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Table 1 Characteristics of participants, pre-engagement questionnaire (N = 1813)

From: Evaluating the effectiveness of an evidence-based online training program for health professionals in eating disorders

 

n

%

Gender

 Female

1637

90.29

 Male

176

9.71

Residential location

 NSW

883

48.70

 VIC

672

37.07

 ACT

32

1.77

 WA

19

1.05

 NT

22

1.21

 QLD

57

3.14

 TAS

7

0.39

 New Zealand

23

1.27

 Other

98

5.41

Employment setting

 Private practice

283

15.61

 ED treatment service

135

7.45

 Community health centre

134

7.39

 Community mental health centre

421

23.22

 Hospital setting medical

212

11.69

 Hospital setting psychiatric

278

15.33

 Headspace

73

4.03

 General practitioner (GP) clinic

26

1.43

 Education/Teaching environment

70

3.86

 Not currently employed

36

1.99

 Other

145

8.00

Professional discipline

 Physician

12

0.66

 Nurse

394

21.73

 GP

38

2.10

 Social worker

199

10.98

 Psychiatrist

58

3.20

 Psychologist

538

29.67

 Dietician

279

15.39

 Occupational therapist

83

4.58

 School counsellor

14

0.77

 Other

198

10.92

Length of practice

 < 2 years

577

31.83

 3–5 years

412

22.72

 6–10 years

333

18.37

 11–15 years

173

9.54

 16–20 years

125

6.89

 20–30 years

125

6.89

 > 30 years

67

3.70

Employment area

 Metropolitan

951

52.45

 Regional

535

29.51

 Rural

269

14.84

 Not currently employed

58

3.20

EDs seen in practice

 AN

1387

76.50

 BN

1068

58.90

 BED

933

51.46

 EDNOS

960

52.95

 No ED patients

222

12.24

Inability to treat EDs

 Never

258

14.24

 Rarely

404

22.30

 Sometimes

844

46.58

 Often

249

13.74

 Always

57

3.15

Hours of training in ED screening and assessment

 0–5

1129

62.31

 6–10

330

18.21

 11–15

126

6.95

 15–20

90

4.97

 20–30

50

2.76

 30+

87

4.80

Hours of training in ED intervention

 0–5

1177

64.96

 6–10

297

16.39

 11–15

110

6.07

 15–20

69

3.81

 20–30

51

2.81

 30+

108

5.96

  1. Notes: 1813 health professionals registered for The Essentials program from 1 October 2013 to 31 July 2018