2023-08-31 19:42:23
In 2023, inequality and discrimination should not exist, however, it is something that is still very present in society and today we will tell you that it is the medical gaslighting y How does it affect LGBT+ people?
Going to the doctor is essential for all people and it is a right that we all have, however, there are still distinctions and for the LGBT+ community.
Medical gaslighting, what is it and how does it affect LGBT+ people?
He galishting médico it is the experience that people have when a health service provider dismisses their concerns or when they are ignored by them.
A recent investigation found that members of the LGBT+ community go through many challenges when looking for medical attentionchallenges that can even cause trauma.
For the study, 952 adults who identified themselves as LGBT+as well as 1,049 adults who identified as cisgender and heterosexual.
In general, they found that respondents LGBT+ they were less likely than their cis and heterosexual peers to have gone for a health exam in the past year and more likely to skip care altogether.
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LGBT+ patients report having less supportive care
Las LGBT+ people they found themselves with less supportive, much more traumatic and excluding treatment from health providers. Among the findings, 47% of LGBT+ people surveyed reported having experienced galishting médico in the last two years.
That ranged from 45 to 54% across all subgroups within the LGBT+ community larger, except for those who identified as gay: they had similar levels of galishting médico reported as their cis and heterosexual-identifying peers, at 26%.
When asked to agree with the following statement: “My doctor listens to me when I express concerns regarding treatments and prescriptions,” 49% of respondents LGBT+ agreed compared to 61% of heterosexual and cis respondents.
The survey shows that 47% of the participants LGBT+ agree with the statement that they “feel safe to communicate with their doctor”, compared to 63% of cis and heterosexual people.
For the statement, “My doctor takes my opinions seriously,” 44% of LGBT+ respondents agreed compared to 57% of heterosexual and cisgender participants.
Looking even more closely at the patient-physician relationship, less than half of the LGBT+ people said they were satisfied with their doctor, while 37% said they “feel respected by them.”
Many people stop taking medical exams to avoid suffering galishting
In the last year, the survey reveals that 1 in 4 LGBT+ adults did not undergo a health examination of any kind, compared to 1 in 5 cisgender heterosexual people.
Around half of queer respondents “intentionally delayed, avoided or skipped an exam in the last 12 months” and were also found to be 26% more likely than women to straight people and cis to avoid these exams so as not to suffer the so-called galishting.
(With information from: Healthline and New York Times)
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