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HSE National Clinical Programme for Eating Disorders in Ireland: COVID‐19 pandemic and eating disorder care in a new national eating disorder service by David JO Driscoll; Rhona Jennings; Michelle Clifford; Caroline Maher; Marie Corbett; Sarah Wade; Deirdre Dunne; Ciara Collins; Sara McDevitt is a Psychology article available to read on EtoBox.
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Background: The COVID-19 pandemic experience was different in each country (e.g., prevalence, societal restrictions). There is limited data on eating disorder (ED) diagnosis and service activity trends within Ireland. The aim of this study is to describe the ED referral and hospitalization trends during COVID-19 in Ireland.Method: Monthly data (2019-2021) from three regional community ED services (two-child and one-adult) were collected. National psychiatric and medical hospitalization data were analyzed. A descriptive and trend analysis was performed.Results: There was a trend of referrals to community ED services during the COVID-19 pandemic for children (p < .0001) and adults (p = .0019). Albeit the increase in child referrals was evident at an earlier point before adult referrals. There was a trend of a diagnosis for children and adults of anorexia nervosa (p < .0001; p = .0257) and other-specified-feeding-or-eating-disorder (OSFED) respectively (p = .0037; p = .0458). There was no trend in psychiatric co-morbidity. There was a trend of child (p = .0003) not adult (n = 0.1669) psychiatric hospitalization. There was a trend of medical hospitalization for child and adult combined
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- Author
- David JO Driscoll; Rhona Jennings; Michelle Clifford; Caroline Maher; Marie Corbett; Sarah Wade; Deirdre Dunne; Ciara Collins; Sara McDevitt
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2023
- Language
- EN
- Field
- Psychology (Social Sciences)