by trained facilitators. Task-shifted delivery showed no significant effects, highlighting the need for improved training for broader accessibility.

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  • Clinical Psychology
  • Public Health
  • Adolescent Mental Health

Background:

  • Eating disorders have severe long-term health consequences and low treatment-seeking rates.
  • Mindfulness-based interventions show promise in eating disorder treatment but lack evaluation for prevention.
  • Adolescent females are a key demographic for eating disorder prevention efforts.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To assess the feasibility, acceptability, and efficacy of a novel mindfulness-based intervention for eating disorder risk reduction in adolescent females.
  • To compare outcomes under optimal (trained facilitator) and task-shifted (non-expert facilitator) delivery conditions.

Main Methods:

  • A school-based cluster randomized controlled trial involving 19 classes of adolescent girls (N=347).
  • Interventions included a three-session mindfulness-based program, a dissonance-based program, or usual care control.
  • A subset (N=156) with expert facilitation served as a proxy for optimal conditions.

Main Results:

  • Optimal facilitation of the mindfulness intervention led to significant reductions in weight/shape concerns, dietary restraint, thin-ideal internalization, eating disorder symptoms, and psychosocial impairment at 6-month follow-up.
  • The dissonance-based intervention significantly reduced socio-cultural pressures.
  • Task-shifted facilitation yielded no significant intervention effects; moderate acceptability was reported for both interventions.

Conclusions:

  • Mindfulness-based interventions show potential for preventing eating disorders in adolescent females, particularly when delivered by trained facilitators.
  • Further research is needed to enhance intervention impact, acceptability, and effectiveness in task-shifted delivery models.
  • Optimizing delivery by non-expert providers is crucial for widespread implementation.