Patient Preference For Gender in Health Care: Doctors and Nurses

¹Mardin Artuklu University, Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Nursing, Mardin, T�rkiye
²D�zce University, Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Nursing, D�zce, T�rkiye
³Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa, Florence Nightingale Faculty of Nursing, �stanbul, T�rkiye

Aim: The study is conducted in a descriptive design to examine the gender preferences for doctors and nurses and the reasons for gender preferences of patients receiving health care in inpatient clinics
Method: The universe of the study is the patients who were admitted to the state hospitals in the Mardin province and K�z�ltepe district. The sample consisted of 600 patients aged 18 and older who were hospitalized and agreed to participate in the research. The data were collected through a face-to-face interview using a questionnaire. SPSS Statistics 21 program was used in the analysis of the data, the data were analyzed with a significance level of p<0.05, at the 95% confidence interval.
Results: Most of the patients (50.3%) who participated in the study were male and married (70.5%). The mean age of the participants was 43.86 years (SD=18.12, Min=18, Max=90). When the patients' attitudes towards gender and the distribution of personal characteristics in their preferences for nurses and doctors were examined, the rate of female nurse preference was higher in males (20.1%) than in females (61.3%). The majority of male patients (61.2%) stated that they were undecided about gender preference. It was determined that the majority of both female (40.4%) and male (56.7) patients preferred a male doctor. The chi-square test revealed that there was a statistically significant correlation between the patients� preference for both nurses and doctors and the gender of the patients (p<0.001).
Conclusion: While there is a tendency towards female nurses in the nurse preference of the patients participating in the study, it is seen that there is a tendency towards male doctors in their doctor preferences. When examining the reasons for gender preference, it is noteworthy to find that "privacy" is stated first. It is seen that female patients prefer female nurses and male patients prefer male nurses.

Keywords:

Sa�l�k Bak�m� Alan Hastalar�n Toplumsal Cinsiyet Bak�� A��s�: Hekimler ve Hem�ireler

¹Mardin Artuklu �niversitesi, Sa�l�k Bilimleri Fak�ltesi, Hem�irelik B�l�m�, Mardin, T�rkiye
²D�zce �niversitesi, Sa�l�k Bilimleri Fak�ltesi, Hem�irelik B�l�m�, D�zce, T�rkiye
³�stanbul �niversitesi-Cerrahpa�a, Florence Nightingale Hem�irelik Fak�ltesi, �stanbul, T�rkiye

Ama�: Bu �al��ma, yatakl� tedavi kurumlar�nda sa�l�k bak�m� alan hastalar�n toplumsal cinsiyet bak�� a��s�ndan hekim ve hem�irelerde cinsiyet tercihlerini ve bu tercihlerinin nedenlerini irdelemek amac�yla, tan�mlay�c� tasar�mda yap�lm��t�r.
Y�ntem: Ara�t�rman�n evreni, Mardin ili ve K�z�ltepe il�esinde bulunan devlet hastanelerinde yatan hastalar olu�tururken, �rneklemini ise hastanede yatan ve ara�t�rmaya kat�lmay� kabul eden 18 ya� ve �st� 600 hasta olu�turmu�tur. Veriler, anket formu kullan�larak y�z y�ze y�ntemi ile toplanm��t�r. Anket formu, 15 sorudan olu�makta ve bu sorular�n sekizi kapal� u�lu, yedisi a��k u�ludur. Verilerin analizinde IBM SPSS Statistics 21 program� kullan�lm�� ve veriler %95 g�ven aral��nda, p<0,05 anlaml�l�k d�zeyinde incelenmi�tir. �al��ma tan�mlay�c� tipte ger�ekle�tirildi�i i�in bulgular�n sunumunda say�, y�zde da��l�m� ve �apraz tablo kullan�lm��t�r.
Bulgular: Ara�t�rmaya kat�lan hastalar�n �o�u erkek (%50,3), evli (%70,5) ve diplomas�z okuryazarlar/ilkokul e�itimi alm�� bireylerden olu�maktad�r. Kat�l�mc�lar�n ya� ortalamas� 43,86 (SS=18,12)�d�r (Min=18, Max=90). Hastalar�n hem�ire ve hekim tercihlerinde cinsiyete y�nelik tutumlar� ile ki�isel �zelliklerin da��l�m� incelendi�inde, kad�n hem�ire tercih etme oran�n�n erkeklerde (%20,1) kad�nlardan (%61,3) daha d��k oldu�u g�r�lmektedir. Erkek hastalar�n �o�unlu�u (%61,2) cinsiyet tercihinde karars�z oldu�unu belirtmi�tir. Buna kar��l�k hekim tercihinde hem kad�n (%40,4) hem de erkek (56,7) hastalar�n �o�unlu�unun erkek hekim tercih ettikleri saptanm��t�r. Yap�lan kar��la�t�rma testinde hem hem�ire hem de hekim tercihi ile hastalar�n cinsiyeti aras�nda istatistiksel olarak anlaml� fark oldu�u belirlenmi�tir (p<0,001).
Sonu�: �al��maya kat�lan hastalar�n hem�ire tercihinde kad�n hem�ireye e�ilim varken, hekim tercihlerinde erkek hekime e�ilim oldu�u g�r�lmektedir. Cinsiyet tercihinin nedenleri incelendi�inde, ilk s�rada �mahremiyet� belirtilmi�tir. Burada kad�n hastalar�n kad�n hem�ire, erkek hastalar�n erkek hem�ire istedikleri g�r�lmektedir.

Anahtar Kelimeler:

G�lcan �ift�io�lu Yal��n, Ebru �zen Bekar, Handan Alan. Patient Preference For Gender in Health Care: Doctors and Nurses. Journal of Health and Nursing Management. 2023; 10(1): 108-116

Corresponding Author: G�lcan �ift�io�lu Yal��n, T�rkiye