Validity and Reliability of the Turkish Version of “Nijmegen-Gender Awareness in Medicine scale”

Seyfeli, Mevlüde Yasemin Akşehirli; Baykan, Zeynep; Naçar, Melis; Şafak, Elif Deni̇z; Çetinkaya, Fevziye

doi:10.4274/imj.galenos.2019.45556

Istanbul Med J

2019

DOI: 10.4274/imj.galenos.2019.45556

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Validity and Reliability of the Turkish Version of “Nijmegen-Gender Awareness in Medicine scale”

Mevlüde Yasemin Akşehirli Seyfeli¹,

Zeynep Baykan²,

Melis Naçar³

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Abstract: Amaç: Toplumsal cinsiyet, toplumun bireyleri nasıl gördüğü, algıladığı, düşündüğü kadın ve erkek olarak nasıl davranmaları gerektiğini ifade eden kavramdır. Cinsiyete dayalı normlar ve değerler, kadınlar ve erkekler arasındaki farklılıkları güçlendirirken sosyal eşitsizlikleri de beraberinde getirir. Eşitsizliğe neden olan alanlardan biri de sağlıktır. Bu metodolojik ve tanımlayıcı çalışmanın amacı "Nijmegentıpta cinsiyet farkındalığı ölçeği" Türkçe geçerlik ve güvenirlik analizlerinin yapılmasıdır. Yöntemler:… Show more

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Turkish Adaptation and Psychometric Properties of Nıjmegen Gender Awareness in Medicine Scale: Assessment of Validity and Relıability

YILMAZ KARAMAN,

YASTIBAŞ,

ALTINÖZ

et al. 2023

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Objective: Gender affects how we serve and receive medical care. World Health Organization evaluates gender as a social determinant of health. However, a knowledge gap exists among physicians. The present study aims to adapt Nijmegen Gender in Medicine Awareness Scale (N-GAMS) in the Turkish language and define Turkish medical students’ gender awareness level and related factors. Methods: Two hundred seventy-two medical students participated. The Ambivalent Sexism Inventory, Jefferson Scale of Physician Empathy- Student Version, and N-GAMS were utilized to collect data; in addition to sociodemographic form. Results: Confirmatory factor analysis repeated a three-factor structure, as previously demonstrated. The Cronbach’s alpha of the Turkish N-GAMS was 0.887. Criteria-related validity analysis resulted as follows: Gender sensitivity was associated with higher empathy and higher benevolent sexism. Gender role ideology toward patients scores were related to the male sex, lower empathy, and higher levels of sexist attitudes regarding both hostile and benevolent types. Gender role ideology toward doctors was higher in male students, in those with lower empathy, and in ambivalent sexism. Turkish medical students in our sample were less gender-sensitive than their European counterparts. Conclusion: N-GAMS is valid and reliable among Turkish medical students. There is a need for training in gender awareness in medical faculties.

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Turkish Adaptation and Psychometric Properties of Nıjmegen Gender Awareness in Medicine Scale: Assessment of Validity and Relıability

YILMAZ KARAMAN,

YASTIBAŞ,

ALTINÖZ

et al. 2023

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Gender Awareness in Healthcare: Contextualization of an Arabic Version of the Nijmegen Gender Awareness in Medicine Scale (N-GAMS)

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Gender is one of the important social determinants of health known to be highly associated with health status. Despite the importance of gender awareness, it has not been addressed and researched in the Arab region, including Palestine. This study aimed to contextualize an Arabic version of the Nijmegen Gender Awareness in Medicine Scale (N-GAMS) and to assess the level of gender awareness and its associated factors among primary health care providers. The N-GAMS tool was translated and adapted through a gender expert consultation and a focus group discussion. Then, it was administered online to a sample of primary health care general physicians and nurses of all health care providing actors in Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate. The reliability of the N-GAMS subscales using Cronbach’s alpha (α) was 0.681 for the gender sensitivity (GS) scale (9 items), 0.658 for the gender role ideology towards co-workers (GRIC) scale (6 items), and α = 0.848 for the gender role ideology towards patients (GRIP) scale (11 items). The results showed that participants had scored near the midpoint of the gender sensitivity subscale (M = 2.84, SD = 0.486). They also expressed moderate gender stereotypes towards patients (M = 3.11, SD = 0.624), where females held lower stereotypical thinking. Participants also expressed low to moderate stereotypes towards co-workers (M = 2.72, SD = 0.660) and females expressed less stereotypical thinking compared to males. Furthermore, the participant’s age had some effect on the outcome, specifically on the GRIP subscale, while gender was associated with both GRIP and GRID subscales. The rest of the social and other variables showed no association with the gender awareness subscales. This study adds to our understanding of gender awareness. Further tests are required to confirm the psychometric qualities of the instrument.

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Validity and Reliability of the Turkish Version of “Nijmegen-Gender Awareness in Medicine scale”

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Turkish Adaptation and Psychometric Properties of Nıjmegen Gender Awareness in Medicine Scale: Assessment of Validity and Relıability

Turkish Adaptation and Psychometric Properties of Nıjmegen Gender Awareness in Medicine Scale: Assessment of Validity and Relıability

Gender Awareness in Healthcare: Contextualization of an Arabic Version of the Nijmegen Gender Awareness in Medicine Scale (N-GAMS)

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