Female Patient Preferences Regarding Physician Gender

Completed

• Conditions: Female Patient Preference

• Registration Number: NCT03811340
• Lead Sponsor: TriHealth Inc.

Brief Summary

This is a cross sectional survey study to describe female patient preferences when choosing their OB/GYN and other providers.

Detailed Description

The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) published that as of 2009, 79.7% of the Obstetrics and Gynecology residents were female. Given the striking decline in male providers selecting OB/GYN in more recent years, it is critical to characterize patient preferences in the current environment.

Nevertheless, it is not clear that females have strong preferences regarding gender. We hope to better understand the influence of bias on physician gender in present day.

The purpose of this study is to describe female population preference based on physician gender and specialty.

The study will be conducted on an online platform distributed across the United States by the aid of SurveyMonkey® .

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2019-01-10
• Study First Submitted QC: 2019-01-18
• Study First Posted: 2019-01-22
• Study Start: 2019-02-05
• Primary Completion: 2019-03-06
• Study Completion: 2019-05-06
• Status Verified: 2022-10
• Results First Submitted: 2022-10-19
• Results First Submitted QC: 2022-10-19
• Last Update Submitted: 2022-10-19
• Results First Posted: 2023-09-01
• Last Update Posted: 2023-09-01

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 1015

Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

• Unwillingness to participate in the study
• Lack of access to the internet
• Non-English speaking

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Proportion of Female Respondents Having Their Preferences Based on Physician Gender for the OB/GYN Care	During a 10 minute period of completing the survey electronically	Proportion of female respondents whose responses are "Male physician" or "Female physician" over "No preference" for the question 15, "For my obstetrician/gynecologist, overall I would prefer a..."
Proportion of Female Respondents Having Their Preferences Based on Physician Gender for the Primary Care Physician	During a 10 minute period of completing the survey electronically	Proportion of female respondents whose responses are "Male physician" or "Female physician" over "No preference" for the question 16, "For my primary care physician, overall I would prefer a..."

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Cincinnati Urogynecology Associates; 🇺🇸 Cincinnati, Ohio, United States