Impact of eating disorders on paid or unpaid work participation and performance: a systematic review
Abstract Objective Eating disorders (EDs), including binge eating disorders (BEDs), bulimia nervosa (BN) and anorexia nervosa (AN), can inflict adverse effects on well-being, daily functioning, and workplace performance, presenting significant occupational, social, and economic challenges. This syst...
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| description | Abstract Objective Eating disorders (EDs), including binge eating disorders (BEDs), bulimia nervosa (BN) and anorexia nervosa (AN), can inflict adverse effects on well-being, daily functioning, and workplace performance, presenting significant occupational, social, and economic challenges. This systematic review seeks to explore the relationship between ED symptomatologies and their impacts on work performance. Methods This systematic review adhered to The Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses. Formal methods of critical appraisal for both qualitative and quantitative studies were utilized. Six studies were included. Results Participants across all studies (n = 20,367) exhibited heightened levels of presenteeism, absenteeism, work productivity impairment, and higher annual burden costs compared to their non-ED counterparts. Conclusion Impaired decision-making, cognitive inflexibility, and poor executive functioning significantly impact work participation and performance, underscoring the need for workplace policies that reduce stigma and stress, and calls for further research into how environmental factors and interventions affect ED recovery. Level of evidence: Level I, systematic review. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-61c88cd4f0154008b51f7973f2bc433e2025-08-20T04:01:42ZengSpringerEating and Weight Disorders1590-12622025-08-0130111110.1007/s40519-025-01783-8Impact of eating disorders on paid or unpaid work participation and performance: a systematic reviewSimrat Ubhi0Ali Bani-Fatemi1Aaron Howe2Fatima Safi3Anna Aniserowicz4Behdin Nowrouzi-Kia5ReSTORE Lab, Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of TorontoReSTORE Lab, Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of TorontoReSTORE Lab, Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of TorontoReSTORE Lab, Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of TorontoReSTORE Lab, Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of TorontoReSTORE Lab, Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of TorontoAbstract Objective Eating disorders (EDs), including binge eating disorders (BEDs), bulimia nervosa (BN) and anorexia nervosa (AN), can inflict adverse effects on well-being, daily functioning, and workplace performance, presenting significant occupational, social, and economic challenges. This systematic review seeks to explore the relationship between ED symptomatologies and their impacts on work performance. Methods This systematic review adhered to The Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses. Formal methods of critical appraisal for both qualitative and quantitative studies were utilized. Six studies were included. Results Participants across all studies (n = 20,367) exhibited heightened levels of presenteeism, absenteeism, work productivity impairment, and higher annual burden costs compared to their non-ED counterparts. Conclusion Impaired decision-making, cognitive inflexibility, and poor executive functioning significantly impact work participation and performance, underscoring the need for workplace policies that reduce stigma and stress, and calls for further research into how environmental factors and interventions affect ED recovery. Level of evidence: Level I, systematic review.https://doi.org/10.1007/s40519-025-01783-8Anorexia nervosaBinge eating disorderBulimia nervosaEating disordersWork performance |
| spellingShingle | Simrat Ubhi Ali Bani-Fatemi Aaron Howe Fatima Safi Anna Aniserowicz Behdin Nowrouzi-Kia Impact of eating disorders on paid or unpaid work participation and performance: a systematic review Eating and Weight Disorders Anorexia nervosa Binge eating disorder Bulimia nervosa Eating disorders Work performance |
| title | Impact of eating disorders on paid or unpaid work participation and performance: a systematic review |
| title_full | Impact of eating disorders on paid or unpaid work participation and performance: a systematic review |
| title_fullStr | Impact of eating disorders on paid or unpaid work participation and performance: a systematic review |
| title_full_unstemmed | Impact of eating disorders on paid or unpaid work participation and performance: a systematic review |
| title_short | Impact of eating disorders on paid or unpaid work participation and performance: a systematic review |
| title_sort | impact of eating disorders on paid or unpaid work participation and performance a systematic review |
| topic | Anorexia nervosa Binge eating disorder Bulimia nervosa Eating disorders Work performance |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1007/s40519-025-01783-8 |
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