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The impact of COVID-19 on Black women who binge-eat: a qualitative study

BACKGROUND: Although studies have traced the impact of COVID-19 on those with eating disorders, little is known about the specific impact of the pandemic on Black American women who report disordered eating behaviors and are at risk for eating disorders. Thus, the purpose of this study is to investi...

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Autores principales: Goode, Rachel W., Malian, Hannah, Samuel-Hodge, Carmen, Noem, Taylor, Coan, Danielle, Takgbajouah, Mary, Bahena, Lisette, Bulik, Cynthia M.
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Publicado: Springer International Publishing 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9441135/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36059023
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40519-022-01472-w
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author Goode, Rachel W.
Malian, Hannah
Samuel-Hodge, Carmen
Noem, Taylor
Coan, Danielle
Takgbajouah, Mary
Bahena, Lisette
Bulik, Cynthia M.
author_facet Goode, Rachel W.
Malian, Hannah
Samuel-Hodge, Carmen
Noem, Taylor
Coan, Danielle
Takgbajouah, Mary
Bahena, Lisette
Bulik, Cynthia M.
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description BACKGROUND: Although studies have traced the impact of COVID-19 on those with eating disorders, little is known about the specific impact of the pandemic on Black American women who report disordered eating behaviors and are at risk for eating disorders. Thus, the purpose of this study is to investigate the impact of COVID-19 on Black women who binge-eat. METHODS: We recruited a purposive sample during the first wave of COVID-19 from the southeastern United States. Participants identified as Black women, reported binge-eating episodes in the last 28 days, and agreed to participate in a semi-structured interview. Prior to the interview, participants were administered a socio-demographic survey and the Eating Disorder Examination-Questionnaire. Interviews were transcribed verbatim and analyzed independently using qualitative content analysis and open coding to identify relevant codes and themes. RESULTS: On average, participants (N = 20) were 43.05 ± 16.2 years of age and reported 5.6 ± 5.7 binge-eating episodes in the last 28 days. We identified six themes to describe participants' experiences managing their eating behavior during COVID-19: (1) food as a coping strategy; (2) lack of control around food; (3) increased time in a triggering environment (e.g., being at home with an easy availability of food); (4) lack of structure and routine; (5) challenges with limited food availability; and (6) positive impact of the pandemic. CONCLUSION: In this study, Black women reported challenges managing their eating behavior during COVID-19. Results could inform the development and tailoring of treatments for Black women reporting disordered eating behaviors. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Level V, qualitative interviews.
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spelling pubmed-94411352022-09-06 The impact of COVID-19 on Black women who binge-eat: a qualitative study Goode, Rachel W. Malian, Hannah Samuel-Hodge, Carmen Noem, Taylor Coan, Danielle Takgbajouah, Mary Bahena, Lisette Bulik, Cynthia M. Eat Weight Disord Original Article BACKGROUND: Although studies have traced the impact of COVID-19 on those with eating disorders, little is known about the specific impact of the pandemic on Black American women who report disordered eating behaviors and are at risk for eating disorders. Thus, the purpose of this study is to investigate the impact of COVID-19 on Black women who binge-eat. METHODS: We recruited a purposive sample during the first wave of COVID-19 from the southeastern United States. Participants identified as Black women, reported binge-eating episodes in the last 28 days, and agreed to participate in a semi-structured interview. Prior to the interview, participants were administered a socio-demographic survey and the Eating Disorder Examination-Questionnaire. Interviews were transcribed verbatim and analyzed independently using qualitative content analysis and open coding to identify relevant codes and themes. RESULTS: On average, participants (N = 20) were 43.05 ± 16.2 years of age and reported 5.6 ± 5.7 binge-eating episodes in the last 28 days. We identified six themes to describe participants' experiences managing their eating behavior during COVID-19: (1) food as a coping strategy; (2) lack of control around food; (3) increased time in a triggering environment (e.g., being at home with an easy availability of food); (4) lack of structure and routine; (5) challenges with limited food availability; and (6) positive impact of the pandemic. CONCLUSION: In this study, Black women reported challenges managing their eating behavior during COVID-19. Results could inform the development and tailoring of treatments for Black women reporting disordered eating behaviors. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Level V, qualitative interviews. Springer International Publishing 2022-09-04 2022 /pmc/articles/PMC9441135/ /pubmed/36059023 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40519-022-01472-w Text en © The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2022, Springer Nature or its licensor holds exclusive rights to this article under a publishing agreement with the author(s) or other rightsholder(s); author self-archiving of the accepted manuscript version of this article is solely governed by the terms of such publishing agreement and applicable law. This article is made available via the PMC Open Access Subset for unrestricted research re-use and secondary analysis in any form or by any means with acknowledgement of the original source. These permissions are granted for the duration of the World Health Organization (WHO) declaration of COVID-19 as a global pandemic.
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Noem, Taylor
Coan, Danielle
Takgbajouah, Mary
Bahena, Lisette
Bulik, Cynthia M.
The impact of COVID-19 on Black women who binge-eat: a qualitative study
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9441135/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36059023
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