Video call platforms impact on physical appearance concerns in patients with Eating Disorders and general population during the COVID 19 Pandemic/ Impacto del uso de plataformas de video llamadas en las preocupaciones con la apariencia física en pacientes con Trastornos Alimentarios y de la población general durante la Pandemia por COVID 19
Maritza Rodriguez Guarin, Juanita Gempeler Rueda, Felipe Botero Rodriguez, Sergio Mario Castro
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Abstract
Objective: To explore the impact of video call platforms on physical appearance concerns (cognitions, emotions and behaviors) in Eating Disorders (ED) patients and in general population, during COVID 19 pandemic. Methods: Sixty-eight patients attending a treatment program for ED, and 106 people from the general population responded to a questionnaire designed for the study through Lime Survey (98.5 and 79.2% respectively were women), with a mean age of 17.6 (SD:3.47) and 33.5 (SD:9.35) respectively. Patients discussed and explained their answers in five in vivo group therapy sessions directed by a psychiatrist . Then a reflective thematic analysis with an inductive approach to determine the categories was performed. Results: Patients reported a higher discomfort in front of the camera, preoccupation with physical appearance, fear of criticism, embarrassment, and feelings of vulnerability, compared with general population. Negative thoughts about the shape and size of the face and other body parts predominated, as well as body image checking/avoidance behaviors that interfered with concentration and performance. Conclusion: In addition to the negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health, the new virtuality challenges clinicians to face additional body image difficulties in ED patients and alerts on the detection of dysmorphic concerns in the general population as well.
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La política editorial de la revista es publicar artículos sobre temas relevantes del comportamiento alimentario, como ciencia y profesión, que sean de interés y tengan impacto en esta área de conocimiento. La revista acepta para su publicación, artículos de investigación básica y aplicada, así como de carácter teórico o emprírico, sobre las principales disciplinas (psicología, psiquiatría, medicina, biología, nutrición, etc..) que signifiquen un avance en el área del comportamiento alimentario. Se publican artículos originales (investigaciones), artículos de revisión y casos clínicos Excepcionalmente se aceptarán trabajos teóricos; éstos deberán significar una contribución sobre el estado actual de alguno de los tópicos relacionados a la alimentación. Dentro de su proceso de revisión por pares (doble-ciego), cuenta con la participación de investigadores de alto nivel y probada calidad científica y metodológica para la crítica editorial de los manuscritos que recibe. La crítica editorial en la Revista Mexicana de Trastornos Alimentarios/Mexican Journal of Eating Disorders cumple dos finalidades: por un lado, hacer una recomendación debidamente fundamentada sobre la pertinencia de un manuscrito, y por otro, retroalimentar a los autores sobre la calidad del trabajo, indicando no sólo aciertos y fallas, sino describiendo, cuando se trate de fallas, los pasos que debería seguir el autor para corregirlas. Los textos presentados para su posible publicación estarán sujetos a la programación de la revista y a la evaluación que realicen los editores.