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 |