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Diabetes, eating disorders and body image in young adults: an exploratory study about “diabulimia”

dc.contributor.authorFalcão, Maria Ana
dc.contributor.authorFrancisco, Rita
dc.date.accessioned2021-05-26T10:42:23Z
dc.date.available2021-05-26T10:42:23Z
dc.date.issued2017-12-01
dc.description.abstractPurpose: The purpose of this study was to compare disordered eating (DE) and body image dissatisfaction (BID) among young adults with type 1 diabetes and their peers without diabetes, to investigate the consequences of diabetes for food, body image and weight in individuals with diabetes and to identify the behavior of insulin omission as a weight loss strategy. Methods: Fifty-five young adults with diabetes and 73 without diabetes (ages 18–30) completed self-report questionnaires to evaluate their behaviors, attitudes and feelings related to eating disorders and their perceptions about body image. The participants with diabetes were asked to answer a questionnaire with open and closed questions developed specifically for this study. Results: No significant differences between participants with and without diabetes in relation to BID and DE were found. The results demonstrated several changes resulting from diabetes in terms of food, body image and weight that interfere with the day-to-day life of individuals with diabetes; 7.3% of these participants reported insulin omission as a weight loss strategy. Conclusions: This study emphasizes the importance of research on DE in the population with diabetes and their prevention, screening and treatment. In particular, it is essential to give more attention to insulin omission as a compensatory behavior that is inappropriate and harmful to health. Level of evidence: Level III, case-control analytic study.pt_PT
dc.description.versioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersionpt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s40519-017-0406-9pt_PT
dc.identifier.eid85034094134
dc.identifier.issn1124-4909
dc.identifier.pmid28597360
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.14/33260
dc.identifier.wos000415158400010
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.subjectBody image dissatisfactionpt_PT
dc.subjectDiabetespt_PT
dc.subjectDiabulimiapt_PT
dc.subjectDisordered eatingpt_PT
dc.subjectOmission of insulinpt_PT
dc.subjectYoung adultspt_PT
dc.titleDiabetes, eating disorders and body image in young adults: an exploratory study about “diabulimia”pt_PT
dc.typejournal article
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oaire.citation.endPage682pt_PT
oaire.citation.issue4pt_PT
oaire.citation.startPage675pt_PT
oaire.citation.titleEating and Weight Disorderspt_PT
oaire.citation.volume22pt_PT
person.familyNameFrancisco
person.givenNameRita
person.identifier591157
person.identifier.ciencia-idC516-CF2A-C93E
person.identifier.orcid0000-0001-9101-523X
person.identifier.scopus-author-id54988743400
rcaap.rightsopenAccesspt_PT
rcaap.typearticlept_PT
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