Associations between therapy experiences and perceived helpfulness of treatment for people with eating disorders

Table 1 Demographic and clinical features of the participants

Feature	Statistic
Feature	N	%
Marital status
Single	135	57.4
In a relationship (not De-Facto/Married)	50	21.3
De-Facto/Married	29	12.3
Separated/Divorced/Widowed	9	3.8
Missing	12	5.1
Total	235
Self-reported eating disorder diagnosis
Anorexia Nervosa	157	66.8
Bulimia Nervosa	18	7.7
Binge Eating Disorder	9	3.8
Orthorexia Nervosa	1	0.4
Multiple Eating Disorders	17	7.2
Eating Disorder not otherwise specified (EDNOS)	29	12.3
Missing	4	1.7
Total	235
Treatment history
Currently receiving treatment for an eating disorder	90	38.3
Received treatment in the past but not currently	145	61.7
Total	235
Mood recollection at time of least helpful treatment
Extremely negative	96	40.9
Negative	77	32.8
Neither positive nor negative	47	20
Positive	14	6
Missing	1	0.04
Total	235
Mood recollection at time of most helpful treatment
Extremely negative	52	22.1
Negative	63	26.8
Neither positive nor negative	77	32.8
Positive	43	18.3
Missing	0	0
Total	235
Treatment modality for least helpful treatment
Inpatient	60	25.5
Group therapy	18	7.7
CBT	21	8.9
Family based therapy	18	7.7
Other therapy	38	16.2
Dietitian	15	6.4
Pharmacotherapy	8	3.4
Other	25	10.6
Partial hospitalisation/day program	22	9.4
Unknown	10	4.3
Total	235
Treatment modality for most helpful treatment
Inpatient	25	10.6
Group therapy	4	1.7
CBT	20	8.5
Family based therapy	4	1.7
Other therapy	70	29.8
Dietitian	17	7.2
Pharmacotherapy	4	1.7
Other	48	20.4
Partial hospitalisation/day program	31	13.2
Unknown	12	5.1
Total	235

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