| Autor: |
Saha S; Health Services Research and Development, VA Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle, Wash, USA., Stettin GD, Redberg RF |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Zdroj: |
Journal of general internal medicine [J Gen Intern Med] 1999 Feb; Vol. 14 (2), pp. 122-5. |
| DOI: |
10.1046/j.1525-1497.1999.00297.x |
| Abstrakt: |
To explore the role of patient preferences in explaining gender differences in the use of invasive cardiac procedures, we surveyed 174 patients presenting for cardiac stress testing at a university hospital. Controlling for sociodemographic factors, health status, symptom severity, and history of prior procedures, women expressed greater willingness than men to accept a physician's recommendation of cardiac catheterization (odds ratio 7.1; 95% confidence interval 1.1, 45.3) and similar willingness to accept a recommendation for coronary angioplasty or coronary artery bypass graft surgery. We conclude that patient preferences are unlikely to explain gender disparities in the use of invasive cardiac procedures. |
| Databáze: |
MEDLINE |
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