School of Nursing and Midwifery, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast BT97BL, UK.
School of Nursing and Midwifery, Trinity College Dublin, D02 T283 Dublin, Ireland.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Oct 29;18(21):11366. doi: 10.3390/ijerph182111366.
LGBTQ+ people experience significant physical and psychosocial health issues and concerns, and encounter barriers when accessing healthcare services. We conducted a mixed-methods research study across all Schools of Nursing and Midwifery in the United Kingdom and Ireland using a survey and qualitative interviews. This was to identify the current content within nursing and midwifery pre-registration programmes in relation to LGBTQ+ health and to identity best practice and education innovation within these programmes. The survey was completed by 29 academics, with 12 selected to participate in a follow-up in-depth qualitative interview. Analysis of the data from the survey and interviews identified five themes: there is variable programme content; academics are developing their own programmes with no clear consistency; LGBTQ+ health is being linked to equality and diversity; there are barriers to education provision; and these is some evidence of best practice examples. The findings of the study support the need to develop and implement a curriculum for LGBTQ+ health in nursing and midwifery pre-registration programmes with learning aims and outcomes. Academics need support and tools to prepare and deliver LGBTQ+ health content to nurses and midwives as they ultimately have the potential to improve the experiences of LGBTQ+ people when accessing healthcare.
LGBTQ+ 人群在身体健康和社会心理方面面临着重大问题和关切，在获得医疗保健服务时也面临障碍。我们在英国和爱尔兰的所有护理和助产学院进行了一项混合方法研究，采用问卷调查和定性访谈。目的是确定护理和助产预注册课程中当前与 LGBTQ+健康相关的内容，并确定这些课程中的最佳实践和教育创新。调查由 29 名学者完成，其中 12 名被选中参加后续的深入定性访谈。对调查和访谈数据的分析确定了五个主题：课程内容存在差异；学者们正在自行开发课程，没有明确的一致性；LGBTQ+健康与平等和多样性相关联；教育提供存在障碍；有一些最佳实践的证据。研究结果支持在护理和助产预注册课程中制定和实施 LGBTQ+健康课程的必要性，该课程具有学习目标和成果。学者们需要支持和工具来准备和教授护士和助产士 LGBTQ+健康内容，因为他们最终有可能改善 LGBTQ+人群在获得医疗保健时的体验。
