Emotional Overeating in Obesity v.1.0

• Research type

  Research Study

• Full title

  The Lived Experience of Emotional Eating: An Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis among patients attending a Tier 3 Obesity Service.

• IRAS ID

  259320

• Contact name

  Victoria Norton

• Contact email

  vicki.norton@city.ac.uk

• Sponsor organisation

  City, University of London

• Duration of Study in the UK

  1 years, 4 months, 30 days

• Research summary

  A qualitative study looking at the experiences of 'emotional eating' among patients referred to a Tier 3 Obesity Service who are waiting to begin group therapy. Six participants will be interviewed via semi-structured open interviewing. Recordings of interviews will be transcribed and transcripts analysed using Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis.

• REC name

  South East Scotland REC 02

• REC reference

  19/SS/0078

• Date of REC Opinion

  26 Jul 2019

• REC opinion

  Further Information Favourable Opinion