Gender as a principle of the organization of clinical sleep research.
Nurs Outlook
; 68(6): 763-768, 2020.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-32753122
ABSTRACT
In 2014 the National Institutes of Health required researchers to examine sex as a biological variable. While this approach is necessary to ensure adequate and appropriate female inclusion in research studies, it puts researchers at high risk for attributing their findings to biological sex differences when instead they may be more appropriately attributed to the influence and expectations of gender. In this paper, we specify how gender works as a principle of the social organization of symptoms, experiences, research, and clinical practice using obstructive sleep apnea symptomology to illustrate these patterns. We draw from psychologist Sandra Bem's account differentiating three specific mechanisms of gender gender polarization, androcentrism, and biological essentialism.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Clinical Nursing Research
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Sex Factors
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Guidelines as Topic
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Patient Selection
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Sleep Apnea, Obstructive
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Eligibility Determination
Type of study:
Guideline
Aspects:
Determinantes_sociais_saude
Limits:
Adult
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Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Country/Region as subject:
America do norte
Language:
En
Journal:
Nurs Outlook
Year:
2020
Document type:
Article