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Table 2 Gender-role identity of patients and healthcare professionals

From: Exploring the gender dimension of problems and needs of patients receiving specialist palliative care in a German palliative care unit - the perspectives of patients and healthcare professionals

  Patients (N = 10) HCPs (N = 17)
M (SD) Range M (SD) Range
Whole sample
 Masculinity scale 28.8 (3.5) 25–34 27.3 (3.4) 21–33
 Femininity scale 31.2 (3.0) 27–37 33.2 (3.2) 28–39
Male subsample
 Masculinity scale 29.0 (3.3) 25–34 28.8 (4.0) 24–33
 Femininity scale 31.2 (2.3) 28–35 33.6 (2.9) 31–38
Female subsample
 Masculinity scale 28.5 (4.2) 24–33 26.7 (3.1) 21–30
 Femininity scale 31.3 (4.3) 27–37 33.0 (3.5) 28–39
  1. Higher values reflect higher expression of masculine or feminine gender-role identity
  2. Abbreviations: HCPs healthcare professionals, M Mean, SD standard deviation
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BMC Palliative Care

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