Abstract
Quality of life in eating disorder patients. The aim of this study has been to obtain direct information from eating disorder patients and their relatives and clinicians about how the disease affect on different aspects of their life. Four focus groups with eating disorder patients, two with relatives and one with specialised professionals were run. The patients groups were structured according to two criteria: diagnosis (Anorexia and Bulimia Nervosa) and time of evolution of the disease. Patients, relatives and clinicians agreed that the social and family relationships and the mood state were the most affected aspects, together with physical health, nutrition, studies and work. This qualitative technique, used for first time with this population in this study, is a useful tool in order to get information on the affectation about the quality of life on eating disorder patients.
