Does provider gender matter in endoscopy? An international perspective

Anglade, Pascale; Ibrahim, Halah; Abdel-Razig, Sawsan

doi:10.1016/j.gie.2020.12.019

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“…As a consequence, the effect of sex/gender of gastroenterologists/endoscopists on patients’ compliance and satisfaction has been reported. 2 This study suggested that female gastroenterologist–patient gender concordance improved clinical outcomes. 2 That is, female patients showed a preference for female gastroenterologists, and this is consistent across the world.…”

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“… 2 This study suggested that female gastroenterologist–patient gender concordance improved clinical outcomes. 2 That is, female patients showed a preference for female gastroenterologists, and this is consistent across the world. 3 - 14 …”

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“…Several studies regarding patient–endoscopist sex/gender concordance have shown a meaningful gender preference for female endoscopists by female patients in the United States 2 and United Kingdom. 20 Endoscopists’ sex/gender can impact patients’ metrics, not only compliance, satisfaction, and follow-up, but also clinical outcomes.…”

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Sex/gender differences in gastrointestinal endoscopy from the perspective of patients and gastroenterologists

Kim

2023

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The sex/gender of gastroenterologists impact patients’ satisfaction, compliance, and clinical outcomes. For instance, female gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopist–patient gender concordance improves health-related outcomes. This finding suggests that it is important to increase the number of female GI endoscopists. While the number of women in the field of gastroenterology is increasing in the United States and Korea by over 28.3%, it is not enough to account for the gender preferences of female patients. GI endoscopists are at a high risk of endoscopy-related injuries. However, there is a different distribution of muscle and fat; male endoscopists are more affected in their back, while females are more affected in the upper extremities. Women are more susceptible to endoscopy-related injuries than men. There is a correlation between the number of colonoscopies performed and musculoskeletal pain. Job satisfaction is lower in young female gastroenterologists (30’ and 40’) than in the opposite gender and other ages. Thus, it is important to address these issues in the development of GI endoscopy.

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Sex/gender differences in gastrointestinal endoscopy from the perspective of patients and gastroenterologists

Kim

2023

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“…more specifically in the field of endoscopy, there are a limited number of published studies examining the prevalence of gender preference among patients, with the body of the medical literature almost exclusively in Western contexts. 1 On the aggregate, the data have shown a significant variance in the proportion of women studied who express a gender preference for their endoscopist (22% to 70%), with the vast majority of these women preferring same-gender endoscopists, embarrassment being the most common reason for those preferences, followed by character attributes ascribed to female endoscopists such as being "more caring," "empathetic," and "easier to talk to." 1 It has been proposed that social factors such as faith or culture play a role in expressed gender preferences for endoscopists, particularly in the international space, where preference for genderconcordant endoscopists does not seem to be limited to female patients.…”

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“…1 On the aggregate, the data have shown a significant variance in the proportion of women studied who express a gender preference for their endoscopist (22% to 70%), with the vast majority of these women preferring same-gender endoscopists, embarrassment being the most common reason for those preferences, followed by character attributes ascribed to female endoscopists such as being "more caring," "empathetic," and "easier to talk to." 1 It has been proposed that social factors such as faith or culture play a role in expressed gender preferences for endoscopists, particularly in the international space, where preference for genderconcordant endoscopists does not seem to be limited to female patients. In 2 of the few international studies, in Israel 2 and Brunei, 3 large proportions of male patients also expressed a gender preference, overwhelmingly for male endoscopists (88% and 89%, respectively).…”

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