Gender and symptoms in primary care practices. Psychosomatics 2003;44(5):359-66
Date
09/05/2003Pubmed ID
12954909DOI
10.1176/appi.psy.44.5.359Scopus ID
2-s2.0-0042337346 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 23 CitationsAbstract
The authors sought to explore gender differences among patients with physical symptoms who came to see internists. The women were younger, more likely to report stress, endorsed more "other, currently bothersome" symptoms, were more likely to have a mental disorder, and were less likely to be satisfied with their care. The men were slower to improve, but there was no difference between the sexes after 3 months. There were no differences in the number, type, duration, or severity of symptoms or in the expectation of care, costs of visits, intervention received, use of health care services, or likelihood of being considered difficult by their physician. The gender of the clinician had no effect on any outcome.
Author List
Jackson JL, Chamberlin J, Kroenke KAuthor
Jeffrey L. Jackson MD Professor in the Medicine department at Medical College of WisconsinMESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
AdultAged
Anxiety Disorders
Comorbidity
Cross-Sectional Studies
Depressive Disorder
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Male
Maryland
Middle Aged
Primary Health Care
Psychophysiologic Disorders
Remission, Spontaneous
Sex Factors
Sick Role
Somatoform Disorders
