摘要:

Gynecologists' attitudes toward an examination gown found in previous studies to reduce patients' distress during examination were investigated. Twenty-six gynecologists in four cities volunteered to use the new examination gown and complete a questionnaire evaluating the gown for adequacy of design and perceived patient comfort. Participants rated the gown positively overall. Favorability ratings were highly correlated with ratings of the structural adequacy of the gown for performing the breast, back, and pelvic exams. Favorability was also highly correlated with physicians' perceptions of the patients' comfort with the gown. The new gynecological examination gown is well accepted by gynecologists. It appears that gynecologists are open to changes in examination procedures that do not interfere with the exam and increase patient comfort. This new gown offers a strategy for decreasing patient distress during examination, which may reduce delay in seeking examinations.

ISSN:0363-0242    

DOI:10.1300/J013v22n02_01

出版商:Taylor&Francis Group    

年代:1995

数据来源: Taylor

摘要:

Research concerning women's roles and health has revealed inconsistencies regarding the effects of work/family roles on women's health. Recent work in this area suggests that role characteristics or role quality may be more important in determining health than simple role occupancy. In addition, it has been suggested that role factors may affect health by increasing or decreasing one's perceptions of personal control over life. This study uses logistic regression techniques on data from the 1987 General Social Survey to explore the effects of roles and role quality on women's health, as well as the mediating effects of perceived control in the relationship between role factors and health. It is hypothesized that (1) role quality variables are better predictors of health than role occupancy (2) the effects on health of roles, and role quality, are mediated by perceived control. In the role occupancy model, findings show that employment is the only role associated with health, and perceived control does modify this relationship slightly. Both high and low quality employment roles predict better health, whereas only high quality marital roles predict better health. While perceived control does mediate, slightly the effects of job quality on health, the positive effects of marital status on health are suppressed slightly by perceived control.

ISSN:0363-0242    

DOI:10.1300/J013v22n02_02

出版商:Taylor&Francis Group    

年代:1995

数据来源: Taylor

摘要:

No abstract available for this article.

ISSN:0363-0242    

DOI:10.1300/J013v22n02_03

出版商:Taylor&Francis Group    

年代:1995

数据来源: Taylor

摘要:

This study described gender differences in fire fighter appraisal of job stressors and symptoms of stess. A sample of 670 male and 41 female fire fighters responded to an anonymous mail survey consisting of three standardized and investigator-developed questionnaires. Male and female fire fighter respondents were more similar than different on both job stressor and symptoms of stress measures. Five job stressors were ranked the most "bothersome" by both males and females during the last 10 shifts worked. These were: sleep disturbance, wage/benefit concerns, job skill concerns, sub-standard equipment, and safety concerns. Of these five job stress factors, only one gender difference was noted. Female fire fighters reported significantly higher scores than males on job skill concerns. Job discrimination reported by female respondents was significantly higher than for males (t = 3.51, p<.0001) even though it was not ranked among the five most stressful factors. Partial correlations computed between job stressors and symptoms of stress, while controlling for the number of years as a fire fighter, were of moderately high magnitude for both genders and similar to simple correlations computed. These results suggest that the number of years of service did not account for gender differences reported.

ISSN:0363-0242    

DOI:10.1300/J013v22n02_04

出版商:Taylor&Francis Group    

年代:1995

数据来源: Taylor

摘要:

No abstract available for this article.

ISSN:0363-0242    

DOI:10.1300/J013v22n02_05

出版商:Taylor&Francis Group    

年代:1995

数据来源: Taylor

摘要:

No abstract available for this article.

ISSN:0363-0242    

DOI:10.1300/J013v22n02_06

出版商:Taylor&Francis Group    

年代:1995

数据来源: Taylor