Motivation to change and perceptions of the admission process with respect to outcome in adolescent anorexia nervosa

Table 2 Psychopathological characteristics and motivation to change at the different time points and patient´s perception of the admission process and perceived need for hospitalization

	Admission mean (SD)	Week 9 mean (SD)	Discharge mean (SD)	p value^a
EDI-2	270.9 (66.6)		255.5 (78.1)	0.36
-subscale drive for thinness	27.3 (9.8)		24.6 (10.2)	0.35
-subscale body dissatisfaction	35.9 (9.7)		36.0 (13.7)	0.75
BDI-2	21.9 (11.0)		12.1 (10.0)	0.002
ANSOCQ^b	50.2 (14.8)	55.9 (20.2)	71.6 (23.0)	<0.0001
perceived coercion	15.2 (4.2)
perceived pressure	8.9 (4.0)
perceived preocedural justice	14.7 (2.9)
perceived need for hospitalization	3.6 (1.0)

^apaired t-test admission to discharge
^bn at admission = 40, n at week 9 = 29 (9 patients were discharged before or in week 9; these are not included here and only the ANSOCQ at discharge is given), n at discharge = 35
EDI-2 = Eating disorder inventory 2; BDI-2 = Beck depression inventory 2; ANSOCQ = Anorexia nervosa stages of change questionnaire; perception of the admission process according to Guarda et al. (2007)

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