Pickern Jay S
Political Science, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, USA.
Anthropol Med. 2024 Dec;31(4):424-429. doi: 10.1080/13648470.2024.2416802. Epub 2024 Dec 5.
The stigmatization of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) individuals has a direct impact on the patient care experience and eventual health outcomes of this population both in the United States and abroad. The stigmatization of LGBTQ individuals in the healthcare system can lead to poor patient care and LGBTQ patients' self-removal from the healthcare system entirely. This self-removal could lead to untreated health issues, as well as the spread of communicable diseases throughout the LGBTQ community. This commentary reviews the Report of the 2019 Southern LGBTQ Health Survey. Recommendations are made for improving provider education on LGBTQ issues, which would, in turn, improve the LGBTQ patient care experience and health outcomes for this population.
女同性恋、男同性恋、双性恋、跨性别者和酷儿（LGBTQ）群体所遭受的污名化，对美国国内外该群体的就医体验和最终健康状况都产生了直接影响。医疗系统中对LGBTQ群体的污名化会导致患者接受的医疗服务质量低下，还会使LGBTQ患者完全退出医疗系统。这种退出可能导致健康问题得不到治疗，以及传染病在LGBTQ社区中传播。本评论文章回顾了《2019年南方LGBTQ健康调查》的报告。文章提出了一些建议，以加强医疗服务提供者对LGBTQ问题的教育，进而改善该群体的就医体验和健康状况。
