The economic impact of eating disorders in children and youth in Canada: a call to action to improve youth eating disorder research and care

The COVID-19 pandemic has led to an unprecedented rise in rates and symptoms of eating disorders among Canadian youth. To date, there is a lack of national surveillance and costing data in Canada to inform policymakers and healthcare leaders on how to best address the surge in new and existing cases...

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Published in:Journal of eating disorders 2023-05, Vol.11 (1), p.74-74, Article 74
Main Authors: Coelho, Jennifer S, Booij, Linda, Katzman, Debra K, Dimitropoulos, Gina, Obeid, Nicole
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Ambulatory care
Analysis
Australia
Canada
Children
Children & youth
Comment
Coronaviruses
Costs
COVID-19
Eating disorders
Economic aspects
Economic cost analysis
Economic impact
Epidemics
Funding
Health aspects
Health care policy
Health care utilization
Health services utilization
Intervention
Medical care, Cost of
Medical policy
Medical research
Medicine, Experimental
Pandemics
Planning
Public health
Surveillance
Youth
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Summary:The COVID-19 pandemic has led to an unprecedented rise in rates and symptoms of eating disorders among Canadian youth. To date, there is a lack of national surveillance and costing data in Canada to inform policymakers and healthcare leaders on how to best address the surge in new and existing cases. This has resulted in the Canadian healthcare system being unprepared to adequately respond to the increased needs. Therefore, clinicians, researchers, policymakers, decision-makers, and community organizations across Canada are collaborating to compare pre-and post-pandemic costing data from national and province-level healthcare systems in an effort to address this gap. Results from this economic cost analysis will be an important first step in informing and guiding policy on possible adaptations to services to better fulfill the needs of youth with eating disorders in Canada. We highlight how gaps in surveillance and costing data can impact the field of eating disorders in an international context.
ISSN:2050-2974
2050-2974
DOI:10.1186/s40337-023-00794-z