TABLE 1.
Participants' sociodemographic and clinical characteristics for the RecoveryMANTRA+Treatment as usual group
| Total group (n = 93) § | Patient/peer mentor (n = 39) | Patient/studentmentor (n =54) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age—Mean (SD) | 26.62 (8.63) | 26.35 (8.04) | 26.82 (9.10) |
| Sex (females)—F (%) | 90 (96.8) | 39 (100.0) | 51 (94.4) |
| Years of education—Mean (SD) | 15.51 (2.82) | 15.23 (2.92) | 15.72 (2.51) |
| Marital Status—F (%) | |||
| In a relationship/married/living together | 33 (35.5) | 16 (41.0) | 17 (31.5) |
| Single/separated | 47 (50.5) | 18 (46.2) | 29 (53.7) |
| Missing | 13 (14.0) | 5 (12.8) | 8 (14.8) |
| Duration of illness (years)—Mean (SD) | 7.41 (9.02) | 7.43 (7.88) | 7.38 (9.84) |
| Employment Status—F (%) | |||
| Part time | 17 (18.3) | 7 (17.9) | 10 (18.5) |
| Full time | 27 (29.0) | 12 (30.8) | 15 (27.8) |
| Housewife/sick leave/maternity leave/students/retired | 30 (32.3) | 16 (41.0) | 14 (25.9) |
| Missing | 19 (20.4) | 4 (10.6) | 15 (27.8) |
| Ethnicity—F (%) | |||
| White/Any other white background | 3 (3.2) | 1 (2.6) | 2 (3.7) |
| White/English/Welsh/Scottish/Northers Irish/British | 73 (78.5) | 33 (84.6) | 40 (74.1) |
| Mixed/Multiple ethnic group/white and black carribean | 1 (1.1) | ‐ | 1 (1.8) |
| White/Irish | 1 (1.1) | ‐ | 1 (1.8) |
| Asian/Asian British_Indian | 1 (1.1) | ‐ | 1 (1.8) |
| Missing | 14 (15.1) | 5 (12.8) | 9 (16.7) |
| Psychiatric medication (yes)—F (%) | 36 (38.7) | 17 (43.6) | 19 (35.2) |
| Previous hospital admission (yes)—F (%) | 20 (21.5) | 8 (20.5) | 12 (22.2) |
| Psychiatric comorbidity (yes)—F (%) | 18 (19.4) | 6 (15.4) | 12 (22.2) |
Note: Peer mentor = recovered patient from an eating disorder; Student mentor = a low trained professional. § Total RecoveryMANTRA + Treatment as usual group without participants who refused to start online GSH sessions (n = 4) and outliers (n = 2).