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HBTQ-patienter i vårdmötet: en kvalitativ litteraturstudie om deras erfarenheter
Malmö University, Faculty of Health and Society (HS).
Malmö University, Faculty of Health and Society (HS).
2018 (Swedish)Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesis
Abstract [sv]

Bakgrund: Att ha en sexuell läggning eller könsidentitet som skiljer sig från normen innebär för individen att hen i vardagen bli utsatt för mikroaggressioner. Individen blir därför försiktig med att avslöja sin sexuella läggning eller könsidentitet. Eftersom HBTQ-gruppen har mer ohälsa generellt sett än den övriga populationen tycks vårdmötets kvalitet vara avgörande för att ändra på detta. Både sjukvårdspersonalens bemötande och HBTQ-patientens inställning är aspekter som spelar in i vårdmötet, dels hur sjukvårdspersonalen bemöter patienterna men också huruvida patienterna vid vårdmötet väljer att avslöja sin sexuella läggning. Syfte: Syftet var att utifrån ett relationellt perspektiv belysa vad vårdmötet innebär för HBTQpatienter. Metod: En litteraturstudie med kvalitativ ansats utfördes innehållande tio vetenskapliga artiklar och granskades med hjälp av en SBU-modifierad granskningsmall, analyserades med innehållsanalys och sammanställdes sedan med inspiration av Polit och Beck, samt Friberg. Databaserna CINAHL och PsycInfo användes för sökning av artiklarna Resultat: Fyra teman framträdde som lyfter fram viktiga aspekter av fenomenet vårdmötets upplevelse: sjukvårdspersonalens medvetenhet och kunskap, sjukvårdspersonalens attityder, patienters sårbarhet och patienters proaktiva åtgärder. Resultatet visade sjukvårdspersonalens brist på medvetenhet om HBTQ-patienter, otillräcklig kunskap om allmänna och hälsorelaterade HBTQ-frågor, samt icke-vårdande attityder. Det motsatta, d.v.s. vårdande vårdmöten, dokumenterades också. Vårdmötet innebar ofta för patienterna en komplex hantering av avslöjandet om den sexuella läggningen/könsidentiteten och att de själva måste arbeta för att bli väl bemötta. Konklusion: Det finns olika aspekter av erfarenheter av vårdmötet för HBTQ-patienter, vilka kompletterar varandra. Huruvida dessa möten upplevs som vårdande eller icke-vårdande tycks påverka patienternas hälsa respektive positivt eller negativt. Nyckelord: coming-out, erfarenheter, HBTQ, kunskap, patienter, sjuksköterskor, vårdmöte

Abstract [en]

Background: To have a non-conforming sexual orientation or gender identity means being exposed to microaggressions in everyday life. LGBTQ people are therefore often cautious with the way they disclose information regarding their sexuality or gender. Since LGBTQ people tend to have greater ill-health than the rest of the population, quality in health care encounters is seen as an important factor in improving their health. A health care relationship involves both health care provider and patient, where both parts bring along their singular dispositions into the health care encounter. Questions regarding the way health care providers meet LGBTQ patients are raised, as well as how patients manage their non-conforming sexual or gender identities within health care encounters. Aim: The aim of this study was, from a relational perspective, to examine how LGBTQ patients give meaning to the health care encounter. Methods: A qualitative review of literature containing ten scientific articles was conducted. The articles were examined using an SBU’s modified review template, analysed with content analysis and compiled with inspiration from Polit and Beck, as well as Friberg. The databases CINAHL and PsycInfo were used for data collection. Findings: Four themes emerged, which highlight important aspects of the health care experience phenomenon: health care providers’ awareness and knowledge, health care providers’ attitudes, patients’ vulnerability and patients’ proactive measures. There was extensive coverage for the health care staff's lack of awareness about the existence of LGBTQ patients, for the insufficient knowledge of both general and health-related LGBTQ issues, as well as for non-caring attitudes. But the opposite, which is to say caring health care encounters, were also documented. Health care encounters often implied for patients a complex management of their coming-out, as well as an effort on their part to make sure that they as patients be well received. Conclusion: Results show that different and complementary elements constitute LGBTQ patients’ experiences of health care encounters. Whether these encounters are perceived as caring or non-caring seems to affect patients’ health positively in the first case and negatively in the other. Key words: coming-out, experiences, LGBTQ, knowledge, patients, nurses, health care encounter

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Malmö universitet/Hälsa och samhälle , 2018. , p. 42
Keywords [sv]
coming-out, erfarenheter, HBTQ, kunskap, patienter, sjuksköterskor, vårdmöte
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URN: urn:nbn:se:mau:diva-25530Local ID: 24337OAI: oai:DiVA.org:mau-25530DiVA, id: diva2:1487042
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