Gender differences in care-seeking behavior and healthcare consumption immediately after whiplash trauma.
The aim was to study gender differences in care-seeking behavior and treatment provided immediately after whiplash trauma.Participants were residents from a defined geographical area, Skaraborg County in the southwestern part of Sweden. A cohort of 3,368 persons exposed to whiplash trauma and attend...
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| author | Artur Tenenbaum Lena Nordeman Katharina S Sunnerhagen Ronny Gunnarsson |
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| description | The aim was to study gender differences in care-seeking behavior and treatment provided immediately after whiplash trauma.Participants were residents from a defined geographical area, Skaraborg County in the southwestern part of Sweden. A cohort of 3,368 persons exposed to whiplash trauma and attending a healthcare facility immediately after the trauma between 1999 and 2008 were identified in a database. Information about gender, age, time elapsed prior to seeking care, type of healthcare contact, initial treatment provided and eventual hospitalization time was retrieved.Women sought care later than men (p = 0.00074). Women consulted primary healthcare first more often than men, who more often first sought hospital care (p = 0.0060). There were no gender differences regarding the type of treatment after trauma. Women had longer hospital admission than men (p = 0.022), indicating their injuries were at least similar to or worse than men's.Women sought healthcare later than men after whiplash trauma. Although not directly investigated in this study, it raises the question if this may reduce their probability of getting financial compensation compared to men. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a4f58bb45eee4f8d98381d5646f048892022-12-22T00:02:36ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032017-01-01124e017632810.1371/journal.pone.0176328Gender differences in care-seeking behavior and healthcare consumption immediately after whiplash trauma.Artur TenenbaumLena NordemanKatharina S SunnerhagenRonny GunnarssonThe aim was to study gender differences in care-seeking behavior and treatment provided immediately after whiplash trauma.Participants were residents from a defined geographical area, Skaraborg County in the southwestern part of Sweden. A cohort of 3,368 persons exposed to whiplash trauma and attending a healthcare facility immediately after the trauma between 1999 and 2008 were identified in a database. Information about gender, age, time elapsed prior to seeking care, type of healthcare contact, initial treatment provided and eventual hospitalization time was retrieved.Women sought care later than men (p = 0.00074). Women consulted primary healthcare first more often than men, who more often first sought hospital care (p = 0.0060). There were no gender differences regarding the type of treatment after trauma. Women had longer hospital admission than men (p = 0.022), indicating their injuries were at least similar to or worse than men's.Women sought healthcare later than men after whiplash trauma. Although not directly investigated in this study, it raises the question if this may reduce their probability of getting financial compensation compared to men.http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5404839?pdf=render |
| spellingShingle | Artur Tenenbaum Lena Nordeman Katharina S Sunnerhagen Ronny Gunnarsson Gender differences in care-seeking behavior and healthcare consumption immediately after whiplash trauma. PLoS ONE |
| title | Gender differences in care-seeking behavior and healthcare consumption immediately after whiplash trauma. |
| title_full | Gender differences in care-seeking behavior and healthcare consumption immediately after whiplash trauma. |
| title_fullStr | Gender differences in care-seeking behavior and healthcare consumption immediately after whiplash trauma. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Gender differences in care-seeking behavior and healthcare consumption immediately after whiplash trauma. |
| title_short | Gender differences in care-seeking behavior and healthcare consumption immediately after whiplash trauma. |
| title_sort | gender differences in care seeking behavior and healthcare consumption immediately after whiplash trauma |
| url | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5404839?pdf=render |
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