TABLE 4.
Means, standard deviations (SD's), and t‐tests for totalled experiences across the four service and treatment categories
Eating disorder service/treatment categories | Mean (SD) | ||
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Autism + REDs | Autism only | t‐test | |
Care settings | 2.98 (1.17) | 2.44 (1.07) | t(148) = 2.704, p < 0.01, 95% CI [0.15, 0.93], Hedges' gs = 0.49 |
Eating disorder service settings | 2.35 (1.0) | 2.13 (1.04) | t(148) = 2.499, p > 0.05, 95% CI [0.11, 0.93], Hedges' gs = 0.21 |
Eating disorder treatments | 3.44 (1.08) | 2.93 (1.17) | t(148) = 1.176, p < 0.05, 95% CI [–0.15, 0.58], Hedges' gs = 0.44 |
Psychological therapies | 2.26 (1.68) | 1.82 (1.43) | t(148) = 1.598, p > 0.05, 95% CI [–0.1, 0.97], Hedges' gs = 0.29 |
Notes: Significant t‐tests are highlighted in bold.
Abbreviations: CAMHS, Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services; GP, General Practitioner; RED, restrictive eating disorder.