Table 2.
Willing and understanding attitudes towards suicidal patients (USP)
| CAPn = 100Mean (95% CI) | DPCn = 120Mean (95% CI) | Totaln = 220Mean (95% CI) | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women (n = 140) |
19.4 (18.3–20.6) |
18.1 (17.2–19.0) |
18.7 (17.7–19.2) |
0.065 |
| Men (n = 77) |
18.8 (17.4–20.2) |
18.6 (17.4–19.8) |
18.7 (17.8–19.6) |
0.848 |
| Physicians (n = 32) |
18.9 (15.9–21.8) |
18.9 (17.0–20.8) |
18.9 (17.3–20.4) |
0.976 |
| Psychologists (n = 103) |
18.5 (17.4–19.7) |
18. 3 (17.2–19.4) |
18.4 (17.6–19.2) |
0.802 |
| Nurses (n = 33) |
* |
18.1 (16.8–19.4) |
18.1 (16.8–19.4) |
* |
| Social workers (n = 23) |
20.5 (17.6–23.4) |
18.5 (16.4–20.6) |
19.6 (17.8–21.4) |
0.269 |
| Others (n = 29) |
20.2 (18.1–22.3) |
17.1 (13.3–21.1)** |
19.6 (17.8–21.4) |
0.163 |
| Total (n = 220) | 19.2 (18.3–20.1) | 18.3 (17.6–19.0) | 18.7 (18.2–19.3) | 0.108 |
Understanding of Suicidal Patient Scale (USP). CAP: Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. DPC: District Psychiatric Centres. * No nurses are employed in CAP. ** Too few to consider. Scale: 11 = positive to 55 = negative. ns = not significant.