Neal D. Hoffman|Katherine Freeman|Stephanie Swann
Healthcare Preferences of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Questioning Youth
Children's Hospital at Montefiore|Albert Einstein College of Medicine|University of Georgia|Albert Einstein College of Medicine
purposelesbian gay bisexual transgender questioning lgbtq youth appear higher risk certain adverse health outcomes several personal cultural structural barriers accessing healthcare little known however experiences lgbtq youth healthcare providers healthcare services goal recruit sample lgbtq youth determine preferences regarding healthcare providers healthcare settings health issues consider important discuss healthcare providermethodswe conducted crosssectional internetbased survey respondents ages 1321 years living us canada asked review three lists items pertaining qualities healthcare providers qualities offices health centers concerns problems discuss healthcare provider assign item relative importance items three lists ranked differences among ranks assessed intergroup differences age gender raceethnicity also assessedresults733 youth met eligibility criteria youth indicated important competence overall specifically issues unique taking care youth lgbtq persons well respected treated providers youth notably youth ranked least important providers gender sexual orientation youth ranked accessibility issues higher specific services provided health concerns discuss provider youth ranked preventive healthcare nutrition safe sex family important common morbiditiesconclusionsyouth placed much importance provider qualities interpersonal skills provider knowledge experience placed little importance providers gender sexual orientation youth indicated importance providers addressing health risks also wellness health promotion within context home family subgroup analyses underscore need greater sensitivity cultural developmental differences among lgbtq youth results provide foundation research healthcare services delivery systems youth training initiatives healthcare providers role utilizing internet health research purposes access recruit hardtoreach youth lesbian gay bisexual transgender questioning lgbtq youth appear higher risk certain adverse health outcomes several personal cultural structural barriers accessing healthcare little known however experiences lgbtq youth healthcare providers healthcare services goal recruit sample lgbtq youth determine preferences regarding healthcare providers healthcare settings health issues consider important discuss healthcare provider conducted crosssectional internetbased survey respondents ages 1321 years living us canada asked review three lists items pertaining qualities healthcare providers qualities offices health centers concerns problems discuss healthcare provider assign item relative importance items three lists ranked differences among ranks assessed intergroup differences age gender raceethnicity also assessed 733 youth met eligibility criteria youth indicated important competence overall specifically issues unique taking care youth lgbtq persons well respected treated providers youth notably youth ranked least important providers gender sexual orientation youth ranked accessibility issues higher specific services provided health concerns discuss provider youth ranked preventive healthcare nutrition safe sex family important common morbidities youth placed much importance provider qualities interpersonal skills provider knowledge experience placed little importance providers gender sexual orientation youth indicated importance providers addressing health risks also wellness health promotion within context home family subgroup analyses underscore need greater sensitivity cultural developmental differences among lgbtq youth results provide foundation research healthcare services delivery systems youth training initiatives healthcare providers role utilizing internet health research purposes access recruit hardtoreach youth