Abstract

DONCEL FONSECA, Johanna et al. Bulimia nervosa risk factors (BN): key elements of health care security. A review of the literature. Rev. Mex. de trastor. aliment [online]. 2023, vol.13, n.1, pp.85-107.  Epub Dec 05, 2023. ISSN 2007-1523.  https://doi.org/10.22201/fesi.20071523e.2023.1.760.

Review of literature aimed at recognizing risk factors of BN, useful for the health team to protect the safety of their interventions and care for people suffering from this disorder in the adolescent and young life cycle. It consists of a narrative review, carried out by means of search in databases and repositories, with use of free terms such as: BN, adolescent, risk factor, food behavior disorders, in Spanish and English, combined with bolean operators (AND, OR, NOT) and position (WTH and NEAR). Seventy-two sources were incorporated, documents were selected by inclusion criteria, review according to bibliographic data, objective, type of study, results, and conclusion. The results show that there are still biological factors to be traced and analyzed, within the sociodemographic the age of involvement is adolescence and youth, it does not have differences by race or socioeconomic level. Behavioral factors such as concern for body image, diets and exercise are documented. From the psychosocial area, individual dysfunction and backgrounds of psychological disorders, the family and the cultural environment influence to achieve the thinness of the body. The general conclusion suggests that the safety of care in the BN lies in exploring the individual, biological, psychological and behavioral backgrounds, recognizing family dynamics and the influence of the social environment. It is useful, interdisciplinary work and integration of family support network to achieve safe health care in the BN.

Keywords : Bulimia nervosa; risk factor; eating disorder; health care security; adverse event.

        · abstract in Spanish     · text in Spanish     · Spanish ( pdf )