Perceptions of cardiology, professional preferences and impact on career choices among Portuguese cardiologists

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Autor(a) principal: Timóteo, Ana Teresa
Data de Publicação: 2023
Outros Autores: Ribeiras, Regina, Gavina, Cristina, Cabral, Sofia, Almeida, Ana G., António, Natália, Calé, Rita, Moura, Brenda, Franco, Fátima, Ilhão Moreira, Rita, Gonçalves, Lino
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: por
Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
Texto Completo: http://hdl.handle.net/10362/160861
Resumo: Introduction and Objectives: Cardiology has not been seen as an attractive specialty, and women have avoided it for many years. Some surveys have been performed in other countries, but in Portugal, the situation is largely unknown. Methods: An online survey on perceptions of cardiology and professional preferences was sent to 1371 members of the Portuguese Society of Cardiology, of whom 18.2% completed the survey. Results: We included 219 cardiologists or cardiology trainees, of whom 50.2% were female, with decreasing proportions from younger to older age groups, in which males still predominate. Women are less often married and more frequently childless, particularly those working in an invasive subspecialty, where they represent only 16% of all respondents working in these areas. Men's perception is that women do not choose these areas due to family reasons, radiation concerns and difficult working conditions, but from the female perspective, male dominance, lack of female role models and restricted access are the main barriers. Women consider it is difficult for them to obtain a leadership role, but men do not think the same (75.5% vs. 27.5%). Conclusion: In Portugal, females predominate in younger age groups, suggesting a paradigm change. Women are less frequently married and more frequently childless, particularly women working in invasive subspecialties. Women consider that it is more difficult for them to obtain a leadership role. Moreover, the barriers reported by women are substantially different from men regarding the reasons for not choosing an invasive subspecialty.
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spelling Perceptions of cardiology, professional preferences and impact on career choices among Portuguese cardiologistsPerceção da cardiologia, preferências profissionais e impacto na escolha de carreira entre cardiologistas portuguesesresultados do questionário da Task Force Mulheres na Cardiologia da Sociedade Portuguesa de CardiologiaResults from the Portuguese Society of Cardiology's Women and Cardiology Task Force surveyProfessional preferencesSurveyWomenCardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineIntroduction and Objectives: Cardiology has not been seen as an attractive specialty, and women have avoided it for many years. Some surveys have been performed in other countries, but in Portugal, the situation is largely unknown. Methods: An online survey on perceptions of cardiology and professional preferences was sent to 1371 members of the Portuguese Society of Cardiology, of whom 18.2% completed the survey. Results: We included 219 cardiologists or cardiology trainees, of whom 50.2% were female, with decreasing proportions from younger to older age groups, in which males still predominate. Women are less often married and more frequently childless, particularly those working in an invasive subspecialty, where they represent only 16% of all respondents working in these areas. Men's perception is that women do not choose these areas due to family reasons, radiation concerns and difficult working conditions, but from the female perspective, male dominance, lack of female role models and restricted access are the main barriers. Women consider it is difficult for them to obtain a leadership role, but men do not think the same (75.5% vs. 27.5%). Conclusion: In Portugal, females predominate in younger age groups, suggesting a paradigm change. Women are less frequently married and more frequently childless, particularly women working in invasive subspecialties. Women consider that it is more difficult for them to obtain a leadership role. Moreover, the barriers reported by women are substantially different from men regarding the reasons for not choosing an invasive subspecialty.NOVA Medical School|Faculdade de Ciências Médicas (NMS|FCM)RUNTimóteo, Ana TeresaRibeiras, ReginaGavina, CristinaCabral, SofiaAlmeida, Ana G.António, NatáliaCalé, RitaMoura, BrendaFranco, FátimaIlhão Moreira, RitaGonçalves, Lino2023-12-04T22:26:09Z2024-042024-04-01T00:00:00Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10362/1608610870-2551PURE: 76641177https://doi.org/10.1016/j.repc.2023.07.004info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessporreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2024-05-22T18:16:23Zoai:run.unl.pt:10362/160861Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openairemluisa.alvim@gmail.comopendoar:71602024-05-22T18:16:23Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Perceptions of cardiology, professional preferences and impact on career choices among Portuguese cardiologists
Perceção da cardiologia, preferências profissionais e impacto na escolha de carreira entre cardiologistas portuguesesresultados do questionário da Task Force Mulheres na Cardiologia da Sociedade Portuguesa de Cardiologia
Results from the Portuguese Society of Cardiology's Women and Cardiology Task Force survey
title Perceptions of cardiology, professional preferences and impact on career choices among Portuguese cardiologists
spellingShingle Perceptions of cardiology, professional preferences and impact on career choices among Portuguese cardiologists
Timóteo, Ana Teresa
Professional preferences
Survey
Women
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
title_short Perceptions of cardiology, professional preferences and impact on career choices among Portuguese cardiologists
title_full Perceptions of cardiology, professional preferences and impact on career choices among Portuguese cardiologists
title_fullStr Perceptions of cardiology, professional preferences and impact on career choices among Portuguese cardiologists
title_full_unstemmed Perceptions of cardiology, professional preferences and impact on career choices among Portuguese cardiologists
title_sort Perceptions of cardiology, professional preferences and impact on career choices among Portuguese cardiologists
author Timóteo, Ana Teresa
author_facet Timóteo, Ana Teresa
Ribeiras, Regina
Gavina, Cristina
Cabral, Sofia
Almeida, Ana G.
António, Natália
Calé, Rita
Moura, Brenda
Franco, Fátima
Ilhão Moreira, Rita
Gonçalves, Lino
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Gavina, Cristina
Cabral, Sofia
Almeida, Ana G.
António, Natália
Calé, Rita
Moura, Brenda
Franco, Fátima
Ilhão Moreira, Rita
Gonçalves, Lino
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dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Timóteo, Ana Teresa
Ribeiras, Regina
Gavina, Cristina
Cabral, Sofia
Almeida, Ana G.
António, Natália
Calé, Rita
Moura, Brenda
Franco, Fátima
Ilhão Moreira, Rita
Gonçalves, Lino
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Survey
Women
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
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Survey
Women
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
description Introduction and Objectives: Cardiology has not been seen as an attractive specialty, and women have avoided it for many years. Some surveys have been performed in other countries, but in Portugal, the situation is largely unknown. Methods: An online survey on perceptions of cardiology and professional preferences was sent to 1371 members of the Portuguese Society of Cardiology, of whom 18.2% completed the survey. Results: We included 219 cardiologists or cardiology trainees, of whom 50.2% were female, with decreasing proportions from younger to older age groups, in which males still predominate. Women are less often married and more frequently childless, particularly those working in an invasive subspecialty, where they represent only 16% of all respondents working in these areas. Men's perception is that women do not choose these areas due to family reasons, radiation concerns and difficult working conditions, but from the female perspective, male dominance, lack of female role models and restricted access are the main barriers. Women consider it is difficult for them to obtain a leadership role, but men do not think the same (75.5% vs. 27.5%). Conclusion: In Portugal, females predominate in younger age groups, suggesting a paradigm change. Women are less frequently married and more frequently childless, particularly women working in invasive subspecialties. Women consider that it is more difficult for them to obtain a leadership role. Moreover, the barriers reported by women are substantially different from men regarding the reasons for not choosing an invasive subspecialty.
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