Item | Mean or N (SD or %) | P value | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Psychiatrists N = 86 (68%) | Family physicians N = 40 (32%) | All N = 126 (100%) | ||
Age (mean, SD) | 34.45 (7.16) | 35.20 (7.01) | 34.69 (7.09) | 0.582 |
Gender | ||||
Male | 62 (72.1%) | 27 (30.3%) | 89 (70.6%) | 0.598 |
Female | 24 (27.9%) | 13 (35.1%) | 37 (29.4%) | |
Education | ||||
Resident | 31 (36%) | 9 (22.5%) | 40 (31.8%) | 0.217 |
Specialist (registrar) | 19 (22%) | 8 (20%) | 27 (21.4%) | |
Consultant | 36 (42%) | 23 (57.5%) | 59 (46.8) | |
Saudi | 80 (93%) | 40 (100%) | 120 (95.2%) | 0.087 |
Non-Saudi | 6 (7%) | 0 (0.0%) | 6 (4.8%) | |
Current work country | ||||
Inside KSA | 76 (88.4%) | 40 (100%) | 116 (92.1%) | 0.025 |
Outside KSA | 10 (11.6%) | 0 (0.0%) | 10 (7.9%) | |
Region | ||||
Riyadh | 60 (70%) | 24 (60%) | 84 (66.7%) | 0.279 |
Outside Riyadh | 26 (30%) | 16 (40%) | 42 (33.3%) | |
Place of work | ||||
University | 23 (27%) | 7 (17.5%) | 30 (24%) | 0.0001 |
General hospital | 31 (36.5%) | 16 (40%) | 37 (29.6%) | |
Psychiatric hospital | 31 (36.5%) | 0 (0%) | 31 (24.8%) | |
Primary care center | 0 (0.0%) | 17 (42.5%) | 17 (13.6%) | |
My knowledge about ECT | ||||
Minimal | 13 (15%) | 30 (75%) | 43 (34.1%) | 0.0001 |
Medium | 48 (56%) | 8 (20%) | 56 (44.5%) | |
High level | 25 (29%) | 2 (5%) | 27 (21.4%) | |
Have you ever worked in an ECT-utilizing department? | ||||
Yes | 73 (85%) | 6 (15%) | 79 (62.7%) | 0.0001 |
No | 13 (15%) | 34 (85%) | 47 (37.3%) | |
Have you ever referred patients to ECT? | ||||
Yes | 66 (76.7%) | 2 (5%) | 68 (54%) | 0.0001 |
No | 20 (23.3%) | 38 (95%) | 58 (46%) | |
Is there any ECT-treated person in your family or among your acquaintances? | ||||
Yes | 6 (7%) | 2 (5%) | 8 (6.3%) | 0.67 |
No | 80 (93%) | 38 (95%) | 118 (93.7%) | |
Do you have a psychiatric illness in your family or in your acquaintances? | ||||
Yes | 35 (40.7%) | 12 (30%) | 47(37.3%) | 0.25 |
No | 51 (59.3%) | 28 (70%) | 79 (62.7%) | |
I would consent to receive ECT in case I was in a psychotic depressive condition | ||||
Yes | 72 (83.7%) | 23 (57.5%) | 95 (75.4%) | 0.001 |
No | 14 (16.3%) | 17 (42.5%) | 31 (24.6%) |