Psychological distress and associated factors of the primary caregivers of offspring with eating disorder during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic
Plain English summary The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a global pandemic and posed serious challenges in many countries. This study aimed to investigate the psychological distress level of the primary caregivers of eating disorder (ED) offspring during the COVID-19 pandemic, and to explore...
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| author | Lei Zhang Meng Ting Wu Lei Guo Zhuo Ying Zhu Su Fang Peng Wei Li Han Chen Juan Fan Jue Chen |
| author_facet | Lei Zhang Meng Ting Wu Lei Guo Zhuo Ying Zhu Su Fang Peng Wei Li Han Chen Juan Fan Jue Chen |
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| description | Plain English summary The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a global pandemic and posed serious challenges in many countries. This study aimed to investigate the psychological distress level of the primary caregivers of eating disorder (ED) offspring during the COVID-19 pandemic, and to explore potential influencing factors. From March 6 to April 20, 2020, 378 questionnaires for primary caregivers of ED offspring and 1163 questionnaires for primary caregivers of healthy offspring were collected through an online crowdsourcing platform in mainland China. All primary caregivers were evaluated for depression, anxiety, perceived stress and social support. 315 primary caregivers of ED offspring and 315 matched primary caregivers of healthy offspring were included in the statistical analysis. We compared the primary caregivers of ED offspring with the primary caregivers of healthy offspring for depression, anxiety, perceived stress and social support. We found that primary caregivers of ED offspring experienced more psychological distress than that of primary caregivers of healthy offspring. ED caregivers with high perceived stress may have higher levels of depression and anxiety. ED caregivers with high social support, no mental illness and no family conflicts may have lower levels of depression. ED caregivers with high social support, no family conflicts, and high years of education may have lower levels of anxiety. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-6043ddbd712f4d788975ee9a20496fb82023-09-03T04:00:40ZengBMCJournal of Eating Disorders2050-29742021-04-019111310.1186/s40337-021-00405-9Psychological distress and associated factors of the primary caregivers of offspring with eating disorder during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemicLei Zhang0Meng Ting Wu1Lei Guo2Zhuo Ying Zhu3Su Fang Peng4Wei Li5Han Chen6Juan Fan7Jue Chen8Shanghai Mental Health Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of MedicineShanghai Mental Health Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of MedicineShanghai Mental Health Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of MedicineShanghai Mental Health Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of MedicineShanghai Mental Health Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of MedicineShanghai Mental Health Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of MedicineShanghai Mental Health Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of MedicineShanghai Mental Health Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of MedicineShanghai Mental Health Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of MedicinePlain English summary The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a global pandemic and posed serious challenges in many countries. This study aimed to investigate the psychological distress level of the primary caregivers of eating disorder (ED) offspring during the COVID-19 pandemic, and to explore potential influencing factors. From March 6 to April 20, 2020, 378 questionnaires for primary caregivers of ED offspring and 1163 questionnaires for primary caregivers of healthy offspring were collected through an online crowdsourcing platform in mainland China. All primary caregivers were evaluated for depression, anxiety, perceived stress and social support. 315 primary caregivers of ED offspring and 315 matched primary caregivers of healthy offspring were included in the statistical analysis. We compared the primary caregivers of ED offspring with the primary caregivers of healthy offspring for depression, anxiety, perceived stress and social support. We found that primary caregivers of ED offspring experienced more psychological distress than that of primary caregivers of healthy offspring. ED caregivers with high perceived stress may have higher levels of depression and anxiety. ED caregivers with high social support, no mental illness and no family conflicts may have lower levels of depression. ED caregivers with high social support, no family conflicts, and high years of education may have lower levels of anxiety.https://doi.org/10.1186/s40337-021-00405-9COVID-19Eating disorderPrimary caregiversDepressionAnxietyPerceived stress |
| spellingShingle | Lei Zhang Meng Ting Wu Lei Guo Zhuo Ying Zhu Su Fang Peng Wei Li Han Chen Juan Fan Jue Chen Psychological distress and associated factors of the primary caregivers of offspring with eating disorder during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic Journal of Eating Disorders COVID-19 Eating disorder Primary caregivers Depression Anxiety Perceived stress |
| title | Psychological distress and associated factors of the primary caregivers of offspring with eating disorder during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic |
| title_full | Psychological distress and associated factors of the primary caregivers of offspring with eating disorder during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic |
| title_fullStr | Psychological distress and associated factors of the primary caregivers of offspring with eating disorder during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic |
| title_full_unstemmed | Psychological distress and associated factors of the primary caregivers of offspring with eating disorder during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic |
| title_short | Psychological distress and associated factors of the primary caregivers of offspring with eating disorder during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic |
| title_sort | psychological distress and associated factors of the primary caregivers of offspring with eating disorder during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic |
| topic | COVID-19 Eating disorder Primary caregivers Depression Anxiety Perceived stress |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s40337-021-00405-9 |
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