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. 2013 Feb 4;15(2):e12. doi: 10.2196/jmir.2211

Table 3.

Treatment outcomes for all participants.

Variable Pretreatment Posttreatment Follow-up at 6 months Overall effecta

Mean SD MDb SD P MDb SD P F df P Effect sizec
Eating disorder psycho-pathologyd 3.4 1.0 1.4 1.2 <.001 1.2 1.4 <.001 54.6 68 <.001 1.14

Restraint 2.5 1.6 0.9 1.8 <.001 0.7 1.5 .001 11.7 70 <.001 0.47

Eating concern 3.0 1.3 1.6 1.4 <.001 1.2 1.5 <.001 55.6 70 <.001 0.95

Shape concern 4.3 1.3 1.6 1.5 <.001 1.5 1.8 <.001 39.6 67 <.001 1.17

Weight concern 4.0 1.2 1.4 1.5 <.001 1.3 1.6 <.001 41.6 68 <.001 1.11
Body dissatisfaction e 60.5 16.7 15.3 13.6 <.001 14.5 17.1 <.001 40.8 67 <.001 0.86
BMI f












< 18.5 16.9 1.3 -0.6 0.9 .29 -0.3 0.6 1.00 3.8 9 .05 0.02

18.5-25 21.1 1.7 0.1 1.1 .99 0.7 1.8 .34 1.6 18 .22 0.39

25-30 27.8 1.5 0.4 1.0 .66 0.7 1.9 .67 0.9 14 .48 0.46

> 30 36.4 7.2 1.1 1.9 .01 1.5 2.1 .01 4.7 26 .01 0.20
Quality of life g 59.4 16.6 -9.6 17.8 <.001 -6.8 20.5 .08 13.3 71 <.001 0.32
Mental health h 38.5 19.8 12.8 16.1 <.001 11.0 17.9 <.001 21.8 70 <.001 0.56
Physical health i 2.1 0.5 0.3 0.3 <.001 0.2 0.3 <.001 36.8 67 <.001 0.39

aTreatment outcomes were measured with Repeated Measures and Mixed Model analysis.

bMD = Mean Difference; positive MD scores indicate a decrease in baseline scores and negative MD scores indicate an increase in baseline scores.

cEffect sizes were measured with Cohen’s d using MD at 6-months follow-up and baseline SD.

dEating Disorder Examination – Questionnaire (EDE-Q).

eBody Attitude Test (BAT).

fBMI indexes below 18.5 indicate underweight, 18.5 to 25 healthy weight, 25 to 30 overweight, and over 30 obesity.

gEuroQol-5D visual analogue scale (EQ-5D VAS).

h21-item Depression Anxiety Stress Scale (DASS-21).

iTotal score consisting of Maudsley Addiction Profile Health Symptom Scale (MAP-HSS) and 15 additional eating disorder-specific physical complaints.