Embodied disruption: "Sorting out" gender and nonconformity in the doctor'soffice. Among LGBTQ people, those who are gender nonconforming (GNC) may be at heightened risk of both discrimination and underutilization of healthcare-yet little is known about what happens during healthcare encounters to compel GNC individuals to continue or avoid seeking future care. This study qualitatively examines
Masculinity in the Doctor'sOffice: Masculinity, Gendered Doctor Preference and Doctor-Patient Communication. Mortality and morbidity data suggest that men have shorter life expectancies than women and outrank women on several leading causes of death. These gendered disparities may be influenced by psychosocial factors like masculinity. Three studies (Total N=546) examined the role
Effects of the expansion of doctors' offices adjacent to private pharmacies in Mexico: secondary data analysis of a national survey. To compare the sociodemographic characteristics, reasons for attending, perception of quality and associated out-of-pocket (OOP) expenditures of doctors' offices adjacent to private pharmacies (DAPPs) users with users of Social Security (SS), Ministry of Health (MoH), private doctor'soffices independent from pharmacies and non-users. Secondary data analysis of the 2012 National Survey of Health and Nutrition of Mexico. The study population comprised 25 852 individuals identified as having had a health problem 15 days before the survey, and a random sample of 12 799 ambulatory health service users. Sociodemographic characteristics, reasons for attending
How Hispanic Patients Address Ambiguous versus Unambiguous Bias in the Doctor'sOffice Two studies examined Hispanic individuals' preferences for using ten different bias reduction strategies when interacting with a doctor whose beliefs about their group were either ambiguous or clearly biased. Consistent with predictions, participants who imagined interacting with a doctor whose beliefs were
Risk and safety management in infertility and assisted reproductive technology (ART): from the doctor'soffice to the ART procedure. Risk and safety management (RSM) is receiving increasing attention in medicine, with the goals of reducing medical error and increasing quality of care. The principles and tools of RSM can and should be applied to assisted reproductive technology (ART), a field
was prepared in the equivalent of three days of a ‘full court press’ by all involved staff. Box 2: Approach and supporting materials 3 o In-home vaccination o Community-based health settings ▪ Mobile clinics ▪ Pharmacies o Other community settings ▪ Schools ▪ Workplaces ▪ Shelters ▪ Community centres ▪ Indigenous community hubs o Primary care (e.g., family doctoroffices, nursing stations, community health
% PE class 15% school nurse’s office 66% doctor’soffice 23% at home 2% not at all Sig. more likely discomfort for children with overweight or at risk of overweight; female. No sig diff by ethnicity, age 22 Reference Aim Context (year of data collection) Sample Outcomes Findings Subgroup / moderator findings (only where significant) resources sent to parents. (2003) Abbreviations: NR, not reported
daycares • Congregate meal sites and home-delivered meal programs • Personal assistance such as dressing, bathing, toileting, eating, transferring to or from a bed or chair, etc. • Transportation and access including physical access to their homes (ramps, rails, etc.) or access to places (doctor’soffices, etc.) or could also be access to healthcare setting (ride to the doctor’soffice). • Home repairs
that the quantity of prescription opioids sold to pharmacies, hospitals, and doctors’ offices nearly quadrupled from 1999 to 2010 (National Drug Intelligence Center, 2011; Paulozzi et al., 2011;), despite the fact that there had been no overall change in the amount of pain Americans reported (Chang et al., 2014; Daubresse et al., 2013). Unfortunately, opioid-related deaths have increased in spite of reductions
, safest and most efficacious respiratory care under the direction of knowledgeable physicians. ASA further believes that respiratory care delivered in intensive care units, emergency rooms, skilled nursing facilities, patients’ homes, outpatient departments and doctors’ offices is best delivered by professional respiratory therapists who are graduates of the Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory
for hospitals, surgeries (at the doctor’soffice) and pharmacies. Recommended in residential care centres, dental, physiotherapist, psychologist or speech therapist practices. Note 3: Any face mask for people in at-risk groups and unvaccinated people during periods of widespread transmission when physical distancing is not possible. Mandatory Conditional mandatory Recommended Conditional recommendation Asked of 66 residential and nursing homes and places where health and care services are provided. Belgium As of 23 May 2022, face masks are mandatory in hospitals, doctors’ offices and pharmacies.(19) However, wearing a face mask is still recommended in very busy places or in healthcare environments such as residential care centres or at a dental, physiotherapist, psychologist or speech therapist