ArticleOncology nursing forum2015
Social support, self-rated health, and lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender identity disclosure to cancer care providers.
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67 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 136 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Sexual orientation disclosure in health care: a systematic review.The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners · 2018Pooled it
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- A Scoping Review Mapping Trans* and Gender Diverse People's Representation in Cancer Research.Cancer medicine · 2025Article
- Healthcare experiences among Black and White sexual and gender minority cancer survivors: a qualitative study.Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice · 2025Article
- Patient care practices for LGBTQ+ individuals in clinical genetics: A scoping review.Journal of genetic counseling · 2025Article
- Impact of a Virtual Care Navigation Service on Member-Reported Outcomes Among Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Populations: Case Study.JMIR formative research · 2025Article
- Influence of gender modality on the delivery of breast cancer care from diagnosis to treatment: A systematic review.International journal of transgender health · 2025Review
- Provider preparedness to care for sexual and gender minority adolescent and young adult cancer patients: A scoping review.PEC innovation · 2024Article
- Building a Cancer Care Clinic for Transgender and Gender Diverse Individuals.Mayo Clinic proceedings. Innovations, quality & outcomes · 2024Article
- Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Data Collection in Cancer Care: A Nationwide Landscape Assessment Update.JCO oncology practice · 2024Article
- A Multi-Institutional Survey of Radiation Oncology Professionals' Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practice Behaviors Toward Sexual and Gender Minority Patients With Cancer.Advances in radiation oncology · 2024Article
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Abstract
PURPOSE/
objectivesTo describe factors related to diagnosis, identity disclosure, and social support among lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) patients with cancer, and to explore associations between these factors and self-rated health.
designCross-sectional self-report survey design using descriptive and exploratory multivariate statistical approaches.
settingOnline, Internet-based. SAMPLE: 291 LGBT patients (89% Caucasian; 50% gay, 36% lesbian, 7% bisexual, 3% transgender) with mixed cancers.
methodsParticipants completed a researcher-designed online survey assessing experiences of cancer diagnosis among LGBT patients at a single time point. MAIN RESEARCH VARIABLES: Demographics, which provider(s) delivered the patients' cancer diagnoses, to whom patients had disclosed their LGBT identity, how they disclosed, who was on their social support team at the time of diagnosis, and current self-rated health.
findings79% of participants reported disclosing their identities to more than one cancer care provider. Participants most commonly introduced the topic of LGBT identity themselves, sometimes as a way to correct heterosexual assumptions (34%). Friends were the most common members of LGBT patients' support teams (79%). Four disclosure and support factors were consistently associated with better self-rated health.
conclusionsDisclosure of LGBT identity is a common experience in the context of cancer care, and disclosure and support factors are associated with better self-reported health among LGBT patients. IMPLICATIONS FOR NURSING: Creating safe environments for LGBT patients to disclose could improve cancer care delivery to this underserved population. Nurses and other providers should acknowledge and include diverse support team members in LGBT patients' care.
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