ArticleThe American journal of hospice & palliative care2020
Patients' Perspectives and Advice on How to Discuss Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, and Sexual Health in Oncology Clinics.
Article in The American journal of hospice & palliative care, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.
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- Breast cancer and gender-affirming hormone therapy for transgender and gender-diverse (TGD) individuals.Maturitas · 2024Review
- Position paper of the Italian association of medical oncology on health disparities among transgender and gender-diverse people: the Assisi recommendations.EClinicalMedicine · 2023Review
- Cancer patient and provider responses to companion scales assessing experiences with LGBTQI-affirming healthcare.Frontiers in oncology · 2023Article
- Educational interventions to improve communication about sexual health between nurses and gynecologic oncology patients: A narrative review.Canadian oncology nursing journal = Revue canadienne de nursing oncologique · 2022Article
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Abstract
objectiveThis study sought to understand the patients' perspective of what contributes to an absence of discussions of sexual orientation (SO), gender identity (GI), and sexual health in cancer care.
methodsPatients were recruited from oncology, gynecology, and a gender transition clinic to participate in semistructured interviews, which were analyzed with qualitative methods.
resultsA total of 25 patients were interviewed, shedding light on 2 themes. The first was that these conversations are important but infrequent. One patient explained, "…. we know people who have had sex changes…[they] would have appreciated that question." In response to whether sexual health was ever brought up, one patient responded, "No doctor ever has." Patients described unaddressed issues: "There have been times, you know, we've wondered if it was okay to make love." The second theme consisted of 4 pragmatic, patient-provided points to facilitate discussions: (1) implementation of a scale of 1 to 10 (with 10 being comfortable) to first gauge patients' comfort in talking about SO, GI, and sexual health; (2) having the health-care provider explore the topic again over-time; (3) making sure the health-care provider is comfortable, as such comfort appears to enhance the patient's comfort ("I have a doctor here, a female doctor, who just matter of fact will ask if I get erections and so on because of the medication she's giving me);" and (4) eliminating euphemisms (one patient stated, "I don't know what you mean by 'sexual health'.").
conclusionOncology health-care providers have a unique opportunity and responsibility to address SO, GI, and sexual health.
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