Medical student clinical cultural awareness in cancer care of sexual gender minority patients (Q29872)
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- Medical student clinical cultural awareness in cancer care of sexual gender minority patients.
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| English | Medical student clinical cultural awareness in cancer care of sexual gender minority patients |
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Health disparities in lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer/questioning (LGBTQ+), or sexual and gender minority (SGM) people are known. (English)
OBJECTIVE (English)
Published by Elsevier B.V. (English)
SGM people have higher cancer risk, but lower rates of screenings, resulting in a higher likelihood of late-stage disease. (English)
OBJECTIVE (English)
Published by Elsevier B.V. (English)
This study evaluates medical students' clinical cultural awareness in cancer care of SGM patients to identify gaps in education. (English)
OBJECTIVE (English)
Published by Elsevier B.V. (English)
This was a cross-sectional survey distributed to medical students at a academic center. (English)
METHODS (English)
Published by Elsevier B.V. (English)
There were 38 questions on demographics, attitudes, and knowledge of SGM topics. (English)
METHODS (English)
Published by Elsevier B.V. (English)
Descriptive statistics were used for demographic information and stratified analyses assessed responses by demographic subgroups. (English)
METHODS (English)
Published by Elsevier B.V. (English)
There were 238 responses from 1145 students (response rate = 20.7 %). (English)
RESULTS (English)
Published by Elsevier B.V. (English)
Of the responders, 91.2 % and 79 % were comfortable treating lesbian, gay, bisexual (LGB) and transgender patients respectively. (English)
RESULTS (English)
Published by Elsevier B.V. (English)
Only 28.6 % and 21.8 % were confident treating LGB and transgender patients respectively after taking the survey. (English)
RESULTS (English)
Published by Elsevier B.V. (English)
91.2 % of students were interested receiving education regarding SGM health needs. (English)
RESULTS (English)
Published by Elsevier B.V. (English)
While most medical students are comfortable treating LGBTQ+ patients, most are not confident in their knowledge. (English)
CONCLUSION (English)
Published by Elsevier B.V. (English)
This difference is most profound in knowledge of transgender patients. (English)
CONCLUSION (English)
Published by Elsevier B.V. (English)
Schools must provide more education in SGM topics to improve student knowledge to produce competent providers. (English)
PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS (English)
Published by Elsevier B.V. (English)
Cherry (English)
Au (English)
C
Annika (English)
Samuelson (English)
A
Jaileene (English)
Perez-Morales (English)
J
Matthew B (English)
Schabath (English)
MB
Edith P (English)
Mitchell (English)
EP
28 September 2024
18 September 2024
Declaration of Competing Interest The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper. (English)