Healthcare Preferences of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Questioning Youth

Abstract

Youth placed as much importance on provider qualities and interpersonal skills as provider knowledge and experience, and placed little importance on a provider's gender and sexual orientation. Youth indicated the importance of providers addressing not only health risks, but also wellness and health promotion, and to do so within the context of home and family. Subgroup analyses underscore the need for greater sensitivity to both cultural and developmental differences among LGBTQ youth. These results provide a foundation for further research about healthcare services and delivery systems for youth, training initiatives for healthcare providers, and the role of utilizing the Internet for health research purposes to access and recruit hard-to-reach youth.

Perspectives of Youths and Adults Improve the Care of Hospitalized Adolescents in Spain

“…The quality of interpersonal care and of communication were identified as key elements in the quality of patient care (Campbell, Roland, & Buetow, 2000;Sitzia & Wood, 1997) and the importance granted by all the groups to the agreeableness of the clinical staff to improve adolescents' hospitalization is consistent therewith. Other investigations have also verified that young people rated aspects of interpersonal care highly when judging the quality of the health care received (Britto, et al, 2004;Farrant & Watson, 2004;Hoffman, et al, 2009;Mauerhofer, Bertchold, Akré, Michaud, & Suris, 2010). Moreover, our data reveal the high degree of agreement expressed both by adolescents and adults concerning the importance of the agreeableness of clinical staff to improve young patients' hospitalization experience.…”

“…The questionnaire was based on previous investigations about the preferences of adolescents regarding their health care (Britto, et al, 2004;Britto, et al, 2007;Gusella & Ward, 1998;Hoffman, Freeman, & Swann, 2009;Miller, Friedman, & Coupey, 1998). We also took into account the international recommendations for the care of minors in health institutions (Ullán & Belver, 2008).…”

Online or off-line victimisation and psychological well-being: a comparison of sexual-minority and heterosexual youth

“…Depending on the problem that is presented, general Internet use or Internet use related to sexuality, sexual orientation or victimisation should be carried out by health care providers who meet with adolescents. When asked about their health care preferences, sexual-minority youth first of all wanted the same high-quality, comprehensive care that all adolescents should receive, including privacy, cleanliness honesty, respect and competence, but also sensitivity and knowledge as well as a nonjudgmental stance with regard to sexual-minority issues [16,43,44]. The American Academy of Pediatrics offers guidelines for paediatricians who care for and counsel non-heterosexual and questioning youth [45].…”

Rechazo parental en homosexuales de una unidad de medicina familiar

“…Es más probable que aquellos jóvenes homosexuales y transexuales que han sido apoyados por sus familias, formen una familia en el futuro, puesto que los resultados demuestran que el 90% de los jóvenes rechazados no quieren formarla. 12,[19][20][21] La sociedad mexicana y su cultura sexual están aún influenciadas por el conservadurismo de la heterosexualidad, y dicha norma sexual se perpetúa por medio del machismo y la homofobia. 22,23 Una familia con fuerte vínculo emocional y compromiso familiar, producto del sentimiento de pertenencia, dará mejor acogida a este miembro con preferencia sexual homosexual que aquellas otras familias disfuncionales donde los vínculos y relaciones se desarrollen más por conveniencia o por funcionalidad.…”