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Sex preferences for colonoscopists and GI physicians among patients and health care professionals.
Shah, Deepa K; Karasek, Veronika; Gerkin, Richard D; Ramirez, Francisco C; Young, Michele A.
Afiliação
  • Shah DK; Department of Gastroenterology, Phoenix VA Medical Center/Banner Good Samaritan Hospital, Phoenix, Arizona, USA.
Gastrointest Endosc ; 74(1): 122-127.e2, 2011 Jul.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-21704811
BACKGROUND: There are indications that many women prefer female health care providers. OBJECTIVE: To determine whether (1) patients and health care professionals have sex preferences for gastroenterologists (for office visit and colonoscopy) and (2) the reasons behind these preferences. DESIGN: Prospective survey. SETTING: Patients from primary care clinics at a Veterans Affairs and a community hospital and health care professionals. PATIENTS: A total of 1364 individuals completed the survey: 840 patients (566 men and 274 women) and 524 health care professionals (211 men and 313 women). MAIN OUTCOME MEASUREMENTS: Sex preferences for colonoscopists and gastroenterologists at a clinic. RESULTS: Women had a stronger sex preference (compared with no preference) for an office visit with a gastroenterologist (44.3%) and for a colonoscopist (53%) than men (23% and 27.8% respectively; P < .001). For health care professionals, there was a significant difference in sex preferences for women and men for a gastroenterologist office visit (30.4% vs 17.6%; P < .001) and for a colonoscopist (43.1% vs 26.1%; P < .001). Of all respondents with a sex preference, the most common reason was embarrassment for both office visit and colonoscopy. For all respondents with a sex preference for colonoscopy, a higher level of education was an independent predictor of patients feeling embarrassed (P = .003). LIMITATIONS: Single city, patient population from only 2 institutions. CONCLUSIONS: Female patients and female health care professionals have sex preferences in choosing a gastroenterologist for an office visit and colonoscopy, and the reasons for this are significantly influenced by their level of education.
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Texto completo: 1 Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Pacientes / Colonoscopia / Pessoal de Saúde / Gastroenterologia Tipo de estudo: Observational_studies / Prognostic_studies / Qualitative_research / Risk_factors_studies Limite: Adult / Aged / Aged80 / Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged Idioma: En Ano de publicação: 2011 Tipo de documento: Article

Texto completo: 1 Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Pacientes / Colonoscopia / Pessoal de Saúde / Gastroenterologia Tipo de estudo: Observational_studies / Prognostic_studies / Qualitative_research / Risk_factors_studies Limite: Adult / Aged / Aged80 / Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged Idioma: En Ano de publicação: 2011 Tipo de documento: Article