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Table 2 Attitudes measured with the Understanding of Suicidal Patients Scale according to gender and specialty

From: Perceived competence and attitudes towards patients with suicidal behaviour: a survey of general practitioners, psychiatrists and internists

 

General practitioners

Psychiatrists

Internists

(n = 85)

(n = 97)

(n = 105)

Mean (95% CI)

Mean (95% CI)

Mean (95% CI)

Total

19.4 (18.3–20.4)

18.4 (17.5–19.4)

22.7 (21.7–23.7) p = 0.01

Females

17.7 (16.2–19.2)

18.3 (16.7–19.9)

21.7 (20.0–23.4)

Males

20.3 (19.0–21.6)

18.3 (17.4–19.7)

23.0 (21.8–24.3)

 

p = 0.014

p = 0.785

p = 0.245

  1. The Understanding of Suicidal Patients Scale ranges from 11 (completely positive) to 55 (completely negative). Scores below 23 are considered to be positive.