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Symposia

Eating Disorders

Bytes for Bites: Innovations in Digital Eating Disorder Interventions

1 - (SYM 60) Development and Usability Testing of an Online Platform for Provider Training and Implementation of CBT Guided Self-help for Eating Disorders

Saturday, November 16, 2024
8:30 AM – 9:30 AM EST
Location: Grand Ballroom E, Level 5, Downtown Marriott
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Most individuals with eating disorders (EDs) do not receive evidence-based treatment, and traditional methods of training providers have limited accessibility and sustainability. Online platforms can provide training in an accessible format and support ongoing treatment use. Using a user-centered design process, we developed a novel “all-in-one” online platform for disseminating training for providers in cognitive-behavioral therapy guided self-help (CBTgsh) and supporting its implementation. We conducted two cycles of supervised and unsupervised usability testing with providers without prior training in CBTgsh and adult patients with EDs. The platform hosted patient-facing self-help content and self-monitoring functionality and therapist-facing training modules, session checklists, and abilities to view patient self-monitoring data. In Cycle 1, providers (n=4) and adults with EDs (n=4) completed a 30-minute testing session to test platform functionality. Clinician and patient usability of the platform was assessed via the System Usability Scale (SUS; 0-100), the Usefulness, Satisfaction, and Ease of Use questionnaire (USE; 19-133), and semi-structured qualitative interviews. In Cycle 2, providers (n=5) recruited their patients with EDs (n=5), received training in CBTgsh using the online platform, and subsequently used the platform to deliver CBTgsh to their patients over 3 weeks. Provider and patient usability was again assessed. In Cycle 1, providers (mean SUS=83.1±12.6; mean USE=111.5±15.2) and patients (mean SUS =86.3±18; mean USE = 124.5 ± 9.3) reported good usability of the platform. In Cycle 2, following use of the platform for 3 weeks in treatment, providers (mean SUS =77.5±10.2; mean USE=98.8±25.1) and patients (mean SUS=66.0±15.9; mean USE=71.0±27.6) again reported above average usability. This presentation will detail the process of developing the online platform in collaboration with an industry partner using user-centered design and rolling out the platform in community mental health settings. We will also discuss usability data, including qualitative data from providers and patients that are currently being analyzed using thematic analysis.