Article ; Online: Risk and resilience factors for specific and general psychopathology worsening in people with Eating Disorders during COVID-19 pandemic: a retrospective Italian multicentre study.
Eating and weight disorders : EWD
2021 Volume 26, Issue 8, Page(s) 2443–2452
Abstract: ... of COVID-19 pandemic filled in an online survey. ED specific and general psychopathology changes after ... in this population. We aimed to assess which factors contributed to COVID-19-induced worsening in both general and ... Purpose: The COVID-19 pandemic restrictions had negative impact on the psychopathology of people ...
| Abstract | Purpose: The COVID-19 pandemic restrictions had negative impact on the psychopathology of people with Eating Disorders (EDs). Factors involved in the vulnerability to stressful events have been under-investigated in this population. We aimed to assess which factors contributed to COVID-19-induced worsening in both general and specific psychopathology. Methods: Three-hundred and twelve people with a clinically defined diagnosis of an ED and undergoing a specialist ED treatment in different Italian ED services before the spreading of COVID-19 pandemic filled in an online survey. ED specific and general psychopathology changes after COVID-19 quarantine were retrospectively evaluated. Factors related to COVID-19 concerns (financial condition, fear of contagion, perceived social isolation/support, satisfaction in peer, family or sentimental relationships), illness duration and treatment-related variables (type of treatment provided, type of access to care, satisfaction with therapeutic relationships) were included as predicting factors in a structural equational model, which included latent variables consisting of general and ED psychopathology items as outcomes. Results: A perceived low quality of therapeutic relationships, fear of contagion and increased isolation were positively associated with psychopathology worsening. Reduced satisfaction with family and with friends' relationships and reduced perceived social support were associated with ED and general symptoms deterioration, respectively. No significant effect emerged for intimate relationships, illness duration, economic condition and type of treatment. Conclusions: This study provides a comprehensive evaluation of clinical variables associated with psychopathological changes during the COVID-19 lockdown period highlighting potential risk and resilience factors and, possibly, informing treatment as well as prevention strategies for EDs. Level of evidence iv: Evidence obtained from multiple time series analysis such as case studies. |
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| MeSH term(s) | COVID-19 ; Communicable Disease Control ; Feeding and Eating Disorders ; Humans ; Italy ; Pandemics ; Retrospective Studies ; SARS-CoV-2 | |||||
| Language | English | |||||
| Publishing date | 2021-01-10 | |||||
| Publishing country | Germany | |||||
| Document type | Journal Article ; Multicenter Study | |||||
| ZDB-ID | 2038625-4 | |||||
| ISSN | 1590-1262 ; 1124-4909 | |||||
| ISSN (online) | 1590-1262 | |||||
| ISSN | 1124-4909 | |||||
| DOI | 10.1007/s40519-020-01097-x | |||||
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