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SynthesisEating and weight disorders : EWD2025

Impact of eating disorders on paid or unpaid work participation and performance: a systematic review.

Simrat Ubhi, Ali Bani-Fatemi, Aaron Howe, Fatima Safi, Anna Aniserowicz, Behdin Nowrouzi-Kia

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Synthesis in Eating and weight disorders : EWD, 2025. 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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3 · Its place in the literature

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Simrat UbhiReSTORE Lab, Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, 160-500 University Avenue, Toronto, ON, M5G 1V7, Canada.
Ali Bani-FatemiReSTORE Lab, Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, 160-500 University Avenue, Toronto, ON, M5G 1V7, Canada.
Aaron HoweReSTORE Lab, Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, 160-500 University Avenue, Toronto, ON, M5G 1V7, Canada.
Fatima SafiReSTORE Lab, Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, 160-500 University Avenue, Toronto, ON, M5G 1V7, Canada.
Anna AniserowiczReSTORE Lab, Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, 160-500 University Avenue, Toronto, ON, M5G 1V7, Canada.
Behdin Nowrouzi-KiaReSTORE Lab, Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, 160-500 University Avenue, Toronto, ON, M5G 1V7, Canada. behdin.nowrouzi.kia@utoronto.ca.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5586-4282

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveEating disorders (EDs), including binge eating disorders (BEDs), bulimia nervosa (BN) and anorexia nervosa (AN), can inflict adverse effects on well-being, daily functioning, and workplace performance, presenting significant occupational, social, and economic challenges. This systematic review seeks to explore the relationship between ED symptomatologies and their impacts on work performance.

methodsThis systematic review adhered to The Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses. Formal methods of critical appraisal for both qualitative and quantitative studies were utilized. Six studies were included.

resultsParticipants across all studies (n = 20,367) exhibited heightened levels of presenteeism, absenteeism, work productivity impairment, and higher annual burden costs compared to their non-ED counterparts.

conclusionImpaired decision-making, cognitive inflexibility, and poor executive functioning significantly impact work participation and performance, underscoring the need for workplace policies that reduce stigma and stress, and calls for further research into how environmental factors and interventions affect ED recovery. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Level I, systematic review.

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EmploymentFeeding and Eating DisordersWork PerformanceAbsenteeismEfficiencyHumansPresenteeismWorkplaceAnorexia nervosaBinge eating disorderBulimia nervosaEating disordersWork performance

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PMID40804183
PMCPMC12350497

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