Abstract
Poor physical and mental ill-health is experienced by many LGBTQ+ people, compounded by a reluctance to access healthcare services. This reluctance is attributed to experiences of heteronormative assumptions and negative attitudes encountered. Despite increasing recognition of the need to include LGBTQ+ health in undergraduate healthcare programmes, inconsistencies and gaps in content, skills development, and assessment are still apparent. The aim of the study was to identify LGBTQ+ health content within nursing and midwifery pre-registration programmes and identify education best practice and innovation. A mixed-methods study involving a quantitative and qualitative design was undertaken. The qualitative findings from a nursing perspective were extracted from the dataset for further detailed analysis and are reported in this paper. Information about the study and an online survey were distributed to 135 Schools of Nursing and Midwifery in the UK and Ireland. Individual semi-structured online interviews took place with academics. Qualitative data from 29 survey responses and 12 follow-up interviews were thematically analysed. Eight of the 12 follow-up interviews were held with nursing academics and following data analysis three themes emerged: (i) LGBTQ+ health across the lifespan; (ii) taking the initiative for LGBTQ+ health inclusion; and (iii) identifying and overcoming challenges. The findings highlight the endeavours by nursing academics to integrate LGBTQ+ health within pre-registration programmes to meet the education needs of students and the opportunity to develop curriculum content to address the needs and concerns of LGBTQ+ people across the lifespan.
Funder
Burdett Trust for Nursing
Subject
Health Information Management,Health Informatics,Health Policy,Leadership and Management
Reference67 articles.
1. Royal College of Nursing (2016). Caring for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual or Trans Clients or Patients: Guide for Nurses and Healthcare Support Workers on Next of Kin Issues, RCN.
2. World Health Organisation (2013). Addressing the Causes of Disparities in Health Service Access and Utilisation for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBTQ) Persons, World Health Organisation.
3. A review of lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and intersex (LGBTI) health and healthcare inequalities;Zeeman;Eur. J. Public Health,2019
4. McDermott, E., Nelson, R., and Weeks, H. (2021). The politics of LGBT+ health inequality: Conclusions from a UK scoping review. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health, 18.
5. How can the nursing profession help reduce sexual and gender minority related health disparities: Recommendations from the national nursing LGBTQ health summit;Hughes;Nurs. Outlook,2022
Cited by
5 articles.
订阅此论文施引文献
订阅此论文施引文献,注册后可以免费订阅5篇论文的施引文献,订阅后可以查看论文全部施引文献