Emergency Nursing, Australian Catholic University and Southern Health Victoria, Melbourne, Australia.
J Clin Nurs. 2012 Mar;21(5-6):880-7. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2011.03938.x.
The aim of the study was to assess health professionals' knowledge, attitudes and beliefs regarding lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender parents accessing health care for their children.
Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender parents can be reluctant to reveal their sexual orientation to health professionals, and consequently, they may not receive adequate or timely provision of health care. Currently, there is little research in this area.
Descriptive, comparative study of 86 health professionals using a cross-sectional survey design with a set of validated, anonymous questionnaires.
Associations between variables were assessed using chi-squared tests of independence, and differences between groups were assessed using the Mann-Whitney U-test or the Kruskal-Wallis one-way analysis of variance test. Content analysis was used to examine responses to open-ended questions.
Knowledge and attitude scores were significantly associated with race, religious beliefs, frequency of attendance at religious services and having a friend who is openly lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender.
Information gained from this study will assist clinicians and hospital management to develop policies and practices that ensure lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender families receive equitable, high-quality and holistic health care.
Properly implemented family-centred care is an ideal model to provide care for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender families. However, the benefits of family-centred care can only be realised fully if health professionals delivering that care are sensitive to the context, functions and constructs of all the families they encounter.
本研究旨在评估健康专业人员对女同性恋、男同性恋、双性恋和跨性别父母为其子女寻求医疗保健的知识、态度和信念。
女同性恋、男同性恋、双性恋和跨性别父母可能不愿意向健康专业人员透露自己的性取向，因此，他们可能无法获得充分或及时的医疗保健。目前，这方面的研究很少。
使用横断面调查设计对 86 名健康专业人员进行描述性、比较性研究，采用一套经过验证的匿名问卷。
使用卡方检验独立性评估变量之间的关联，使用曼-惠特尼 U 检验或克鲁斯卡尔-沃利斯单向方差分析检验评估组间差异。使用内容分析法检查对开放式问题的回答。
知识和态度得分与种族、宗教信仰、参加宗教仪式的频率以及有朋友是公开的女同性恋、男同性恋、双性恋和跨性别者显著相关。
从这项研究中获得的信息将帮助临床医生和医院管理层制定政策和实践，以确保女同性恋、男同性恋、双性恋和跨性别家庭获得公平、高质量和全面的医疗保健。
适当实施以家庭为中心的护理是为女同性恋、男同性恋、双性恋和跨性别家庭提供护理的理想模式。然而，如果提供护理的健康专业人员对他们遇到的所有家庭的背景、功能和结构敏感，那么以家庭为中心的护理的好处才能得到充分实现。
