International comparison of physicians’ attitudes toward refusal of treatment by patients with anorexia nervosa: a case-based vignette study

Table 1 Characteristics of the respondents

	Years of experience as a clinician
	< 5 years	5–9 years	10–19 years	20–29 years	> 30 years
Japan (n = 55)	0	8	19	12	16
UK (n = 84)	2	8	50	18	6
US (n = 82)	4	17	36	20	5

	Number of AN patients examined in a year
	< 20 patients	20–49 patients	50–99 patient	100–149 patients	150–199 patients	200–299 patients	> 300 patients
Japan (n = 55)	0	8	19	12	16	0	0
UK (n = 84)	0	46	21	8	2	3	4
US (n = 82)	0	0	41	22	4	8	7

ISSN: 2050-2974