Saloustros, E., Ferrari, A., Bozovic-Spasojevic, I. et al. (9 more authors) (2024) An assessment of the attitudes, knowledge, and education regarding the health care needs of LGBTQ patients with cancer: results of an ESMO/SIOPE global survey. ESMO Open, 9 (8). 103618. ISSN 2059-7029
Abstract
Background Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) individuals with cancer have specific and unique health issues and needs. Reports persist of inequalities in the care provided for these patients, making it important to assess the attitudes and knowledge of LGBTQ needs among those who provide care.
Materials and methods The European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) and the European Society for Paediatric Oncology (SIOP Europe) Adolescents and Young Adults Working Group designed this survey comprising 67 questions covering demographics, knowledge, and education of LGBTQ health needs, and attitudes regarding LGBTQ patients with cancer.
Results Among the 672 respondents, a majority do not ask about sexual orientation and gender identity during first visit (64% and 58%, respectively). Only a minority of the respondents considered themselves well informed regarding gay/lesbian and transgender patients’ health (44% and 25%, respectively) and psychosocial needs (34%). There was high interest in receiving education regarding the unique health needs of LGBTQ patients (73%).
Conclusions Survey respondents indicated a willingness to provide care to LGBTQ patients, but a lack of confidence in the knowledge of the health issues and needs of LGBTQ individuals. Lack of training provided in medical schools and postgraduate training programmes and strong interest for additional education on these issues were reported.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2024 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd on behalf of European Society for Medical Oncology. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). |
Keywords: | LGBTQ; cancer; specific care; education |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Medicine and Health (Leeds) > School of Medicine (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 26 Feb 2025 16:54 |
Last Modified: | 26 Feb 2025 16:54 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Elsevier |
Identification Number: | 10.1016/j.esmoop.2024.103618 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:223770 |