Table 5 Statements with notable discrepancies between professionals’ and people with lived experience’s ratings
From: Development of guidelines for giving community presentations about eating disorders: a Delphi study
Professionals | Lived Experience | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Inclusion (%) | Helpful (%) | Inclusion | Helpful (%) | |
Lived experience speakers – Do no harm | ||||
LE Speakers should... be prepared to address common myths about eating disorders (18+)a | 45.45 | 60.00 | 93.33 | 93.33 |
Content – Multimedia and images | ||||
Authors should… consider showing videos that promote body image media literacy (12–17) | 81.82 | 90.00 | 57.14 | 64.29 |
Content – physical signs/symptoms | ||||
Authors and presenters should… explain the effects of dieting on body weight regulation (12–17) | 90.91 | 100.00 | 57.14 | 57.14 |
Presentations should… explain that dieting often causes weight gain (12–17) | 90.91 | 100 | 50.00 | 42.86 |
Presentations should… explain that dieting often causes weight gain (18+) | 90.91 | 100 | 53.33 | 46.67 |
Content – discussing recovery | ||||
Authors and presenters should... explain that most people who recover from an eating disorder do so with the support of both trained professionals, family and/or friends, rather than on their own. (12–17)a | 81.82 | 80.00 | 53.85 | 53.85 |
Authors and presenters should... explain that most people who recover from an eating disorder do so with the support of both trained professionals, family and/or friends, rather than on their own. (18+)a | 81.82 | 80.00 | 57.14 | 57.14 |