Perceptions of and barriers to cancer screening by the sexual and gender minority community: a glimpse into the health care disparity

2022 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joseph Lombardo ◽  
Kevin Ko ◽  
Ayako Shimada ◽  
Nicolas Nelson ◽  
Christopher Wright ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Cancer Screening ◽  
Health Care Disparity ◽  
Minority Community ◽  
Gender Minority ◽  
Sexual And Gender Minority ◽  
And Gender

scholarly journals Sexual and Gender Minority Health Curricula in Health Care Professional Schools

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mandi L. Pratt-Chapman
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care Professional ◽  
Professional Education ◽  
Minority Health ◽  
Care Needs ◽  
Professional Schools ◽  
Gender Minority ◽  
Academic Settings ◽  
Sexual And Gender Minority ◽  
And Gender

Abstract Background Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and intersex people—inclusively termed “sexual and gender minorities”—have unique health and health care needs that are not being met by most healthcare providers due to lack of training in health care professional schools. The purpose of this study was to examine implementation factors for advancing sexual and gender minority health professional student curricula in academic settings. Methods: Semi-structured interviews, structured by the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research, were conducted with sixteen curricular champions to identify factors relevant to curricular adoption, integration, and sustainment. Themes were coded using a hybrid of deductive and inductive approaches. Results: Facilitators supporting implementation of sexual and gender minority health curricula included collaboration among multiple stakeholders, alignment of formal and hidden curricula, fostering an organizational culture that valued inclusion and diversity, engagement with external subject matter experts or faculty with content expertise, and thoughtful and inclusive planning. Conclusion: This study contributes to health care professional education research as well as to implementation science. Facilitators that were identified in this study can be used to increase the adoption, integration, and sustainment of sexual and gender minority health curricula in diverse academic settings.

scholarly journals Querying Patients With Cancer About Sexual Health and Sexual and Gender Minority Status: A Qualitative Study of Health-Care Providers

2019 ◽  
Vol 37 (6) ◽  
pp. 418-423 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth Cathcart-Rake ◽  
Jennifer M. O’Connor ◽  
Jennifer L. Ridgeway ◽  
Carmen Radecki Breitkopf ◽  
Lois J. Mc Guire ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Sexual Health ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Minority Status ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Gender Minority ◽  
Patients With Cancer ◽  
National Organizations ◽  
Sexual And Gender Minority ◽  
And Gender

Background: Although national organizations advocate that health-care providers ask patients about sexual health and sexual and gender minority status—to learn, for example, about side effects of treatment and to understand patients’ social support—these conversations often do not occur. This study explored health-care providers’ reasons for having/not having these conversations. Methods: This single-institution study recruited health-care providers from medical oncology, hematology, radiation oncology, and gynecology. Face-to-face interviews were recorded, transcribed, and analyzed qualitatively. Results: Three main themes emerged: (1) patient-centric reasons for discussing/not discussing sexual health and sexual and gender minority status (“So I think just the holistic viewpoint is important”); (2) health-care provider–centric reasons for discussing/not discussing these issues (“That’s going to take more time to talk about and to deal with…” or “I was raised orthodox, so this is not something we talk about…”; and (3) reasons that appeared to straddle both of the above themes (eg, acknowledgment of the sometimes taboo nature of these topics). Conclusion: Although many health-care providers favor talking with patients with cancer about sexual health and sexual and gender minority status, limited time, personal reluctance, and the taboo nature of these topics appear at times to hamper the initiation of these conversations.

Prostate Cancer Screening Patterns Among Sexual and Gender Minority Individuals

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sung Jun Ma ◽  
Oluwadamilola T. Oladeru ◽  
Katy Wang ◽  
Kristopher Attwood ◽  
Anurag K. Singh ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Prostate Cancer ◽  
Cancer Screening ◽  
Prostate Cancer Screening ◽  
Gender Minority ◽  
Sexual And Gender Minority ◽  
And Gender

Understanding Health-Care Needs of Sexual and Gender Minority Veterans: How Targeted Research and Policy Can Improve Health

LGBT Health ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 50-57 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kristin M. Mattocks ◽  
Michael R. Kauth ◽  
Theo Sandfort ◽  
Alexis R. Matza ◽  
J. Cherry Sullivan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care Needs ◽  
Care Needs ◽  
Gender Minority ◽  
Sexual And Gender Minority ◽  
Minority Veterans ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Research And Policy ◽  
Improve Health

scholarly journals Implementation of Sexual and Gender Minority Health Curricula in Health Care Professional Schools: A Qualitative Study

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mandi L. Pratt-Chapman
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Health Care Professional ◽  
Professional Education ◽  
Minority Health ◽  
Professional Schools ◽  
Gender Minority ◽  
Academic Settings ◽  
Sexual And Gender Minority ◽  
And Gender

Abstract Background: Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and intersex people—inclusively termed “sexual and gender minorities”—have unique health and health care needs that are not being met by most healthcare providers due to lack of training in health care professional schools. The purpose of this qualitative study was to examine implementation factors for advancing sexual and gender minority health professional student curricula in academic settings. Methods: Semi-structured interviews guided by the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR) were conducted with sixteen curricular champions to identify factors relevant to curricular adoption, integration, and sustainment. Themes were coded using a hybrid of deductive and inductive approaches and reported using major CFIR domains. Results: Facilitators supporting implementation of sexual and gender minority health curricula included collaboration among multiple stakeholders, alignment of formal and hidden curricula, fostering an organizational culture that valued inclusion and diversity, engagement with external subject matter experts or faculty with content expertise, and thoughtful and inclusive planning. Conclusion: This study contributes to health care professional education research as well as to implementation science. Facilitators that were identified in this study can be used to increase the adoption, integration, and sustainment of sexual and gender minority health curricula in diverse academic settings.

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