Gender Differences in Perceived Working Conditions of General Practitioners During the COVID-19 Pandemic—a Cross-Sectional Study

Background The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has revealed gender-specific differences between general practitioners in adapting to the posed challenges. As primary care workforce is becoming increasingly female, in many countries, it is essential to take a closer look at gender-specific influences when...

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Published in:Journal of general internal medicine : JGIM 2023-06, Vol.38 (8), p.1894-1901
Main Authors: Schaffler-Schaden, Dagmar, Stöllinger, Lena, Avian, Alexander, Terebessy, András, Scott, Anna M., Streit, Sven, Piccoliori, Giuliano, Zelko, Erika, Huter, Sebastian, Mergenthal, Karola, Bachler, Herbert, Flamm, Maria, Siebenhofer, Andrea
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Confidence
COVID-19
COVID-19 - epidemiology
Cross-Sectional Studies
Family physicians
Female
Females
Gender
Gender aspects
Gender differences
General Practitioners
Global health
Health care
Humans
Internal Medicine
Male
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Original Research
Pandemics
Perceptions
Primary care
Public health
Risk perception
Sex differences
Sex Factors
Surveys
Working Conditions
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Summary:Background The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has revealed gender-specific differences between general practitioners in adapting to the posed challenges. As primary care workforce is becoming increasingly female, in many countries, it is essential to take a closer look at gender-specific influences when the global health care system is confronted with a crisis. Objective To explore gender-specific differences in the perceived working conditions and gender-specific differences in challenges facing GPs at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. Design Online survey in seven countries. Participants 2,602 GPs from seven countries (Austria, Australia, Switzerland, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Slovenia). Of the respondents, 44.4% (n = 1,155) were women. Main Measures Online survey. We focused on gender-specific differences in general practitioners’ perceptions of working conditions at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. Key Results Female GPs rated their skills and self-confidence significantly lower than male GPs (f: 7.1, 95%CI: 6.9–7.3 vs. m: 7.6, 95%CI 7.4–7.8; p 
ISSN:0884-8734
1525-1497
DOI:10.1007/s11606-023-08166-8