Table 1 Baseline characteristics and scores for the instruments for mothers of patients with eating disorders

Mother’s confirmation of the patient being under medical care (if yes, years)

Yes

43

No

13

Mother’s experience with counseling

Currently receiving

9

Received in the past

24

Never

23

Mother’s past history of eating disorder

Yes

2

No

52

Unknown

2

Mother’s feeling that the mother is cooperating with the father to handle the patient

Yes

31

No

6

Neither consent nor denial

15

Not applicable

4

Mother’s experience with joining a family self-help group

Yes

38

Joined in the past

13

Never

4

57

57

55

56

57

56