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[Gender-specific aspects of physicians work].

Heide Glaesmer1, Hans Christian Deter

  • 1Abteilung Psychosomatik und Psychotherapie, Universitätsklinikum "Benjamin Franklin", FU Berlin und Graduiertenkolleg "Kostengünstige und bedarfsgerechte Versorgung im Gesundheitswesen" der TU, FU und HU Berlin, Germany. Heide_Glaesmer@web.de

Psychotherapie, Psychosomatik, Medizinische Psychologie
|October 2, 2002
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Physician gender significantly impacts prescription patterns, with male doctors prescribing more frequently. Female patients also received more psychopharmaceuticals, highlighting gender-based prescribing differences.

Area of Science:

  • Medical research
  • Epidemiology
  • Health economics

Context:

  • Physician and patient gender are potential factors influencing healthcare decisions.
  • Prescription patterns for psychopharmaceuticals, analgesics, and hypnotics are critical in clinical practice.

Purpose:

  • To investigate the influence of physician and patient gender on prescription behavior.
  • To analyze prescribing trends for psychopharmaceuticals, analgesics, and hypnotics.

Summary:

  • Male physicians exhibited higher prescription rates across all drug categories compared to female physicians.
  • Male physicians prescribed a greater number of daily defined doses (DDD) for analgesics.
  • Female patients were prescribed psychopharmaceuticals more frequently than male patients.

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Impact:

  • Findings reveal significant gender-based disparities in psychopharmaceutical, analgesic, and hypnotic prescribing.
  • Highlights the need to consider physician and patient gender in medical research and physician training.
  • Suggests potential implications for pharmaceutical utilization and patient outcomes.