Byrne D L, Asmussen T, Freeman J M
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Royal Cornwall Hospital, Truro, UK.
BJOG. 2000 Oct;107(10):1233-6. doi: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2000.tb11612.x.
To determine the noun for 'women who attend antenatal clinics' that is most accepted by the women themselves.
Cross sectional study.
Consultant-led antenatal clinics in Cornwall.
All women attending consultant-led antenatal clinics over a two-month period.
The women were surveyed by written questionnaire.
The first, second and third choices of descriptions offered to women attending antenatal clinics. Secondary outcome measures include the relation of maternal age, gestation, civil status, occupation and obstetric history to the individual's choice of description.
Questionnaires were received from 446 women, constituting 13% of the antenatal population of Cornwall. Their median age was 28 years and median gestation 22 weeks; 255 (57%) had one or more children and 289 (65%) were married. The most popular choice of description was 'patient' (39% of first choices made), whereas the most accepted description was 'pregnant woman' (26% of totalled second and third choices). While women who selected 'patient' as first choice were slightly younger (mean 27.5 years) than the remaining women (mean 28.4 years), the choice of 'pregnant woman' was not related to any of the other recorded characteristics of the respondents. Commercial terms that consistently were selected least included 'client', 'consumer' and 'customer'.
Some professional bodies and government organisations have criticised the use of the term 'patient' to describe antenatal women. In this, the largest study to investigate what the women themselves would choose, 'patient' is the most favoured term.
确定最被女性自身接受的用于描述“参加产前诊所的女性”的名词。
横断面研究。
康沃尔由顾问主导的产前诊所。
在两个月期间内参加顾问主导的产前诊所的所有女性。
通过书面问卷对女性进行调查。
提供给参加产前诊所女性的描述的第一、第二和第三选择。次要观察指标包括产妇年龄、孕周、婚姻状况、职业和产科病史与个人描述选择之间的关系。
收到了446名女性的问卷，占康沃尔产前人群的13%。她们的年龄中位数为28岁，孕周中位数为22周；255名（57%）有一个或多个孩子，289名（65%）已婚。最受欢迎的描述选择是“患者”（占第一选择的39%），而最被接受的描述是“孕妇”（占第二和第三选择总和的26%）。将“患者”作为第一选择的女性比其他女性略年轻（平均27.5岁对平均28.4岁），而选择“孕妇”与受访者的任何其他记录特征均无关。一直被选择最少的商业术语包括“客户”“消费者”和“顾客”。
一些专业机构和政府组织批评使用“患者”一词来描述产前女性。在这项调查女性自身会作何选择的最大规模研究中，“患者”是最受青睐的术语。
