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

Table 3 Post evaluation of The Essentials program (N = 1010)

	n	%
Expectation met
Yes	978	96.83
No	32	3.17
Relevance to practice
Entirely relevant	585	61.77
Partially relevant	356	37.59
Not relevant	6	0.63
Satisfaction with the program
Very satisfied	414	43.72
Satisfied	443	46.78
Neither satisfied or unsatisfied	33	14.46
Unsatisfied	1	0.11
Very unsatisfied	56	5.91
Meeting learning needs
Very well	463	48.89
Reasonably well	450	47.52
Neither	21	2.22
Not that much	11	1.16
Not at all	2	0.21
Improvement in current practice
Definitely	562	59.35
Somewhat	332	35.06
Neither	23	2.43
Not that much	27	2.85
Not at all	3	0.32
Usefulness of the components
Written text useful	816	97.61
Required reading useful	709	84.80
Videos useful	786	94.02
Activities useful	778	93.07
Quizzes useful	769	91.99
Role plays useful	758	90.67
Recommending to other clinicians
Yes	807	99.14
No	7	0.86

Notes: 1010 participants completed the online training program evaluation. For usefulness of the components, the component was defined as useful if participants indicated “very useful” or “somewhat useful”

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