Table 1: Total score of OPTION scale.

		Total score of OPTION scale Mean + SD	p
Patients gender^†	Male (n=55)	39.328 ± 5.65	0.642
Patients gender^†	Female (n=34)	38.936 ± 5.91	0.642
Clinicians gender^†	Male (n=55)	39.632 ± 4.87	0.104
Clinicians gender^†	Female (n=35)	39.56 ± 2.90	0.104
Patients’ socioeconomic status^‡	Low income (n=28)	38.2 ± 5.52	0.395
	Middle income (n=46)	39.616 ± 5.69
	High income (n=16)	39.68 ± 6.20
Patients education status^‡	Primary (n=16)	36.248 ± 5.46	0.038*
	Secondary (n=48)	39.864 ± 5.70
	Graduation (n=21)	39.563 ± 5.52
	Specialization (n=4)	40.8 ± 2.94
Clinicians level^†	Residents (n=46)	39.144 ± 6.36	0.105
Clinicians level^†	Consultants (n=44)	39.016 ± 6.41	0.105

n = 90, SD = standard deviation. ^†Independent sample t-test. ^‡One-way ANOVA test. *p < 0.05.