Program Outcomes

NOTHING IS MORE IMPORTANT than having confidence in the efficacy of your healthcare program. When demonstrating the symptoms of an eating disorder, many potential clients and family members may ask, “Does your program work? Do you have any statistics on the benefits of treatment at Oliver-Pyatt Centers?”

At Oliver-Pyatt Centers, we believe it is of utmost importance to demonstrate the effectiveness of our programs through data collection and research. We ask each of our clients to complete a voluntary survey upon discharge to this effect. Beyond asking clients to report on how satisfied they were with their eating disorder treatment experience, we also believe it is important to demonstrate treatment outcomes beyond weight restoration. Effective treatments must also address the core psychological and behavioral eating disorder symptoms, which have an extensive impact on the lives of our clients and their loved ones.

Our Methodology

In 2018 Monte Nido & Affiliates began a comprehensive research study, approved by an Institutional Review Board, in order to assess treatment outcomes in our Residential, Partial Hospitalization Program (PHP) and Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP) levels of care. These include adults who have received treatment for binge eating disorder, anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, orthorexia nervosa, ARFID, compulsive exercise, and other types of eating disorders. Specifically, the Oliver-Pyatt Centers clients who consent to participate in our research study complete a series of questionnaires upon admission, transfer to a new level of care (stepping up or down), as well as upon discharge from the program.

Oliver-Pyatt Centers Outcomes

To that point, we conducted a study that demonstrated statistically significant weight gain in our clients with Anorexia Nervosa treated in our residential level of care (LOC), with over 90% of them achieving weight restoration by discharge, defined by a body mass index (BMI) greater than 18.0. We conducted another study that examined symptom change in a subset of clients who participated in our residential and / or partial hospitalization program LOC. Importantly, this sample included clients with a diagnosis of Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa, Binge Eating Disorder and other / unspecified eating disorder (OSFED). Our data analysis revealed clinically and statistically significant eating disorder symptom reduction (depression, body dysmorphia, and other disordered eating behaviors) and improved quality of life throughout their treatment program from admission to discharge. 

Additionally, we obtain follow-up data for clients who consent at specified time-points after their discharge. This data provides a snapshot of each client’s distinctive symptom presentation during aftercare on measures of eating disorder symptoms, depression, anxiety, functional impairment, and trauma reactivity. This data also deepens our understanding of the clinical challenges specific to each client and serves as a roadmap for exploration of the factors that may be maintaining the eating disorder.

Our Research Highlights Our Path to Eating Disorder Recovery

This research represents our commitment to guiding clinical teams in developing a shared language for each client’s experience, building engagement, and designing more effective and personalized eating disorder treatment plans. It can lay out for potential clients as well as their friends and family what to expect from Oliver-Pyatt Centers eating disorder treatment programs and foster positive confidence in our outcomes. Please click below to learn more about the efficacy of Oliver-Pyatt Centers and other Monte Nido Affiliate programs.