Gender differences in self-care for common colds by primary care patients: a European multicenter survey on the prevalence and patterns of practices (the COCO study)

Autor: Hoffman, R.D., Thielmann, A., Buczkowski, K., Edirne, Tamer, Hoffmann, K., Koskela, T., Lingner, H., Mevsim, V., Tekiner, S., Zielinski, A., Hoffman Cicurel, N., Petrazzuoli, F., Thulesius, H., Gerasimovska Kitanovska, B., Weltermann, B., for the European General Practice Research Network Working Group on Self-Care
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Journal of Gender Studies. 30:756-771
ISSN: 1465-3869
0958-9236
DOI: 10.1080/09589236.2020.1843010
Popis: Although generally harmless, the common cold disturbs the lives of billions yearly. It is frequently treated by self-care, yet little is known about the effect gender may have on self-care. Our study set out to discover whether self-care for common colds differs by gender. We also wanted to test the ‘Man cold’ belief: that men ‘break down’ when they have a cold and suffer more than women when they are sick. We distributed questionnaires asking for a selection of self-care practices in eight categories to 3,240 consecutive patients in 14 Eurasian countries at 27 primary care sites. Of 2,654 patients included, 99% reported engaging in self-care for common colds. Discomfort was reported more frequently by women (74.7% vs. 66.5%, p
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