Table 3: Comparison of Risk Groups: Acceptability and User Satisfaction

Acceptability and user satisfaction Moderate risk group High risk group
N (% of participants) N (% of participants)
First time to deal with ED?
Yes 6/8 (75 %) 12/25 (48 %)
No 2/8 (25 %) 13/25 (52 %)
How did you find out about Appetite For Life?
E-Mail from University 1/8 (12.50 %) 0/25 (0 %)
Friends 0/8 (0 %) 1/25 (4 %)
Internet research 7/8 (87.50 %) 15/25 (60 %)
Other 0/8 (0 %) 9/25 (36 %)
Main reason for registration?
Looking for help 3/8 (37.50 %) 8/25 (32 %)
I had specific questions I wanted answered 0/8 (0 %) 3/25 (12 %)
Curiosity 3/8 (37.50 %) 13/25 (52 %)
Other 2/8 (25 %) 1/25 (4 %)
Monitoring
good concept 6/8 (75 %) 19/25 (76 %)
feedback appropriate 4/7 (57.14 %) 4/22 (18.18 %)
helpful 2/7 (28.57 %) 4/22 (18.18 %)
helpful 2/7 (28.57 %) 4/22 (18.18 %)
Individual consultation chat
good concept 7/8 (87.50 %) 20/24 (83.33 %)
helpful 1/5 (20 %) 3/18 (16.67 %)
Group consultation chat
good concept 6/7 (85.71 %) 11/23 (47.83 %)
helpful 0/5 (0 %) 2/18 (11.11 %)
Anonymous forum
good concept 7/8 (87.50 %) 19/25 (76 %)
helpful 1/8 (12.50 %) 8/25 (32 %)
I have learned new things by participating in Appetite For Life 1/8 (12.50 %) 6/25 (24 %)
Participation in Appetite For Life helped me to clarify certain questions 1/8 (12.50 %) 4/25 (16 %)
Without Appetite For Life I wouldn’t have known who to share my problems with 1/8 (12.50 %) 2/25 (8 %)
Overall, I am pleased with Appetite For Life 3/8 (37.50 %) 9/25 (36 %)
I would use Appetite For Life again 2/8 (25 %) 11/25 (44 %)
I would recommend Appetite For Life to a friend whose eating habits I worry about 4/8 (50 %) 12/25 (48 %)
Is/ was participation in Appetite For Life helpful for you?
Yes, somewhat 3/8 (37.50 %) 12/25 (48 %)
Neither helpful nor harmful 4/8 (50%) 12/25 (48 %)
No, it is harmful 1/8 (12.50%) 1/25 (4 %)

Note. Participants were allowed to answer “don’t know”, if they had not used a specific component. Therefore, the total number of ratings per component varies between 5 and 8 in the “moderate risk” and between 18 and 25 in the “high risk” group.