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Eating disorders: When food "Eats" time.

M-J St-Pierre¹, P-Y Therriault², U Faghihi³

¹GR2TCA-Loricorps, Groupe de Recherche Transdisciplinaire des Troubles du Comportement Alimentaire, Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières, 3351 Boulevard des Forges, Trois-Rivières, QC G8Z 4M3, Canada; Institut universitaire en santé mentale de Montréal, 7401 Rue Hochelaga, Montréal, QC H1N 3M5, Canada; Département d'ergothérapie, Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières, 3351 Boulevard des Forges, C.P. 500, Trois-Rivières, QC G9A 5H7, Canada.

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Individuals with eating disorders (EDs) underinvest in leisure activities, with some occupations becoming dysfunctional. Anorexia nervosa patients focus more on personal care than those with binge eating disorder.

Keywords:

Eating disorders Marked versus blind dysfunctional occupation Occupation Occupation-as-symptom Perceptual disorders Underinvestment and overinvestment

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Area of Science:

Occupational therapy
Psychiatry
Behavioral science

Background:

Eating disorders (EDs) significantly disrupt daily life and meaningful occupations.
Overemphasis on body image can lead to neglect of other life areas.
Time-use analysis can reveal occupational imbalances in individuals with EDs.

Purpose of the Study:

To categorize and quantify daily occupations of individuals with EDs.
To compare occupational time use across different ED types.
To identify dysfunctional occupations related to EDs.

Main Methods:

Retrospective analysis of a secondary dataset (Loricorps's Databank) from 2016-2020.
Involved 106 participants with diagnosed EDs.
Used descriptive analysis and one-way ANOVAs to compare time use.

Main Results:

Individuals with EDs showed significant underinvestment in leisure occupations compared to the general population.
Personal care and productivity were identified as potentially "blind dysfunctional occupations."
Anorexia nervosa (AN) patients spent more time on occupations related to perceptual disturbances than binge eating disorder (BED) patients.

Conclusions:

Daily time-use patterns reveal distinct occupational imbalances in individuals with EDs.
Distinguishing between "marked" and "blind" dysfunctional occupations offers targeted intervention strategies.
Understanding occupational engagement is crucial for ED treatment and recovery.