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Table 5 Comparison of health assessment scores of participants with disordered eating from baseline assessment to 1-, 3- and 6-month follow-ups in the intention-to-treat analyses using one-way repeated measures ANOVA

From: Enhancing quality of life in people with disordered eating using an online self-help programme

N=194

Time 1 (baseline)

Time 2 (1-month FU)

Time 3 (3-month FU)

Time 4 (6-month FU)

F

Partial eta squared

P value

 

Mean ± s.d.

Mean ± s.d.

Mean ± s.d.

Mean ± s.d.

   

SF-36v2*

52.40±16.14

53.87±17.19

55.00±18.06

55.62±18.53

5.29

0.077

0.002

PCS

65.35±18.20

66.48±19.16

67.07±19.55

67.92±19.77

3.33

0.050

0.021

 Physical functioning

84.66±18.10

84.38±20.17

84.87±19.60

84.92±18.93

0.31

0.005

0.816

 Physical role functioning

67.05±28.75

68.18±29.08

69.48±28.07

70.60±28.53

2.57

0.039

0.056

 Bodily pain

64.71±23.81

66.68±23.50

66.13±25.17

67.79±25.06

2.89

0.043

0.037

 General health

44.98±23.42

46.68±23.45

47.80±23.92

48.37±24.15

4.04

0.060

0.008

MCS

39.45±18.27

41.30±19.63

42.98±20.77

43.35±21.37

5.97

0.086

0.001

 Vitality

31.18±19.25

32.03±20.33

33.18±21.22

33.65±21.43

2.63

0.040

0.051

 Social functioning

40.74±26.17

43.57±27.43

45.33±28.22

45.32±28.29

4.87

0.071

0.003

 Emotional role functioning

45.45±26.43

48.03±26.38

50.18±26.67

50.76±28.21

5.30

0.077

0.002

 Mental health

40.44±18.60

41.57±19.31

43.22±20.63

43.69±20.84

5.09

0.074

0.002

Global EDE-Q5

4.47±0.97

4.16±1.19

4.00±1.33

3.97±1.39

14.27

0.194

<0.001

EDI-3

16.29±4.10

15.81±4.39

15.48±4.68

15.29±4.80

9.40

0.131

<0.001

BDI-II

32.51±13.28

30.57±13.76

29.44±14.31

28.99±14.62

9.07

0.127

<0.001

BAI

19.66±12.10

19.10±11.94

18.87±12.36

18.64±12.49

1.25

0.020

0.292

MSCARED

3.22±0.89

3.36±0.92

3.43±0.98

3.44±1.05

6.41

0.093

<0.001

  1. FU, follow up; s.d., standard deviation.
  2. SF-36v2*, Mean score of physical and mental health domains of the 36-item Short Form Health Survey version 2.
  3. PCS, SF-36 Physical Component Summary scale; MCS, SF-36 Mental Component Summary scale.
  4. EDE-Q5, Eating Disorder Examination Questionnaire version 5; EDI-3, Eating Disorder Inventory version 3.
  5. BDI-II, Beck Depression Inventory version 2; BAI, Beck Anxiety Inventory.
  6. MSCARED, The Motivational Stages of Change for Adolescents Recovering from an Eating Disorder.