TY - JOUR
T1 - “Like finding a unicorn”
T2 - Healthcare preferences among lesbian, gay, and bisexual people in the United States
AU - Martos, Alexander J.
AU - Wilson, Patrick A.
AU - Gordon, Allegra R.
AU - Lightfoot, Marguerita
AU - Meyer, Ilan H.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2018 Elsevier Ltd
PY - 2018/7
Y1 - 2018/7
N2 - Lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) peoples' healthcare preferences are often developed in response to social and institutional factors that can ultimately deter them from care. Prior qualitative explorations of LGB healthcare preferences have been limited in their ability to identify and compare patterns across age cohort, gender, and race/ethnicity. The current study examines qualitative data from 186 modified Life Story Interviews with three age cohorts of LGB people from New York City, NY, San Francisco, CA, Tucson, AZ, and Austin, TX to understand the factors influencing LGB people's healthcare preferences. Data are analyzed using a directed content analysis approach. Five key themes emerged regarding influences on healthcare preferences: Stigma, provider expertise, identity, service type, and access. Findings suggest that healthcare preferences among LGB people are both complex and closely linked to social changes over time. Healthcare preferences among LGB people are both complex and closely linked to social changes over time.
AB - Lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) peoples' healthcare preferences are often developed in response to social and institutional factors that can ultimately deter them from care. Prior qualitative explorations of LGB healthcare preferences have been limited in their ability to identify and compare patterns across age cohort, gender, and race/ethnicity. The current study examines qualitative data from 186 modified Life Story Interviews with three age cohorts of LGB people from New York City, NY, San Francisco, CA, Tucson, AZ, and Austin, TX to understand the factors influencing LGB people's healthcare preferences. Data are analyzed using a directed content analysis approach. Five key themes emerged regarding influences on healthcare preferences: Stigma, provider expertise, identity, service type, and access. Findings suggest that healthcare preferences among LGB people are both complex and closely linked to social changes over time. Healthcare preferences among LGB people are both complex and closely linked to social changes over time.
KW - And bisexual health
KW - Gay
KW - Healthcare access
KW - Lesbian
KW - United States
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U2 - 10.1016/j.socscimed.2018.05.020
DO - 10.1016/j.socscimed.2018.05.020
M3 - Article
C2 - 29803970
AN - SCOPUS:85047244214
SN - 0277-9536
VL - 208
SP - 126
EP - 133
JO - Social Science and Medicine
JF - Social Science and Medicine
ER -