https://scholars.lib.ntu.edu.tw/handle/123456789/157342
Title: | Gynecologists' Perception of the Patient-Physician Relationship in Pelvic Examinations in Taiwan | Authors: | CHEN, SHU-LING CHAO, YU-MEI YU TSAI, FU -CHANG CHEN, MING-JER TSAI, FU-CHANG 蔡甫昌 |
Keywords: | Patient-physician relationship;gynecologist;pelvic examination;qualitative study | Issue Date: | 2008 | Journal Volume: | v.29 | Journal Issue: | n.4 | Start page/Pages: | 290-295 | Source: | JOURNAL OF PSYCHOSOMATIC OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY | Abstract: | OBJECTIVE: To explore the gynecologists' physical contact and their interaction with patients, as well as the patient- physicians relationship during the pelvic examination (PE). STUDY DESIGN: This qualitative study uses face-to-face, in- depth interviews with 20 gynecologists from three hospitals in central Taiwan. RESULTS: The results revealed two main categories: adopting non-gendered and desexualised strategies and acknowledging a patient's situation. The majority of gynecologists adopted strategies to reduce their embarrassment during a PE, such as the use of a PE curtain, having a nurse in attendance, the tendency to depend on an ultrasound scan and the use of minimal verbal communication. CONCLUSION: Within the social context in Taiwan, male gynecologists tend to adopt a non-gendered and desexualised attitude to lessen the embarrassment and to protect them from accusations of sexual misconduct by patients during the PE. Acknowledging a patient's situation can benefit the gynecologists and allowed them to conduct the PE more easily . The results could possibly provide the medical student with an awareness and reflection of how social interaction plays a role for the gynecologists and their patients during a PE. |
URI: | http://ntur.lib.ntu.edu.tw//handle/246246/174505 |
Appears in Collections: | 護理學系所 |
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