Research Article
The Assessment of Knowledge about Tourette’s Syndrome among Medical Students and Primary Physicians in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: A Cross-Sectional Study
Table 4
Knowledge scores based on experience and prior treatment of Tourette’s syndrome and tic disorders.
| | N (%) | Mean (±SD) | value |
| Years in practice | | | | <5 years | 16 (27.1) | 59.12 (±12.10) | 0.102 | 5–10 years | 17 (28.8) | 66.67 (±11.41) | 11–20 years | 17 (28.8) | 58.09 (±15.41) | >20 years | 9 (15.3) | 54.63 (±11.68) | Prior treatment of patient with Tourette’s syndrome (TS) | Prior experience present | 53 (89.8) | 60.61 (±13.11) | 0.516 | Prior experience absent | 6 (10.2) | 57.64 (±15.9) | Prior experience of treating patients with tic disorders other than TS | 0 patients treated | 45 (76.8) | 61.02 (±13.09) | 0.575 | 1–5 patients treated | 11 (18.7) | 59.47 (±14.68) | >5 patients treated | 3 (5) | 52.78 (±13.39) |
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