Exploring the Experiences of Individuals Impacted by Eating Disorder Symptoms with a Virtual Support Program: A Canadian Qualitative Study

With the number of eating disorders rising during the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada, Body Brave launched the Recovery Support Program as an online platform for individuals (ages 17 and up) experiencing eating disorder symptoms to access support. In this program, clients are offered check-ins, recovery sessions, and resources using a stepped-care model. In addition to various numerical report about the success of the project, a deeper exploration of how clients are liking it and if their needs are being met is still needed. For this, our project aims to interview a range of individual who have accessed the Recovery Support Program since its launch about their perceptions and experiences of the platform. With this knowledge, Body Brave can improve the program so that it can better meet the needs of its client base and relieve some of the strain being experienced by the Canadian healthcare system.

Faculty Supervisor:

Jennifer Couturier

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Partner:

Body Brave;Mental Health Research Canada

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Other services (except public administration); Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

McMaster University

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