Table 4 Total knowledge score
Item | Psychiatrists (mean) | P value | Family physicians (mean) | P value | All | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age | r = 0.140 | 0.203 | r = −0.220 | 0.173 | r = −0.007 | 0.936 |
Gender | ||||||
Male | 8.18 | 0.469 | 6.22 | 0.605 | 7.58 | 0.302 |
Female | 7.96 | 6.00 | 7.27 | |||
Education | ||||||
Resident | 7.87 | 0.398 | 6.00 | 0.497 | 7.45 | 0.551 |
Specialist (registrar) | 8.26 | 6.63 | 7.78 | |||
Consultant | 8.25 | 6.04 | 7.39 | |||
Saudi | 8.06 | 0.146 | 6.15 | No comparison | 7.43 | |
Non-Saudi | 8.83 | 0.0a | 8.83 | 0.029 | ||
Current work country | ||||||
Inside KSA | 8.05 | 0.195 | 6.15 | No comparison | 7.40 | 0.018 |
Outside KSA | 8.60 | 0.0a | 8.60 | |||
Region | ||||||
Riyadh | 8.03 | 0.353 | 6.38 | 0.167 | 7.56 | 0.491 |
Outside Riyadh | 8.31 | 5.81 | 7.36 | |||
Place of work | ||||||
University | 8.13 | 0.955 | 6.29 | 0.915 | 7.70 | 0.0001 |
General hospital | 8.16 | 6.19 | 7.49 | |||
Psychiatric hospital | 8.07 | 0.0a | 8.07 | |||
Primary care center | 0.0a | 6.06 | 6.06 | |||
My knowledge about ECT | ||||||
Minimal | 7.85 | 0.360 | 6.00 | 0.226 | 6.56 | 0.0001 |
Medium | 8.04 | 6.38 | 7.80 | |||
High level | 8.40 | 7.50 | 8.33 | |||
Have you ever worked in an ECT-utilizing department? | ||||||
Yes | 8.21 | 0.117 | 5.67 | 0.311 | 8.01 | 0.0001 |
No | 7.62 | 6.24 | 6.62 | |||
Is there any ECT-treated person in your family or among your acquaintances? | ||||||
Yes | 8.67 | 0.266 | 5.50 | 0.458 | 7.88 | 0.472 |
No | 8.08 | 6.18 | 7.47 | |||
Do you have a psychiatric illness in your family or in your acquaintances? | ||||||
Yes | 8.26 | 0.390 | 6.08 | 0.829 | 7.70 | 0.242 |
No | 8.02 | 6.18 | 7.37 | |||
I would consent to receive ECT in case I was in a psychotic depressive condition | ||||||
Yes | 8.19 | 0.190 | 6.35 | 0.250 | 7.75 | 0.001 |
No | 7.71 | 5.88 | 6.71 | |||