Table 2 Perceived change in eating disorder/mental health concerns due to COVID-19 and concern of eating disorder worsening due to triggering environment
From: COVID-19 and eating disorder and mental health concerns in patients with eating disorders
| n (%) | p-value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall (N = 89) |
Concern of eating disorder worsening due to triggering environment | |||
| Yes (n = 56) | No (n = 33) | |||
| Change in motivation to recover from ED | < 0.001 | |||
| Decreased | 26 (29%) | 24 (43%) | 2 (6%) | |
| No effect | 40 (45%) | 17 (30%) | 23 (70%) | |
| Increased | 23 (26%) | 15 (27%) | 8 (24%) | |
| Change in feelings of depression | 0.03 | |||
| Decreased | 4 (5%) | 1 (2%) | 3 (9%) | |
| No effect | 20 (22%) | 9 (17%) | 11 (33%) | |
| Increased | 65 (73%) | 46 (82%) | 19 (58%) | |
| Change in feelings of anxiety | 0.23 | |||
| Decreased | 2 (2%) | 1 (2%) | 1 (3%) | |
| No effect | 19 (21%) | 9 (16%) | 10 (30%) | |
| Increased | 68 (77%) | 46 (82%) | 22 (67%) | |
| Change in feelings of isolation | 0.71 | |||
| Decreased | 2 (2%) | 1 (2%) | 1 (3%) | |
| No effect | 16 (18%) | 9 (16%) | 7 (21%) | |
| Increased | 71 (80%) | 46 (82%) | 25 (76%) | |
| Change in intrusive ED thoughts | <0.001 | |||
| Decreased | 6 (7%) | 2 (4%) | 4 (12%) | |
| No effect | 17 (19%) | 2 (4%) | 15 (45%) | |
| Increased | 66 (74%) | 52 (93%) | 14 (42%) | |