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Sexism Interacts with Patient–Physician Gender Concordance in Influencing Patient Control Preferences: Findings from a Vignette Experimental Design
- Source :
- Applied Psychology. Health and Well-Being
- Publication Year :
- 2020
- Publisher :
- Wiley-Blackwell, 2020.
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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.
- Subjects :
- Adult
Male
Adolescent
Concordance
Control (management)
shared decision making
050109 social psychology
patient-centered care
03 medical and health sciences
Young Adult
Sex Factors
Settore M-PSI/01 - PSICOLOGIA GENERALE
Humans
0501 psychology and cognitive sciences
In patient
Situational ethics
control preferences
control preferences, gender differences, patient-centered care, sexism, shared decision making
Applied Psychology
Aged
Physician-Patient Relations
030505 public health
05 social sciences
Patient Preference
Original Articles
Middle Aged
Patient preference
Clinical Practice
Vignette
Physician gender
Research Design
gender differences
gender difference
control preference
Female
Original Article
sexism
Patient Participation
0305 other medical science
Psychology
Clinical psychology
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Applied Psychology. Health and Well-Being
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....4aa590679e2ec113bd8a2bdc66a77c9b