COVID-19 and eating disorders during confinement: Analysis of factors associated with resilience and aggravation of symptoms.
Eur Eat Disord Rev
; 28(6): 855-863, 2020 11.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-995936
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
To assess the level of deterioration in functioning of ED patients during confinement, due to COVID-19, and examine potential contributing factors (coping strategies, anxiety-depressive symptomatology and personality traits).METHODS:
A total of 74 ED patients in treatment before the COVID-19 outbreak, contributed to this study. Baseline pre-treatment evaluation included the SCL-90R, TCI-R, EDI-2 and Y-FAS 2.0 questionnaires for general psychopathology, personality and ED severity indexes. ED symptoms, coping strategies, socio-demographic data and COVID-19 concerns were collected by clinicians through a semi-structured telephone survey during lockdown.RESULTS:
A deterioration in ED symptoms and general psychopathology (anxiety and depression), during lockdown, was associated with low self-directedness. Higher ED symptomatology during confinement was associated with less-adaptive coping strategies to deal with lockdown situation leading to an increase in weight.CONCLUSIONS:
These specific vulnerability factors to further confinement or stressful situations may help design personalized preventive and therapeutic approaches.Keywords
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Feeding and Eating Disorders
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Quarantine
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Experimental Studies
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Qualitative research
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Randomized controlled trials
Limits:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Country/Region as subject:
Europa
Language:
English
Journal:
Eur Eat Disord Rev
Journal subject:
Nutritional Sciences
Year:
2020
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Erv.2771
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