OBJECTIVE: This study describes the demographic and clinical characteristics of youth hospitalized with an eating disorder, using the Pediatric Health Information System (PHIS) database. METHOD: Descriptive and inferential statistics were used to examine and compare PHIS inpatients (N = 1,713) with a primary discharge diagnosis of anorexia, bulimia, or eating disorder, not otherwise specified. RESULTS: Of pediatric inpatients with eating disorders, 92% were female and 78% were non-Hispanic white. Their mean age was 15.3 years; 71% had anorexia; 68% had one or more comorbid psychiatric disorders; 53% stayed on a psychiatric unit; the mean length of stay was 15.7 days. Private insurance paid for 55% of hospital stays. Patients without private insurance were more likely than patients with private insurance to be Black or Hispanic and to have comorbid psychiatric diagnoses. CONCLUSION: This study provides new information that can be used by hospitals to anticipate developmental and treatment needs of future inpatients with eating disorders. (c) 2007 by Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
OBJECTIVE: This study describes the demographic and clinical characteristics of youth hospitalized with an eating disorder, using the Pediatric Health Information System (PHIS) database. METHOD: Descriptive and inferential statistics were used to examine and compare PHIS inpatients (N = 1,713) with a primary discharge diagnosis of anorexia, bulimia, or eating disorder, not otherwise specified. RESULTS: Of pediatric inpatients with eating disorders, 92% were female and 78% were non-Hispanic white. Their mean age was 15.3 years; 71% had anorexia; 68% had one or more comorbid psychiatric disorders; 53% stayed on a psychiatric unit; the mean length of stay was 15.7 days. Private insurance paid for 55% of hospital stays. Patients without private insurance were more likely than patients with private insurance to be Black or Hispanic and to have comorbid psychiatric diagnoses. CONCLUSION: This study provides new information that can be used by hospitals to anticipate developmental and treatment needs of future inpatients with eating disorders. (c) 2007 by Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
Authors: Kristina Saffran; Ellen E Fitzsimmons-Craft; Andrea E Kass; Denise E Wilfley; Craig Barr Taylor; Mickey Trockel Journal: Int J Eat Disord Date: 2016-06-15 Impact factor: 4.861
Authors: Tamás Ágh; Gábor Kovács; Dylan Supina; Manjiri Pawaskar; Barry K Herman; Zoltán Vokó; David V Sheehan Journal: Eat Weight Disord Date: 2016-03-04 Impact factor: 4.652