Exploring androcentricity in medicine, medical research and education, and the impacts on the experiences of female patients

Merone, Lea (2022) Exploring androcentricity in medicine, medical research and education, and the impacts on the experiences of female patients. PhD thesis, James Cook University.

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Abstract

Lea Merone explored female patient representation in medical research, education and practice. She found that women are under-represented in some areas of health research and that fundamental differences between women and men are not adequately included in medical school curricula. Australian women with chronic conditions report feeling dismissed and disbelieved by their doctors. Lea is now advocating for clinical education to address these gaps.

Item ID: 77806
Item Type: Thesis (PhD)
Keywords: feminism; gender; health disparities; gender gaps; medicine; medical research; sex inclusion; health research; sex inequalities; health equity; diagnosis; chronic conditions; women's health; misdiagnosis
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Copyright Information: Copyright © 2022 Lea Merone.
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Six publications arising from this thesis are stored in ResearchOnline@JCU, at the time of processing. Please see the Related URLs. The publications are:

[Chapter 1] Merone, Lea, Tsey, Komla, Forrester, Darren, and Nagle, Cate (2021) Sex and gender gaps in medicine and the androcentric history of medical research. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 45 (5). pp. 424-426.

[Chapter 3] Merone, Lea, Tsey, Komla, Russell, Darren, Daltry, Andrew, and Nagle, Cate (2022) Evidence-Based Medicine: Feminist Criticisms and Implications for Women's Health. Women's Health Reports, 3 (1). pp. 844-849.

[Chapter 4] Merone, Lea, Tsey, Komla, Russell, Darren, and Nagle, Cate (2022) Sex inequalities in medical research: a systematic scoping review of the literature. Women's Health Reports, 3 (1). pp. 49-59.

[Chapter 4] Merone, Lea, Tsey, Komla, Russell, Darren, and Nagle, Cate (2022) Mind the gap: reporting and analysis of sex and gender in clinical trials in Australia, a cross-sectional study. Women's Health Reports, 3 (1). pp. 759-767.

[Chapter 6] Merone, Lea, Tsey, Komla, Russell, Darren, Daltry, Andrew, and Nagle, Cate (2022) Self-Reported Time to Diagnosis and Proportions of Rediagnosis in Female Patients with Chronic Conditions in Australia: A Cross-sectional Survey. Women's Health Reports, 3 (1). pp. 749-758.

[Chapter 6] Merone, Lea, Tsey, Komla, Russell, Darren, and Nagle, Cate (2022) "I just want to feel safe going to a doctor": Experiences of female patients with chronic conditions in Australia. Women's Health Reports, 3 (1). pp. 1016-1028.

Date Deposited: 27 Feb 2023 23:55
FoR Codes: 42 HEALTH SCIENCES > 4299 Other health sciences > 429999 Other health sciences not elsewhere classified @ 35%
39 EDUCATION > 3901 Curriculum and pedagogy > 390110 Medicine, nursing and health curriculum and pedagogy @ 30%
42 HEALTH SCIENCES > 4206 Public health > 420602 Health equity @ 35%
SEO Codes: 20 HEALTH > 2005 Specific population health (excl. Indigenous health) > 200509 Women's and maternal health @ 50%
20 HEALTH > 2002 Evaluation of health and support services > 200204 Health inequalities @ 50%
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