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1172 Surge of eating disorder cases among adolescents during the COVID-19 pandemic in a tertiary adolescent medicine unit in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Archives of disease in childhood, 2022-08, Vol.107 (Suppl 2), p.A520-A520 [Peer Reviewed Journal]

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  • Title:
    1172 Surge of eating disorder cases among adolescents during the COVID-19 pandemic in a tertiary adolescent medicine unit in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • Author: Bin Bali Mahomed, Nizam Malik ; Marimuthu, Sheila
  • Subjects: Abstracts ; Adolescents ; Anorexia ; Anorexia nervosa ; Coronaviruses ; COVID-19 ; Eating disorders ; Medicine ; Pandemics ; Pediatrics ; Teenagers
  • Is Part Of: Archives of disease in childhood, 2022-08, Vol.107 (Suppl 2), p.A520-A520
  • Description: AimsTo describe the trend of eating disorder cases in the Adolescent Medicine Unit, Hospital Tunku Azizah (Women And Children Hospital) Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia before and during Covid-19 pandemic.MethodsRetrospective review of outpatient and inpatient records of patients with eating disorder at the Adolescent Medicine Unit, Hospital Tunku Azizah (Women And Children Hospital), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia for a three-year period ( 2019- 2021 ).ResultsThere was a three-fold increase in the number of new eating disorder cases in this tertiary centre during the Covid-19 pandemic and also during the enforcement of Movement Control Order (MCO) by the Government of Malaysia. Majority of the eating disorder cases were Anorexia Nervosa.ConclusionThe Covid-19 pandemic has resulted in a significant increase in the number of new eating disorder cases among adolescents in one tertiary Adolescent Medicine Unit in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Several key factors that may have contributed to this trend were identified.
  • Publisher: London: BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health
  • Language: English
  • Identifier: ISSN: 0003-9888
    EISSN: 1468-2044
    DOI: 10.1136/archdischild-2022-rcpch.837
  • Source: AUTh Library subscriptions: ProQuest Central
    Alma/SFX Local Collection
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