An international study on attitudes and opinions regarding female sports medicine physicians during pregnancy and the postpartum period

Tsukahara, Yuka; Novak, Melissa; Takei, Seira; Asif, Irfan M.; Yamasawa, Fumihiro; Torii, Suguru; Akama, Takao; Matsumoto, Hideo; Day, Carly

doi:10.1080/00913847.2022.2154624

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“…The survey was distributed to physicians practicing sports medicine in 51 different countries, and the participants in this study have been involved in a previous study and this study was a secondary analysis. 12,13 Although the survey was distributed mainly via sports medicine organizations in each country, for countries that do not have such organizations, the survey was distributed via email or closed social media groups. Responses from nonphysician personnel employed by sports medicine organizations and those that failed to specify the sex of the physician were excluded from the study.…”

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International study of physicians' opinion on physician–patient sex concordance when treating athletes

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BackgroundThe effect of physician‐patient sex concordance in medicine has been reported in many studies. Whether physicians believe that the sex concordance between physician and athlete influences treatment has not been investigated.ObjectiveWhether physicians believe that the sex concordance between physician and athlete influences treatment.DesignCross‐sectional study.SettingOnline surveyParticipants1193 Sports medicine physicians in 51 countries. Participants were sports medicine physicians trained in orthopedics (n = 443 [37.1%]) and nonorthopedics (n = 750 [62.9%])Interventionsn/aMain Outcome MeasuresParticipants were asked to decide whether sex of the physician made them better suited to care for athletes of concordant or different sexes along with their personal background.ResultsOrthopedic sports medicine physicians agreed less than nonorthopedic sports medicine physicians regarding the statement “MALE sports medicine physicians are better suited than their female counterparts to care for MALE athletes” (Odds ratio 0.56, 95 % CI 0.35‐0.91, p = 0.02), and compared to sports medicine physicians based in Europe, those based in Asia agreed more to this statement (OR 7.91, 95 % CI 5.63‐14.79, p = 0.02). In addition, regarding the statement “FEMALE sports medicine physicians are better suited than their male counterparts to care for FEMALE athletes”, compared to sports medicine physicians based in Europe, those based in Asia (OR 9.12, 95 % CI 5.63‐14.79, p = 0.02 ) and North America (OR 2.18, 95 % CI 1.46‐3.25, p < 0.01 ) agreed more and Orthopedic sports medicine physicians agreed less than nonorthopedic sports medicine physicians (OR 0.61, 95 % CI 0.39‐0.93, p = 0.02) to this statement.ConclusionsSports medicine physicians trained in orthopedics agreed less to the importance of sex concordance but those based in Asia agreed to this compared to sports medicine physicians practicing in other regions when the dependents factors were adjusted.This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.

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International study of physicians' opinion on physician–patient sex concordance when treating athletes

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Novak,

Takei

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“…This may lead to a higher tolerance or lower awareness of gender bias within the country. Some female physicians themselves do not feel comfortable or welcome working on the sidelines during pregnancy 2. Additionally, complications of pregnancy such as threatened abortion and preterm birth are more prevalent among physicians compared with the general population, leading many Japanese employers in medicine to request expectant physicians limit their working hours 7…”

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“…Although the number of female physicians is rising in many countries, biases still persist in sports medicine regarding pregnant and postpartum female physicians providing event medical coverage on the sidelines 1 2. A recent international cross-sectional study conducted among sports medicine physicians revealed that male physicians exhibit less comfort than their female counterparts with pregnant physicians working event coverage 2. In addition, Asian physicians compared with their North American counterparts viewed postpartum female physicians as not being able to continue to work as productively as male sports medicine physicians after giving birth 2.…”

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“…A recent international cross-sectional study conducted among sports medicine physicians revealed that male physicians exhibit less comfort than their female counterparts with pregnant physicians working event coverage 2. In addition, Asian physicians compared with their North American counterparts viewed postpartum female physicians as not being able to continue to work as productively as male sports medicine physicians after giving birth 2. This editorial examines the perspectives of women sports medicine physicians in the USA and Japan, exploring the challenges faced and the paths ahead for gender equality and equity in these two countries.…”

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