How Should Physicians Respond When Patients Distrust Them Because of Their Gender

Dados Bibliográficos

ID15744276
AutoresMonica E Peek (0000-0003-0434-7231, Foundation for Biomedical Research, autor correspondente), Bernard Lo (0000-0001-6210-9667, New York Academy of Sciences), Alicia Fernandez (0000-0002-7975-6614, San Francisco General Hospital)
Ano2017
Volume19
Fascículo4
Páginas332-339
Data de publicação2017-04-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoThe AMA Journal of Ethic (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 2376-6980 • E-ISSN: 2376-6980
EditoraAmerican Medical Association (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1001/journalofethics.2017.19.4.ecas2-1704
PMID28430566
OpenAlexW2609258887
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas4
Referências citadas6

There are many reasons why gender-concordant care benefits patients and is requested by them. For training hospitals, however, such requests present challenges as well as opportunities in providing patient-centered care. Responding to a case in which a female patient who is having a routine exam refuses care from a male medical student, we discuss ethical principles involved in gender-concordant care requests, when it is appropriate to question such requests, and a team-based approach to responding to them

Distrust · Family medicine · Patient care · Psychotherapist · Medical Malpractice and Liability Issues · Medicine · Nursing · Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare · Pharmaceutical industry and healthcare · Psychology