The outcome at follow-up after inpatient eating disorder treatment: a naturalistic study

Table 4 Self-report questionnaire scores and BMI in complete cases from admission to follow-up

Values	Admission	Discharge	Follow-up	Differences A–F	Effect size A–F
Values	Mean (SD)	Mean (SD)	Mean (SD)	t-value^a; p-value^b	Cohen’s d
EDI-2 symptom scale A–F (n = 133)	39.7 (13.4)	30.9 (14.8)	28.5 (17.3)	7.06***	0.67
EDI-2 psychological scale A–F (n = 133)	72.5 (31.5)	52.0 (32.1)	50.3 (32.5)	7.13***	0.65
BDI II sum score A–F (n = 133)	31.6 (11.1)	19.6 (12.9)	19.7 (14.2)	9.89***	0.92
SCL-90-R mean score A–F (n = 142)	1.7 (0.7)	1.1 (0.7)	1.1 (0.8)	8.46***	0.75
CIP mean score A–F (n = 141)	1.6 (0.6)	1.3 (0.6)	1.3 (0.7)	5.64***	0.46
BMIͨͨ AN patients^c A–F (n = 96)	15.7 (1.6)	19.6 (1.9)	19.6 (2.8)	13.62***	1.76

Notes:
Abbreviations: EDE-Q Eating Disorder Examination Questionnaire, EDI Eating Disorder Inventory, BDI Beck Depression Inventory, SCL Symptom Checklist, CIP Circumplex Interpersonal Problems
^aPaired sample t-test from admission to follow-up; A – admission; F – follow-up
^bOnly significant p-values are reported, and p-value *** = p < .001; Cohen’s d: small effect size = 0.2, medium = 0.5, large = 0.8
n = Number of participants included in analyses
^cChanges in body mass index (BMI) are only reported for AN patients

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