Table 1.
Characteristics of participants of the questionnaire (n = 157).
| Variables | Participants (n = 157) | |
|---|---|---|
| Gender∗ | Male | 18 (11.5%) |
| Female | 138 (87.9%) | |
| Not listed | 1 (0.6%) | |
| Prefer not to answer | - | |
| Age (in years); mean (SD) | 43.7 (12.3) | |
| Missing | 7 (4.5%) | |
| Highest level of education∗ | Specialized pre-university degree | 74 (47.1%) |
| Bachelor’s degree | 10 (6.4%) | |
| Master’s degree | 60 (38.2%) | |
| Other | 12 (7.6%) | |
| Missing | 1 (0.6%) | |
| Profession∗ | Psychologist | 41 (26.1%) |
| Psychiatrist | 3 (1.9%) | |
| Dietitian | 71 (45.2%) | |
| Physiotherapist | 33 (21.0%) | |
| Other (namely: GP (n = 2), psychotherapist, nutritionist, director of paramedical center, educator in the field of nutrition, psychosocial therapist, and psychosomatic physiotherapist) | 8 (5.1%) | |
| Missing | 1 (0.6%) | |
| Years of practice (in years); median (IR) | 12.0 (19.0) | |
| Missing | 7 (4.5%) | |
| Language of treatment∗,∗∗ | English | 81 (51.6%) |
| Dutch | 149 (94.9%) | |
| Spanish | 2 (1.3%) | |
| French | 4 (2.5%) | |
| Italian | 5 (3.2%) | |
| Other | 12 (7.6%) | |
| Patients treated in a language other than Dutch (in %); median (IR)∗∗∗ | 7.0 (9.0) | |
| Encountered patient(s) with a suspected or confirmed eating disorder∗ | Yes | 137 (87.3%) |
| No | 19 (12.1%) | |
| Missing | 1 (0.6%) | |
∗Number (%), ∗∗multiple answers were possible, ∗∗∗this question was only answered by participants who treated patients in both Dutch and one or multiple other language(s).