The target group is all patients treated or assessed for an eating disorder in mental health care units in Norway. NorSpis aims to improve treatment quality by:
- documenting several measures, such as treatment outcome and duration
- clarifying if national guidelines for assessment and treatment of eating disorders are followed
- providing treatment units with the possibility to evaluate their own clinical practice
- contributing to increased knowledge about eating disorders
- providing a basis for research
NorSpis contains information from both children and adults. Currently more treatment units for adults register in NorSpis. Data is collected at the beginning and end of each treatment. Information gathered includes symptoms and other treatment measures. At the end of treatment, the patients evaluate the services they have received. Patients deliver new start and end registrations at each treatment unit where they receive treatment. The quality of the data in NorSpis will have to be improved.
Criteria for data access
The data sources have different purposes and are regulated by different laws and regulations. In order to access information from the data sources, what you plan to use the information for must be in accordance with the purpose of the data source.
The types of approvals and documents you must submit to access information depend on what you are applying for, what you are going to use the information for and how you are going to process it. We therefore recommend that you take the time to familiarize yourself with the application guides before starting the application process:
Application guide for anonymous, aggregated data (statistical data)
Application guide for personally identifiable data
Apply for access to data
Contact the data holder for more information on how to access data from the registry.