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The role of gender in patient preference for breast surgical care – a comment on equality

Overview of attention for article published in Israel Journal of Health Policy Research, July 2018
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Title
The role of gender in patient preference for breast surgical care – a comment on equality
Published in
Israel Journal of Health Policy Research, July 2018
DOI 10.1186/s13584-018-0231-2
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Authors

Tulin D. Cil, Alexandra M. Easson

Abstract

Gender preference among patients seeking medical care is an issue that is not well understood. It warrants exploration, particularly for patients undergoing sensitive physical exams. In a recent IJHPR article, Groutz et al. reported a survey study that explored patient preferences in selecting a breast surgeon. They found that a third of patients preferred a female surgeon for their breast examination. However, surgical ability was the primary factor in selecting a surgeon for their breast surgery. This commentary discusses these findings in the context of patient-centered care and issues of gender equality in medical education.Gender equality is considered an important societal movement in achieving human rights for everyone based on their ability, rather than their gender and opportunity. This commentary argues that the goal of gender equality is why women should be encouraged to enter surgical professions, recognizing that patient preferences will be shaped by societal norms. Gender preferences for the performance of sensitive physical examinations by some patients are likely multifactorial and they warrant more exploration to deliver ideal patient centered care.

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Country Count As %
Unknown 32 100%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Bachelor 6 19%
Student > Master 5 16%
Student > Ph. D. Student 3 9%
Other 2 6%
Researcher 2 6%
Other 2 6%
Unknown 12 38%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 8 25%
Nursing and Health Professions 3 9%
Social Sciences 3 9%
Psychology 2 6%
Arts and Humanities 2 6%
Other 2 6%
Unknown 12 38%
Attention Score in Context

Attention Score in Context

This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 2. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 10 July 2018.
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#15,012,809
of 23,094,276 outputs
Outputs from Israel Journal of Health Policy Research
#288
of 584 outputs
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#197,397
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Outputs of similar age from Israel Journal of Health Policy Research
#12
of 19 outputs
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