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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of selected participants (n = 501)

From: Attitudes toward depression among Ecuadorian physicians using the Spanish-validated version of the Revised Depression Attitude Questionnaire (R-DAQ)

Variable

% (n)

Age (mean, SD)

49.0 (11.3)

Gender

 Male

49.5 (248)

 Female

49.9 (250)

Specialty

 Primary care

53.3 (267)

 Psychiatry

8.0 (40)

 Other

38.7 (194)

Service type

 Private

48.7 (244)

 Public

40.3 (202)

 Public and private

10.4 (52)

Service area

 Urban

83.6 (419)

 Rural

9.0 (45)

 Urban and rural

1.0 (5)

Frequency of depression consults

 Never

8.4 (42)

 Rarely

31.7 (159)

 Sometimes

32.7 (164)

 Often

16.4 (82)

 Frequently

10.6 (53)

Previous depression training

 Yes

23.4 (117)

 No

76.4 (382)

R-DAQ score (media, IQR)

76.0 (13)

 Factor 1* (median, IQR)

22.0 (7)

 Factor 2** (median, IQR)

35.0 (7)

 Factor 3*** (median, IQR)

20.0 (5)

  1. *Factor 1: “Professional confidence regarding depression management”
  2. **Factor 2: “Therapeutic optimism regarding depression treatment”
  3. ***Factor 3: “Generalist perspective of the occurrence, recognition, and management of depression”