The Relationship Between Physician/Nurse Gender and Patients' Correct Identification of Health Care Professional Roles in the Emergency Department.
J Womens Health (Larchmt)
; 28(7): 961-964, 2019 07.
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ABSTRACT
Background:
A 2006 study of emergency medicine (EM) patients found male physicians were more often recognized as doctors that were female physicians. We sought to identify gender awareness of EM physicians and nurses by patients to see whether there has been a reduction in gender bias during the past 12 years. Materials andMethods:
Before emergency department (ED) discharge or hospital admission, a convenience sample of 150 patients in an urban academic ED was anonymously surveyed to determine their awareness of the role of the health personnel involved in their care.Results:
Our patients recognized male attending physicians as physicians 75.7% of the time and female attending physicians as physicians 58.1% of the time (p < 0.01). No differences were observed for resident physicians. Patients recognized male nurses as nurses 77.1% of the time, and female nurses as nurses 91.1% of the time (p < 0.01).Conclusions:
These data indicate that patients continue to exhibit gender bias in the recognition of lead physicians and nurses.Palabras clave
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Personal de Salud
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Servicio de Urgencia en Hospital
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Sexismo
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Womens Health (Larchmt)
Asunto de la revista:
GINECOLOGIA
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SAUDE DA MULHER
Año:
2019
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Article