Resident Attitudes Toward Performing Pelvic Examinations in the Emergency Department.
gynecology
health disparities
pelvic examination
resident education
Journal
Women's health reports (New Rochelle, N.Y.)
ISSN: 2688-4844
Titre abrégé: Womens Health Rep (New Rochelle)
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101768931
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
2023
2023
Historique:
accepted:
13
01
2023
entrez:
6
3
2023
pubmed:
7
3
2023
medline:
7
3
2023
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Mounting evidence suggests that emergency physicians tend to avoid patients with gynecologic chief complaints, and that avoidance may be higher for male physicians compared to females. One underlying reason could be discomfort with performing pelvic examinations. The goal of this study was to assess whether male residents report greater discomfort with pelvic examinations than females. We performed a cross-sectional, Institutional Review Board-approved survey of residents at 6 academic emergency medicine programs. Of 100 residents who completed the survey, 63 self-identified as male, 36 female, and one selected "prefer not to say" and was excluded. Responses were compared between male and females using chi-square tests. In secondary analysis,
Identifiants
pubmed: 36874233
doi: 10.1089/whr.2022.0084
pii: 10.1089/whr.2022.0084
pmc: PMC9983135
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Pagination
89-93Informations de copyright
© Isha Agarwal et al., 2023; Published by Mary Ann Liebert, Inc.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
No conflicts of interest.
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