Stevens P E
Health Care Women Int. 1992 Apr-Jun;13(2):91-120. doi: 10.1080/07399339209515984.
The author critically examines the research about health care providers' attitudes toward lesbians and the research about lesbians' experiences in health care encounters. Results of the review suggest that caregivers hold prejudiced views of lesbians and are generally condemnatory and ignorant about their lesbian clients. Lesbians frequently interpret caregivers' behaviors as hostile and rejecting and fear for their safety in health care interactions. Upon disclosure of their lesbian identity, many have been mistreated. Because of their negative experiences, they often delay seeking health care. Rather than conditions of respect and regard, lesbians report atmospheres of intimidation and humiliation, which encumber their interactions with health care providers. Tables outlining the study foci, samples, methods, and findings are provided. Ramifications of findings are discussed, implications for practice and policy are identified, and directions for future research about lesbian health care are suggested.
作者批判性地审视了关于医疗服务提供者对女同性恋者态度的研究以及女同性恋者在医疗遭遇中的经历的研究。综述结果表明，护理人员对女同性恋者持有偏见，通常对她们的女同性恋客户持谴责和无知的态度。女同性恋者经常将护理人员的行为解读为敌意和排斥，并担心自己在医疗互动中的安全。在披露自己的女同性恋身份后，许多人受到了虐待。由于她们的负面经历，她们经常推迟寻求医疗保健。女同性恋者报告说，医疗环境不是尊重和关爱的氛围，而是恐吓和羞辱的氛围，这阻碍了她们与医疗服务提供者的互动。文中提供了概述研究重点、样本、方法和结果的表格。讨论了研究结果的影响，确定了对实践和政策的启示，并提出了未来关于女同性恋者医疗保健研究的方向。
