Eating disorder hospitalizations among children and youth in Canada from 2010 to 2022: a population-based surveillance study using administrative data

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Toigo, Stephanie [1 ]
Katzman, Debra K. [2 ,3 ]
Vyver, Ellie [4 ,5 ]
Mcfaull, Steven R. [1 ]
Iynkkaran, Ithayavani [1 ]
Thompson, Wendy [1 ]
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[1] Publ Hlth Agcy Canada, Ctr Surveillance & Appl Res, 785 Carling Ave, Ottawa, ON K1A 0K9, Canada
[2] Hosp Sick Children, Div Adolescent Med, Dept Pediat, Toronto, ON, Canada
[3] Univ Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
[4] Alberta Childrens Prov Gen Hosp, Dept Pediat, Sect Adolescent Med, Calgary, AB, Canada
[5] Univ Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
关键词
ANOREXIA-NERVOSA; COVID-19; PREVALENCE; MORTALITY; PEOPLE; RATES; SEX; AGE;
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10.1186/s40337-023-00957-y
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B849 [应用心理学];
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040203 ;
摘要
BackgroundEating disorders (EDs) are severe mental illnesses associated with significant morbidity and mortality. EDs are more prevalent among females and adolescents. Limited research has investigated Canadian trends of ED hospitalizations prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, however during the pandemic, rates of ED hospitalizations have increased. This study examined rates of ED hospitalizations among children and youth in Canada from 2010 to 2022, by sex, age, province/territory, length of stay, discharge disposition and ED diagnosis.MethodsCases of ED hospitalizations among children and youth, ages 5 to 17 years, were identified using available ICD-10 codes in the Discharge Abstract Database from the 2010/11 to 2022/23 fiscal years. The EDs examined in this study were anorexia nervosa (F50.0), atypical anorexia nervosa (F50.1), bulimia nervosa (F50.2), other EDs (F50.3, F50.8) and unspecified EDs (F50.9). Both cases of total and first-time ED hospitalizations were examined. Descriptive statistics and trend analyses were performed.ResultsBetween 2010/11 and 2022/23, 18,740 children and youth were hospitalized for an ED, 65.9% of which were first-time hospitalizations. The most frequent diagnosis was anorexia nervosa (51.3%). Females had significantly higher rates of ED hospitalization compared to males (66.7/100,000 vs. 5.9/100,000). Youth had significantly higher rates compared to children. The average age of ED hospitalization was 14.7 years. Rates of ED hospitalizations were relatively stable pre-pandemic, however during the pandemic (2020-2021), rates increased.InterpretationRates of pediatric ED hospitalizations in Canada increased significantly during the pandemic, suggesting that there may have been limited access to alternative care for EDs or that ED cases became more severe and required hospitalization. This emphasizes the need for continued surveillance to monitor how rates of ED hospitalizations evolve post-pandemic. Eating disorders disproportionally affect children and youth, however, literature investigating long-term trends of eating disorder hospitalizations among children and youth in Canada is limited. We conducted a retrospective surveillance study, examining eating disorder hospitalizations among children and youth in Canada, from 2010 to 2022, by sex, age group, geography and eating disorder diagnosis. More than half of eating disorder hospitalizations examined during our study period were first-time hospitalizations. The most common eating disorder diagnoses were anorexia nervosa, followed by unspecified eating disorders. Youth had higher rates of eating disorders compared to younger children and females had higher rates compared to males. In Canada, rates of pediatric eating disorder hospitalizations increased during the pandemic. These results emphasize the need for continued surveillance to monitor how ED hospitalizations evolve post-pandemic, as well as prioritizing early intervention and treatment to help reduce the number of children and youth requiring hospitalization.
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