Sexism Interacts with Patient-Physician Gender Concordance in Influencing Patient Control Preferences: Findings from a Vignette Experimental Design.
Appl Psychol Health Well Being
; 12(2): 471-492, 2020 07.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Patient preferences regarding their involvement in shared treatments decisions is fundamental in clinical practice. Previous evidences demonstrated a large heterogeneity in these preferences. However, only few studies have analysed the influence of patients' individual differences, contextual and situational qualities, and their complex interaction in explaining this variability.METHODS:
We assessed the role of the interaction of patient's sociodemographic and psychological factors with a physician's gender. Specifically, we focused on patient gender and attitudes toward male or female physicians. One hundred fifty-three people participated in this randomised controlled study and were randomly assigned to one of two experimental conditions in which they were asked to imagine discussing their treatment with a male and a female doctor.RESULTS:
Analyses showed an interplay between attitude towards women and the gender of patients and doctors, explaining interindividual variability in patient preferences.CONCLUSIONS:
In conclusion, patients' attitudes toward the physicians' gender constitutes a relevant characteristic that may influence the degree of control patients want to have and the overall patient-physician relationship.Palabras clave
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Participación del Paciente
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Relaciones Médico-Paciente
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Prioridad del Paciente
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Sexismo
Tipo de estudio:
Clinical_trials
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Diagnostic_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Aspecto:
Determinantes_sociais_saude
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Patient_preference
Límite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Appl Psychol Health Well Being
Año:
2020
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Italia