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

Autor: AlHadi AN; Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, King Saud University, King Saud University Medical City, PO Box 242069, Riyadh, 11322 Saudi Arabia.; SABIC Psychological Health Research & Applications Chair (SPHRAC), College of Medicine, King Saud University, King Saud University Medical City, PO Box 242069, Riyadh, 11322 Saudi Arabia., AlShahrani FM; Family Medicine Department, King Abdulaziz Medical City, National Guard, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.; College of Medicine, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia., Alshaqrawi AA; Department of Psychiatry, King Saud University Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia., Sharefi MA; Department of Emergency Medicine, Prince Sultan Military Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia., Almousa SM; Department of Internal Medicine, King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Annals of general psychiatry [Ann Gen Psychiatry] 2017 Feb 28; Vol. 16, pp. 16. Date of Electronic Publication: 2017 Feb 28 (Print Publication: 2017).
DOI: 10.1186/s12991-017-0139-1
Abstrakt: Objectives: To assess the knowledge of and attitudes towards ECT among psychiatrists and family physicians in Saudi Arabia.
Methods: The study is quantitative observational cross-sectional with a convenient sample that included psychiatrists and family physicians (including residents) in Saudi Arabia.
Results: Of the 434 questionnaires emailed, a total of 126 returned completed questionnaires (29% response rate). The mean age of respondents was 35 years old. Psychiatrists accounted for 68.3%. The majority were Saudis (95.2%) and male (70.6%). Around half were consultants and about two-thirds (62.7%) had worked in a facility that used ECT. Psychiatrists showed better knowledge than family physicians in their answers, with a mean total knowledge scoring of 8.12 (±1.25) out of 10 and 6.15 (±1.25), respectively ( P  < 0.0001). Among psychiatrists, 87% thought that ECT required general anesthesia, while 35% of family physicians believed so ( P  < 0.0001). Other items of ECT knowledge are discussed. Psychiatrists displayed a better attitude towards ECT than family physicians in all answers, with a mean score of 9.54 (±1.16) and 7.85 (±2.39), respectively ( P  < 0.0001).
Conclusions: Psychiatrists scored better than family physicians in both knowledge and attitude regarding ECT.
Databáze: MEDLINE
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