Table 3 Rank order of the top 10 items from most to least important
Clinician | Lived experience | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rank and item | Mean rank (SD) | % Rated in top 10 | % Consensus | Rank and item | Mean rank (SD) | % Rated in top 10 | % Consensus |
1.if they are at significant medical risk (e.g., very slow or irregular heartbeat, abnormal blood results) | 6.13 (3.96) | 80% | 98% | 1.if they are at significant medical risk (e.g., very slow or irregular heartbeat, abnormal blood results) | 6.17 (3.66) | 81% | 93% |
2.based upon the severity of their illness (taking into account psychological, physical, and social severity) | 4.13 (4.42) | 56% | 95% | 2.based upon the severity of their illness (taking into account psychological, physical, and social severity) | 5.98 (3.68) | 83% | 86% |
3.if their physical health is getting worse quickly (any metric of physical health) | 3.95 (4.08) | 51% | 98% | 3.if their physical health is getting worse quickly (any metric of physical health) | 3.38 (3.47) | 63% | 93% |
4.if they are pregnant | 3.54 (3.24) | 64% | 96% | 4.if their mental health and well-being is getting worse quickly (any metric of mental health) | 3.31 (3.42) | 60% | 95% |
5.if they have diabetes and are purposefully restricting their insulin to lose weight (diabulimia) | 2.97 (3.20) | 59% | 89% | 5.if they have a major physical disorder (e.g., cardiovascular disease, diabetes, cancer) that is made worse by their eating disorder | 3.00 (3.31) | 54% | 89% |
6.if they are transitioning between inpatient and community services | 2.97 (3.50) | 56% | 91% | 6.if their eating disorder is negatively impacting their quality of life (e.g., stops them from doing leisure activities, impacts how they interact with other people or makes it difficult to work/study, financial problems) | 3.00 (3.59) | 52% | 88% |
7.if they are quickly losing weight (irrespective of their starting weight) | 2.69 (3.29) | 46% | 93% | 7.if they are less than 12Â years old | 2.98 (3.52) | 52% | 88% |
8.if they have reduced the amount or type of food they are eating (dietary restriction) at an extreme level (e.g., very little dietary intake almost every day) | 2.54 (3.32) | 41% | 91% | 8.if they are pregnant | 2.90 (3.81) | 44% | 87% |
9.if they are a very low weight | 2.41 (3.27) | 44% | 89% | 9.if they are thinking or planning to end their life (suicide risk) | 2.85 (3.80) | 42% | 88% |
10.if they are less than 12Â years old | 1.97 (3.07) | 41% | 89% | 10.if they are constantly having intrusive eating disorder related thoughts and feelings (e.g., thoughts about their body shape and weight, fear of putting on weight) | 2.69 (3.52) | 54% | 84% |
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