118 Chapter 7 Factors influencing gender gap or stigmatization attitudes Participants were asked to write a reflection about a personal or professional experience or vision that started with final stanza of the second cantos ‘I demand a brand-new language, one that doesn’t turn my words against me’ to determine factors influencing stigmatization attitudes. Many narratives consisted of individual or personal concerns related to shame and stigmatization and wish to strengthen each other: “I demand satisfaction and authenticity over superficiality or trying to project the perfect image on social media” (secretary) “Every refugee, every woman receives the same reception and care. Regardless of culture, country, gender or background” (medical student) In relation to the health care system multiple participants also chose to write about (mis) communication in daily care. As a social worker wrote: “I demand a respectful and friendly demeanor. Let the other person lead the way, have patience for each other. And let people listen to each other: caregiver to patient, patient to caregiver.” (social worker) Other participants also wrote narratives related to community and belonging in either personal or professional settings: “I demand more staff involvement in hospital decision-making. Due to market forces, the voice of healthcare providers to provide patient-oriented care has largely been lost” (nurse) Or as another participant put it: “I demand a middle ground between administrative, financial and business interactions. How can you, as a human being, relate to these factors?” (physician) Finally, some narratives highlighted about the environment and sustainability. As another participant wrote: “Care goes beyond the hospital but should also be about caring for nature and animals. Only then can we prevent an increase in illness.” (patient) Determining themes for the subsequent NM training series The aforementioned NM session discussions and written reflections submerged into subcategories (Table 2). These sub-categories broached a wide range of topics linked to professional and personal anecdotes. From this we shaped the content for a subsequent series of NM training (Table 3).
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