Internet-based interventions for eating disorders in adults: a systematic review

Ruth Dölemeyer; Annemarie Tietjen; Anette Kersting; Birgit Wagner

doi:10.1186/1471-244X-13-207

BMC Psychiatry

Table 5 Effect sizes and confidence intervals of questionnaires regarding additional outcomes

From: Internet-based interventions for eating disorders in adults: a systematic review

		Ljotsson et al. [16]	Johnston et al. [15]	Carrard et al. [12]	Sanchez-Ortiz et al. [19]	Carrard et al. [13]
Depression
BDI (-II)	ES_within (CI 95%)			0. 61 (0. 26- 0. 96)		0. 61 (0. 15- 1. 07)
BDI (-II)	ES_between (CI 95%)			0.37 (-0.09-0.83)		0. 80 (0. 17- 1. 43)
HADS	ES_within (CI 95%)		0.08 (-0.20-0.36)		2. 18 (1. 59- 2. 77)
HADS	ES_between (CI 95%)		0.18 (-0.23-0.59)		0. 97 (0. 49- 1. 45)
MADRS	ES_within (CI 95%)	0. 78 (0. 40- 1. 16)
MADRS	ES_between (CI 95%)	0. 76 (0. 27- 1. 14)
Anxiety
HADS	ES_within (CI 95%)		0.27 (-0.02-0.56)		1. 01 (0. 62- 1. 40)
HADS	ES_between (CI 95%)		0.02 (-0.38-0.42)		0. 82 (0. 33- 1. 31)
Quality of life
IWQOL-Lite
Physical functioning	ES_within (CI 95%)					0. 44 (0. 00- 0. 88)
Physical functioning	ES_between (CI 95%)					0.37 (-0.24-0.98)
Self-esteem	ES_within (CI 95%)					0. 55 (0. 10- 1. 00)
Self-esteem	ES_between (CI 95%)					0.59 (-0.03-1.21)
Sexual life	ES_within (CI 95%)					0. 49 (0. 05- 0. 93)
Sexual life	ES_between (CI 95%)					0. 84 (0. 21- 1. 47)
Public distress	ES_within (CI 95%)					0. 52 (0. 07- 0. 97)
Public distress	ES_between (CI 95%)					0. 73 (0. 10- 1. 36)
Work	ES_within (CI 95%)					0.43 (-0.01-0.87)
Work	ES_between (CI 95%)					0. 94 (0. 30- 1. 58)
Total score	ES_within (CI 95%)			0.30 (-0.03-0.63)		0. 68 (0. 21- 1. 15)
Total score	ES_between (CI 95%)			0.01 (-0.45-0.47)		0. 78 (0. 15- 1. 41)
WHOQOL-Bref
Physical health	ES_within (CI 95%)				1. 01 (0. 62- 1. 40)
Physical health	ES_between (CI 95%)				1. 03 (0. 55- 1. 51)
Psychological health	ES_within (CI 95%)				0. 77 (0. 41- 1. 13)
Psychological health	ES_between (CI 95%)				0. 80 (0. 33- 1. 27)
Social	ES_within (CI 95%)				0. 67 (0. 32- 1. 02)
Social	ES_between (CI 95%)				0. 65 (0. 19- 1. 11)
Enviromental	ES_within (CI 95%)				0.15 (-0.17-0.47)
Enviromental	ES_between(CI 95%)				0.19 (-0.26-0.64)
SWLS
Total	ES_within (CI 95%)	0. 41 (0. 06- 0. 76)
Total	ES_between (CI 95%)	0.31 (-0.17-0.79)

ES Effect Sizes calculated according to Hedges [40], CI Confidence intervals were calculated using formulas according to Hedges and Olkin [40]. Boldface data show CIs not covering zero.
BDI (-II) Beck Depression Inventory, HADS Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, MADRS Montgomery Åsberg Depression Scale Self-assessment, SWLS Satisfaction with Life Scale; IWQOL-Lite, Impact of Weight on Quality of Life, WHOQOL-Bref WHO Quality of Life Questionnaire (short form).

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