Envisioning an improved research strategy for detecting moderators/mediators in intervention studies: A commentary on McClure et al.
Int J Eat Disord
; 57(5): 1138-1140, 2024 May.
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ABSTRACT
The goal of moderator/mediator research in treatment evaluation is to provide guidance to clinicians to choose the best treatment for each patient with a disorder (moderators), and to advise on its optimal protocol or implementation (mediators) personalized/precision medicine. McClure et al. report a systematic review of studies addressing moderators/mediators of the treatment effect of digital interventions for eating disorders, finding no robust moderators or mediators. They attribute this failure to methodological problems, an assessment with which I concur. The focus of this discussion is to clarify which methodological approaches are not likely to be successful, and to envision a research strategy encompassing both hypothesis-generating (exploratory) and hypothesis-testing approaches likely to produce better results not only for eating disorders, but also for all medical treatments.
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Assunto principal:
Projetos de Pesquisa
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Transtornos da Alimentação e da Ingestão de Alimentos
Tipo de estudo:
Guideline
Limite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Int J Eat Disord
Ano de publicação:
2024
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Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos