Patient preferences for gender-concordant physiotherapists in stroke rehabilitation: A cross-sectional study.

IF 2.9 2区医学 Q2 PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH

Patient Education and Counseling Pub Date : 2025-02-01 Epub Date: 2024-12-01 DOI:10.1016/j.pec.2024.108592

Neha Rai, V Prakash

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Abstract

Objectives: To investigate patient perspectives on the gender of physiotherapists in stroke rehabilitation.

Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among a diverse group of patients with stroke (N = 143) who required manual assistance with transfer and ambulation. Participants were asked about their preferences for the gender of their physiotherapist and responses were categorized as male physiotherapist, female physiotherapist, or gender doesn't matter.

Results: A significant proportion of participants (24-38 %) showed a preference for gender-concordant physiotherapists (p < 0.01). Women had a higher preference for gender-concordant physiotherapists compared to men. Specifically, 3 to 4 out of 10 women (32-38 %) preferred physiotherapists of the same gender, while 5 to 6 out of 10 (51-57 %) indicated that the gender of the physiotherapist didn't matter to them (p < 0.01).

Conclusions: This study highlights the diverse perspectives on the importance of physiotherapist gender among patients with stroke. While gender preferences may influence patient comfort and engagement in therapy, these preferences are not universal and should be considered within a broader context of patient-centered care.

Practice implications: Rehabilitation programs should strive to be sensitive to patient preferences while balancing these preferences with the availability of skilled therapists and the operational constraints of clinical settings.

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脑卒中康复患者对性别一致的物理治疗师的偏好：一项横断面研究。

目的：了解脑卒中康复物理治疗师性别观念。方法：一项横断面研究在不同组的脑卒中患者（N = 143）中进行，这些患者需要人工协助转移和走动。参与者被问及他们对理疗师性别的偏好，回答分为男性理疗师、女性理疗师或性别无关紧要。结果：相当大比例的参与者（24- 38%）表现出对性别一致的物理治疗师的偏好(p结论：本研究突出了对卒中患者物理治疗师性别重要性的不同观点。虽然性别偏好可能会影响患者在治疗中的舒适度和参与度，但这些偏好并不是普遍的，应在以患者为中心的护理的更广泛背景下考虑。实践启示：康复计划应努力对患者的偏好敏感，同时平衡这些偏好与熟练治疗师的可用性和临床设置的操作限制。

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Patient Education and Counseling 医学-公共卫生、环境卫生与职业卫生

CiteScore

5.60

自引率

11.40%

发文量

384

审稿时长

46 days

期刊介绍： Patient Education and Counseling is an interdisciplinary, international journal for patient education and health promotion researchers, managers and clinicians. The journal seeks to explore and elucidate the educational, counseling and communication models in health care. Its aim is to provide a forum for fundamental as well as applied research, and to promote the study of organizational issues involved with the delivery of patient education, counseling, health promotion services and training models in improving communication between providers and patients.