Perception of caregiving based on gender roles as seen by nursing professionals, students and non-professionals

Maryel Tapia Vargas;  ; Sandra Yazmín Cortés Ascencio; Maza García Alejandro Augusto; Jesús Carlos Ruvalcaba Ledezma;  ;

doi:10.15580/gjeph.2018.4.011719018

Perception of caregiving based on gender roles as seen by nursing professionals, students and non-professionals

Greener Journal of Epidemiology and Public Health ◽

10.15580/gjeph.2018.4.011719018 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 6 (4) ◽

pp. 87-92

Author(s):

Maryel Tapia Vargas ◽

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Sandra Yazmín Cortés Ascencio ◽

Maza García Alejandro Augusto ◽

Jesús Carlos Ruvalcaba Ledezma ◽

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Keyword(s):

Gender Roles ◽

Nursing Professionals

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Nursing professionals’ attitudes toward use of physical restraints in Styrian nursing homes Austria

Pflege ◽

10.1024/1012-5302/a000649 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 32 (1) ◽

pp. 57-63

Author(s):

Hannes Mayerl ◽

Tanja Trummer ◽

Erwin Stolz ◽

Éva Rásky ◽

Wolfgang Freidl

Keyword(s):

Nursing Homes ◽

Large Scale ◽

Critical Role ◽

Physical Restraint ◽

Care Practice ◽

Physical Restraints ◽

Convenience Sample ◽

Restraint Use ◽

Positive Attitudes ◽

Nursing Professionals

Abstract. Background: Given that nursing staff play a critical role in the decision regarding use of physical restraints, research has examined nursing professionals’ attitudes toward this practice. Aim: Since nursing professionals’ views on physical restraint use have not yet been examined in Austria to date, we aimed to explore nursing professionals’ attitudes concerning use of physical restraints in nursing homes of Styria (Austria). Method: Data were collected from a convenience sample of nursing professionals (N = 355) within 19 Styrian nursing homes, based on a cross-sectional study design. Attitudes toward the practice of restraint use were assessed by means of the Maastricht Attitude Questionnaire in the German version. Results: The overall results showed rather positive attitudes toward the use of physical restraints, yet the findings regarding the sub-dimensions of the questionnaire were mixed. Although nursing professionals tended to deny “good reasons” for using physical restraints, they evaluated the consequences of physical restraint use rather positive and considered restraint use as an appropriate health care practice. Nursing professionals’ views regarding the consequences of using specific physical restraints further showed that belts were considered as the most restricting and discomforting devices. Conclusions: Overall, Austrian nursing professionals seemed to hold more positive attitudes toward the use of physical restraints than counterparts in other Western European countries. Future nationwide large-scale surveys will be needed to confirm our findings.

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Sex Differences in Cardiovascular Reactivity

Journal of Psychophysiology ◽

10.1027/0269-8803.23.2.77 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 23 (2) ◽

pp. 77-84 ◽

Cited By ~ 11

Author(s):

Matthew C. Whited ◽

Kevin T. Larkin

Keyword(s):

Blood Pressure ◽

Heart Rate ◽

Sex Differences ◽

Gender Roles ◽

Cardiovascular Reactivity ◽

Task Type ◽

Conflict Task ◽

Men And Women ◽

Conflicting Evidence ◽

Blood Pressure Responses

Sex differences in cardiovascular reactivity to stress are well documented, with some studies showing women having greater heart rate responses than men, and men having greater blood pressure responses than women, while other studies show conflicting evidence. Few studies have attended to the gender relevance of tasks employed in these studies. This study investigated cardiovascular reactivity to two interpersonal stressors consistent with different gender roles to determine whether response differences exist between men and women. A total of 26 men and 31 women were assigned to either a traditional male-oriented task that involved interpersonal conflict (Conflict Task) or a traditional female-oriented task that involved comforting another person (Comfort Task). Results demonstrated that women exhibited greater heart rate reactions than men independent of the task type, and that men did not display a higher reactivity than women on any measure. These findings indicate that sex of participant was more important than gender relevance of the task in eliciting sex differences in cardiovascular responding.

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