Differences in primary healthcare by female and male pediatricians in practices in Austria. Contribution to the topic of feminization of pediatrics

作者：Puespoek R^*; Fohler O; Grois N; Otto S; Tatzer E; Waldhauser C

来源：Monatsschrift Kinderheilkunde, 2014, 162(10): 892-902.

DOI：10.1007/s00112-014-3217-3

• Children and adolescents
• Working women
• Differences in health provision
• Comparative study
• Questionnaire

In both Austria and Germany the proportion of female pediatricians is increasing rapidly. The aim of this study was to explore if this "feminization of pediatrics" could have an influence on the temporal or qualitative supply of primary healthcare to children and adolescents.
The study evaluated the extensive data gathered in an online survey among all members of the Austrian Society of Pediatrics who currently work in a practice. These data were evaluated to reveal potentially relevant differences in primary healthcare provided by female and male pediatricians and then further apportioned to panel and private practices.
The main gender differences concerning female pediatricians in a panel practice included less time resources, less availability during fringe and beyond regular office hours and a lower frequency of patients. On average women spent more time with an individual patient than men.
The feminization of pediatrics is a fact also in Austria and it is increasing. In order to maintain the current level of healthcare it is necessary to reconsider and adapt the general conditions to allow women to work in a pediatric practice.

• 出版日期2014-10