The financial and social impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on youth with eating disorders, their families, clinicians and the mental health system: a mixed methods cost analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic has had an adverse impact on children, youth, and families with eating disorders (EDs). The COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated pre-existing personal and financial costs to youth, caregivers, and health professionals accessing or delivering ED services. The objectives of this mixed methods study were to (1) understand the indirect, direct medical and non-medical costs reported by youth, caregivers, and clinicians; (2) understand how the COVID-19 pandemic may have impacted these costs, and (3) explore implications of these costs with regards to barriers and resources to inform future decisions for the ED system of care.

Methods

Youth (aged 16-25 years) with lived/living experience, primary caregivers, clinicians, and decision-makers wer

SUBMITTER: Obeid N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10979568 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature