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Within New Zealand, anecdotal and media reports suggest similar changes but are limited in scope and detail. We assessed eating disorder service demand in the Waikato district in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>We retrospectively analysed records of eating disorder admissions and referrals for both children (&lt;\u200918\u00a0years) and adults (\u2265\u200918\u00a0years) during 2019 and 2020 in the Waikato, a mixed urban\u2013rural province in northern New Zealand (population 435,000). We analysed medical admission and outpatient referral rates, and referral acuity, in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic using Welch\u2019s t- and chi-square tests.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>106 medical admissions met inclusion criteria (n\u2009=\u200937 in 2019; 69 in 2020). Admissions for eating disorders increased markedly following nationwide lockdown in March 2020 (RR\u2009=\u20091.7, p\u2009=\u20090.01), largely driven by increases in adult admissions (RR 2.0, p\u2009=\u20090.005). The proportion of \u2018new patient\u2019 admissions showed comparable increases for both children (RR\u2009=\u20092.0, p\u2009=\u20090.02) and adults (RR\u2009=\u20092.3, p\u2009=\u20090.03). Following lockdown, outpatient referrals increased in acuity (RR\u2009=\u20091.8, p\u2009=\u20090.047) and volume (RR\u2009=\u20091.6, p\u2009=\u20090.076) for children but not for adults.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>Our study confirms a pandemic-related increase in demand for eating disorder services in the Waikato region of New Zealand, consistent with findings reported overseas. We observed contrasting increases in admissions for adults and outpatient referrals for children, exacerbating resource constraints for already stretched services and compromising provision of timely care.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Plain English summary<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>The COVID-19 pandemic has been linked to increased numbers and worsening severity of eating disorders in several settings. In New Zealand, similar trends have been noted anecdotally. We assessed clinical records to calculate rates of eating disorder-related hospital admissions and outpatient referrals during 2019 and 2020. We found significant increases in hospital admissions related to COVID-19, particularly for adults, and greater proportions of both children and adults having a first-ever eating disorder-related admission. In outpatient services, young people were referred more frequently during the pandemic and were more physically unwell when referred. These results indicate increased demand for eating disorder services as a result of the pandemic and complement findings reported overseas.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1186\/s40337-021-00462-0","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2021,8,28]],"date-time":"2021-08-28T08:02:57Z","timestamp":1630137777000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/springer_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":51,"title":["The impact of COVID-19 on eating disorder referrals and admissions in Waikato, New Zealand"],"prefix":"10.1186","volume":"9","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-2441-6938","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Sara J.","family":"Hansen","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Alice","family":"Stephan","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-3760-7896","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"David B.","family":"Menkes","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"297","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2021,8,28]]},"reference":[{"key":"462_CR1","unstructured":"Strongman S. 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