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Area of Science:

  • Digital health interventions
  • Eating disorder treatment
  • Psychopathology research

Background:

  • Digital interventions are increasingly vital for addressing the treatment gap in eating disorders.
  • Evidence for digital formats is expanding across diverse populations and therapeutic approaches.
  • A comprehensive synthesis is needed to clarify current evidence on digital treatment delivery.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the effectiveness of digital interventions for eating disorders.
  • To assess impacts on core and transdiagnostic symptom outcomes.
  • To examine both acute and longer-term treatment phases.

Main Methods:

  • Searched MEDLINE, PsycINFO, Web of Science, and Scopus for relevant randomized clinical trials (RCTs).
  • Included RCTs evaluating digital interventions for threshold or subthreshold eating disorders.
  • Conducted meta-analyses using random-effects models to calculate effect sizes.

Main Results:

  • 36 trials showed digital interventions significantly improved eating disorder psychopathology and binge eating.
  • Benefits were observed for symptom-specific and comorbid mental health outcomes.
  • Sustained improvements were noted at follow-up, particularly for specific populations like bulimia nervosa and binge-eating disorder.

Conclusions:

  • Digital interventions demonstrate consistent and durable benefits for eating disorder symptom outcomes.
  • These findings underscore the potential of digital health to broaden access to evidence-based care.
  • Results can inform future clinical implementation strategies for digital eating disorder treatments.