Table 1 Characteristics of the PCPs in the study prior to the implementation of the training (n = 18)

Socio-demographic characteristics

M (SD)

(Q1, Q2, Q3)

n (%)

 Age (in years)

47.8 (4.2)

(44.8, 48.0, 52.3)

–

  Women

–

16 (88.9)

  Born in Tunisia

–

18 (100)

  Mother tongue, Arabic

–

18 (100)

  Medical school in Tunisia

–

16 (88.9)

Practice characteristics

M (SD)

(Q1, Q2, Q3)

n (%)

  Ariana

–

6 (33.3)

  Tunis

–

5 (27.8)

  Ben Arous

–

4 (22.2)

  Manouba

–

3 (16.7)

 Mental health training in the last 12 months (yes)

–

4 (22.2)

 Average number of years working as a PCP

18.2 (5.3)

(12.8, 18.0, 21.5)

–

 Hours work / week ^a

35.5 (3.2)

(36.0, 36.0, 36.0)

–

 Average number of patient consultations / week

138.1 (45.1)

(100.0, 120.0, 180.0)

–

 Average number of consultations for mental health / week

17.0 (12.7)

(8.3, 15.3, 21.9)

–

 Average number of consultations for mental health / week ^a

–

–

  By appointment

2.4 (3.9)

(0.0, 1.0, 2.6)

  Without appointment

14.5 (13.3)

(6.2, 12.5, 18.6)

 Average number of hours dedicated to mental health care / week ^a

4.2 (2.5)

(2.3, 3.6, 6.2)

–

  Anxiety

53.0 (28.3)

(30.0, 50.0, 82.5)

–

  Depression

33.7 (23.1)

(22.3, 30.0, 42.5)

–

  Alcohol use disorders

6.2 (7.6)

(0.0, 5.0, 10.0)

–

  Psychosis (including schizophrenia)

5.2 (5.8)

(0.8, 2.5, 10.0)

–

  Drug use disorders

3.9 (4.1)

(0.0, 2.5, 8.5)

–

  Self-harm/ suicide

1.8 (2.2)

(0.0, 1.0, 2.3)

–

  Referred to specialized care ^a

59.6 (32.0)

(50.0, 60.0, 85.0)

–

  Receiving support (ex.: active listening)

50.7 (33.9)

(30.3, 50.0, 80.0)

–

  Receiving psychoeducation

43.6 (35.1)

(7.5, 50.0, 80.0)

–

  Receiving pharmacology

42.7 (37.6)

(1.8, 40.0, 82.5)

–

  Receiving psychotherapy

10.6 (18.3)

(0.0, 0.0, 15.0)

–

 Average number of follow-up visit/ patient with mental health issues

4.7 (2.2)

(3.0, 4.0, 5.3)

–