Effects of COVID-19 lockdown on eating disorders and obesity: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to examine: the pooled prevalence of symptomatic behaviours and mental health deterioration amongst individuals with eating disorders (EDs) and obesity during the COVID-19 confinement. Moreover, we examined changes in EDs and distress before and during the confinement, and the association between psychosocial factors and EDs symptoms.

Method

A systematic search was carried out in biomedical databases from January 2020 to January 2021. Both cross-sectional and longitudinal studies that used quantitative measures of ED symptoms and psychological distress during and after the COVID-19 confinement were included.

Results

A total of 26 studies met inclusion criteria (n = 3399, 85.7% female). The pooled prevalence of s

SUBMITTER: Sideli L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8652707 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature