The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on eating disorders risk and symptoms: a retrospective study.
Ital J Pediatr
; 49(1): 50, 2023 Apr 26.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-2304240
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Social distancing and quarantine imposed by the authority during the COVID-19 pandemic caused restrictions, which had a negative impact on eating behavior, especially among adolescents. We proposed a retrospective study aimed to evaluate the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on eating disorders risk and symptoms.METHODS:
In this study, a group of 127 pediatric patients (117 females and 10 males) with eating disorders admitted to the Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital of Rome (Italy), in the period between August 2019 and April 2021, was analyzed. All patient data were collected from patients' electronic medical records.RESULTS:
We found that 80.3% of patients were at the onset of eating disorders and that 26% of patients had familiarity for psychotic disorders. Often these patients had comorbidities and alterations in blood parameters such as leukocytopenia, neutropenia, hypovitaminosis and hormonal problems that could affect their future.CONCLUSIONS:
Our findings could provide a framework for developing clinical and educational interventions to mitigate the short- and long-term negative impact of the pandemic on adolescent future health.Keywords
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Feeding and Eating Disorders
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Experimental Studies
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
Topics:
Long Covid
Limits:
Adolescent
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Child
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
Ital J Pediatr
Journal subject:
Pediatrics
Year:
2023
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
S13052-023-01443-6
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