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Gendered health resources and coping--a study from general practice.

K Malterud1, H Hollnagel, K Witt

  • 1Department of Public Health and Primary Health Care, University of Bergen, Norway. kirsti.malterud@isf.uib.no

Scandinavian Journal of Public Health
|October 30, 2001
PubMed
Summary

Men and women utilize distinct self-assessed health resources and coping mechanisms in primary care. Understanding these gender differences in personal health resources is crucial for effective patient care.

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Area of Science:

  • Primary Health Care Research
  • Gender Studies
  • Health Psychology

Background:

  • Coping strategies are often categorized as problem-focused, emotion-focused, or avoidance.
  • Previous research has explored gender differences in health and coping, but often with broad generalizations.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore gender differences in self-assessed health resources among primary health care patients.
  • To compare how men and women in primary care perceive and utilize their personal health resources.

Main Methods:

  • Qualitative analysis of audiotaped patient responses to gender-specific questions.
  • Explorative gender-comparative analysis of self-assessed health resources.
  • Study conducted in primary care settings with female General Practitioners (GPs).

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Main Results:

  • Men described personal strength as integral to their identity, while women framed it as a necessity.
  • Men derived health from work and relaxation at home; women managed stress through household activities.
  • Men gained health from social interactions, whereas women viewed social relations as reciprocal contexts for giving and receiving health.

Conclusions:

  • Identified coping behaviors did not fit traditional problem-focused, emotion-focused, or avoidance categories.
  • Exploring individual perspectives on health resources offers a more nuanced understanding of coping and gender.
  • Clinical practice should encourage skillful listening to avoid gender essentialism and appreciate individual diversity.