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ArticleItalian journal of pediatrics2023

The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on eating disorders risk and symptoms: a retrospective study.

Elisabetta Straface, Isabella Tarissi De Jacobis, Teresa Capriati, Italo Pretelli, Annalisa Grandin, Cristina Mascolo, Rosa Vona, Lucrezia Gambardella, Camilla Cittadini, Alberto Villani and 1 more

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Article in Italian journal of pediatrics, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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11 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Elisabetta Straface *Center for Gender-Specific Medicine, Biomarkers Unit, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Viale Regina Elena 299, Rome, 00161, Italy. elisabetta.straface@iss.it.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0784-9077
Isabella Tarissi De Jacobis *Emergency Acceptance and General Pediatric Department, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, IRCCS, Piazza di Sant'Onofrio 4, Rome, 00165, Italy. isabella.tarissi@opbg.net.
Teresa CapriatiGastroenterology and Nutritional Rehabilitation, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, IRCCS, Piazza di Sant'Onofrio 4, Rome, 00165, Italy.
Italo PretelliAnorexia and Eating Disorder Unit, Child and Adolescent Psichiatry Unit, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, IRCCS, Piazza di Sant'Onofrio 4, Rome, 00165, Italy.
Annalisa GrandinEmergency Acceptance and General Pediatric Department, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, IRCCS, Piazza di Sant'Onofrio 4, Rome, 00165, Italy.
Cristina MascoloPediatric Academic Department, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Via Cracovia 50, Rome, 00133, Italy.
Rosa VonaCenter for Gender-Specific Medicine, Biomarkers Unit, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Viale Regina Elena 299, Rome, 00161, Italy.
Lucrezia GambardellaCenter for Gender-Specific Medicine, Biomarkers Unit, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Viale Regina Elena 299, Rome, 00161, Italy.
Camilla CittadiniCenter for Gender-Specific Medicine, Biomarkers Unit, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Viale Regina Elena 299, Rome, 00161, Italy.
Alberto Villani *Emergency Acceptance and General Pediatric Department, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, IRCCS, Piazza di Sant'Onofrio 4, Rome, 00165, Italy.
Maria Rosaria Marchili *Emergency Acceptance and General Pediatric Department, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, IRCCS, Piazza di Sant'Onofrio 4, Rome, 00165, Italy.
Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital · ITIstituto Superiore di Sanità · ITUniversity of Rome Tor Vergata · IT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundSocial 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.

methodsIn 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.

resultsWe 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.

conclusionsOur 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.

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COVID-19Feeding and Eating DisordersAdolescentAdolescent HealthChildFemaleHumansMalePandemicsRetrospective StudiesComorbidityCovid-19Eating disordersPandemic

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