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Table 5 Total attitude score

From: Knowledge of and attitudes towards electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) among psychiatrists and family physicians in Saudi Arabia

Item

Psychiatrists (mean)

P value

Family physicians (mean)

P value

All

P value

Age

r = 0.190

0.081

r = 0.080

0.625

r = 0.094

0.298

Gender

 Male

9.65

0.156

7.70

0.584

9.06

0.593

 Female

9.25

8.15

 

8.87

Education

 Resident

9.29

0.310

7.56

0.917

8.90

0.913

 Specialist (registrar)

9.58

7.88

 

9.07

 Consultant

9.72

7.96

 

9.03

Saudi

9.56

0.421

7.85

No comparison

8.99

0.819

Non-Saudi

9.17

0.0a

9.17

Current work country

 Inside KSA

9.47

0.092

7.85

No comparison

8.91

0.070

 Outside KSA

10.00

0.0a

10.00

Region

 Riyadh

9.60

0.430

8.13

0.380

9.18

0.120

 Outside Riyadh

9.39

7.44

 

8.64

Place of work

 University

9.78

0.412

8.00

0.161

9.37

0.198

 General hospital

9.55

7.00

 

8.68

 Psychiatric hospital

9.36

0.0a

 

9.36

 Primary care center

0.0a

8.59

 

8.59

My knowledge about ECT

 Minimal

8.92

0.116

7.57

0.216

7.98

0.0001

 Medium

9.65

8.25

 

9.45

 High level

9.64

10.50

 

9.70

Have you ever worked in an ECT-utilizing department?

 Yes

9.70

0.001

9.00

0.205

9.65

0.0001

 No

8.62

7.65

 

7.92

Is there any ECT-treated person in your family or among your acquaintances?

 Yes

10.00

0.123

6.50

0.420

9.13

0.842

 No

9.50

7.92

 

8.99

Do you have a psychiatric illness in your family or in your acquaintances?

 Yes

9.77

0.116

7.17

0.242

9.11

0.615

 No

9.37

8.14

 

8.94

 

I would consent to receive ECT in case I was in a psychotic depressive condition

 Yes

9.60

0.259

7.78

0.839

9.16

0.146

 No

9.21

7.94

 

8.52

  1. aNot included in the analysis