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Eating disorders and excessive physical activity
Hrubá, Jitka ; Holanová, Petra (advisor) ; Papežová, Hana (referee)
1 Abstract Introduction: Eating disorders are a serious disease the incidence of which is rising in the population. The most serious are anorexia and bulimia nervosa. These diseases are often accompanied by excessive physical activity, which is used to reduce weight and simultaneously as a compensatory mechanism for dissatisfaction with one's own body. The persistent presence of excessive exercise is often a common cause of relapse of the eating disorders. The treatment must be comprehensive and time consuming. Target: The main aim of the study was to map the incidence and nature of excessive physical activity in female patients with a diagnosis of anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa. To determine whether it affects the weight gain of underweight patients and whether there are differences in the frequency or nature of excessive exercise among patients attending a day hospital and patients hospitalized in the ward. Methodology: The research group includes 50 female patients of the Centre for Eating Disorders at the General University Hospital in Prague (Všeobecná fakultní nemocnice v Praze). The patients were diagnosed with anorexia nervosa or bulimia nervosa and were older than 18 years. All filled in an EED19 questionnaire at the beginning of the treatment, were weighed, measured, and their body mass...

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