Improving the post-meal experience of hospitalised patients with eating disorders using visuospatial, verbal and somatic activities

Table 1 Demographic and clinical data

Demographic	Completers (n = 25)	Drop Outs (n = 11)	p value
Unit (%)
Inpatient	52.0	90.9
Rehabilitation	32.0	0	.06^a
Day Hospital	16.0	9.1
Age, years: mean (S.D.)	27.4 (9.8)	36.7 (15.0)	.12^b
Gender: % F	96.0	100	.50 ^a
Ethnicity (% WB)	36.0	72.7	.04 ^a
Employment status (%)
Unemployed	16.0	63.6
Student	44.0	27.3
Non-professional/voluntary	16.0	9.1	.06 ^a
Professional	20.0	0
Retired	4.0	0
Diagnosis (%)
AN-R	64.0	72.7
AN-BP	24.0	18.2	.88^a
EDNOS	12.0	9.1
BMI on admission: mean (S.D.)	15.4 (2.4)	13.9 (1.3)	.08^c
Duration of illness, years: mean (S.D.)	9.9 (10.4)	20.3 (14.6)	.06^b
Length of current stay in hospital^d, days: mean (S.D.)	32.2 (49.3)	79.0 (140.9)	.22 ^b
PHQ^e: mean (S.D.)	17.0 (8.0)	17.1 (7.5)	.97^c
GAD^f: mean (S.D.)	13.2 (5.0)	13.8 (5.0)	.74 ^c
EDE-Q^g: mean (S.D.)
Restraint	3.7 (2.0)	2.8 (2.6)	.32 ^c
Eating Concern	3.6 (1.6)	3.0 (1.7)	.39 ^c
Shape Concern	4.4 (1.5)	3.8 (0.9)	.30 ^c
Weight Concern	3.9 (1.6)	3.5 (1.3)	.43 ^c
Global	3.8 (1.5)	3.3 (1.3)	.31^c

Note. F female, WB White British, AN-R Anorexia Nervosa, Restrictive subtype, AN-BP Anorexia Nervosa, Binge Purge subtype, EDNOS Eating Disorders Not Otherwise Specified, BMI Body Mass Index
^a Categorical data was compared using Chi-squared statistical test. ^b Data not meeting the assumptions for parametric tests was compared using Mann-Whitney U test. ^c Data meeting the assumptions for parametric tests was compared using independent samples t-test. ^d Length of current stay calculated from admission into hospital until commencing the study. ^e Patient Health Questionnaire [19]. ^f General Anxiety Disorder assessment [20]. ^g Eating Disorders Examination Questionnaire [21]

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