Gender and Health in Spanish Nurses

Abstract gender exercises a powerful effect on determining health status: it may limit different rates of exposure to certain risks, different patterns in the quest for treatment or differential impacts of the social economic determinants of health. The object of this study has been to discover the...

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Published in:Paidéia cadernos de Psicologia e Educação 2018, Vol.28
Main Authors: Dresch, Virginia, Sánchez-López, María del Pilar, Saavedra, Ana Isabel
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Attitude Measures
Behavior Standards
Beliefs
Bibliographic literature
Body Composition
Females
Femininity
gender
Gender differences
health
Health behavior
Hospitals
Males
Marital Status
Masculinity
Mental health
Mental Health Programs
Norms
Nurse specialists
Nurses
nursing
Nursing care
Physical Health
Population
PSYCHOLOGY
PSYCHOLOGY, EDUCATIONAL
PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Psychometrics
Public health
Self esteem
Sleep
Social Behavior
Sociodemographics
Womens health
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Summary:Abstract gender exercises a powerful effect on determining health status: it may limit different rates of exposure to certain risks, different patterns in the quest for treatment or differential impacts of the social economic determinants of health. The object of this study has been to discover the relationships between gender and health in a special group of the Spanish population, male/female nurses. Spanish male (n = 98) and female (n = 98) nurses completed measures of gender norms, and health behavior variables. The analysis of correlations between health variables and gender norms indicates that registering a higher score in gender norms correlates with lower scores in physical and mental health and lifestyles. The logistical regression equations (self-perceived health, mental health and the number of illnesses suffered) identify differences between male and female nurses, with the only common variable being the level of perceived stress. Resumen el género ejerce un efecto poderoso en la determinación del estado de salud y puede limitar diferentes niveles de exposición a ciertos riesgos, diferentes patrones en la búsqueda por tratamiento o diferentes impactos de determinantes socioeconómicos en la salud. El objetivo de este estudio fue descubrir las relaciones entre género y salud en un grupo especial de la población española, enfermeros y enfermeras. Enfermeros (n = 98) y enfermeras (n = 98) completaron medidas de normas de género y comportamientos de salud. El análisis de las correlaciones entre variables de salud y de género indicaron que un alto escore en las normas de género se correlaciona con bajos escores de salud física/mental y estilos de vida. Las ecuaciones de regresión logística (salud autopercibida, salud mental y número de dolencias) identificaron diferencias entre enfermeros y enfermeras; estrés percibido ha sido la única variable en común. Resumo O gênero exerce um efeito poderoso na determinação do estado de saúde. Ele pode limitar diferentes níveis de exposição a certos riscos, diferentes padrões na busca por tratamento ou diferentes impactos de determinantes socioeconômicos na saúde. Este estudo teve por objetivo descobrir as relações entre gênero e saúde em um grupo especial da população espanhola, enfermeiros e enfermeiras. Enfermeiros (n = 98) e enfermeiras (n = 98) completaram medidas de normas de gênero e comportamentos de saúde. A análise das correlações entre variáveis de saúde e normas de gênero indicaram que um alto escore
ISSN:0103-863X
1982-4327
1982-4327
DOI:10.1590/1982-4327e2829