Pediatric Patients Hospitalized With Eating Disorders in Ontario, Canada, Over Time.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Understanding the evolving characteristics of pediatric patients hospitalized for eating disorders is important to ensure that services and treatments align with patient needs.

Objective

To examine temporal trends in the rates of hospitalizations for pediatric eating disorders by clinical and demographic characteristics in Ontario, Canada, over a 17-year period.

Design, setting, and participants

This population-based, repeated, cross-sectional study used linked health administrative and demographic databases in Ontario, Canada, to identify individuals aged 5 to 17 years hospitalized with eating disorder diagnoses from April 1, 2002, to March 31, 2020. Data analyses were performed from May 2021 to June 2023.

Exposure

Fiscal year (April 1-March 31) of

SUBMITTER: Smith S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10696484 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature