Health Disparities in Michigan's Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Community
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2014-01-20.
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this population should then not necessarily be focused on the care provider but on mental health including stress management and dealing with stressful situations. This was consistent with the literature.
Access to care was not a problem which is inconsistent with what the literature review stated. Respondents did not rate their physical health as poor or bad. They stated that they did not feel they were having different experiences than heterosexuals while receiving care. The majority stated that they did not experience physical symptoms based on their treatment but they did experience more negative events daily than their heterosexual counterparts. These negative experiences add stress to their everyday lives. Finally, respondents did engage in smoking and drinking alcohol at a higher rate than their heterosexual counterparts but at a lower rate than was reported for Genesee County in their 2010 Speak to Your Health Survey. Overall the experience of the LGBT population surveyed was similar to that of the heterosexual population which is inconsistent of what the literature review suggested. Future health interventions with
Qualtrics Software, took about 3 0 -4 5 minutes to complete, and was advertised through email, a Facebook event, and word of mouth. It was a cross-sectional study and a descriptive analysis was performed using the same Qualtrics software and SPSS Statistics 17.0. Results: Respondents were predominately white women with higher education and who identified as heterosexual. Thus the sample size for comparison was small giving a limited scope of health and health experiences for LGBT people in Michigan. Future research should include a filter question to make sure that the majority of people who fill out the survey are in fact LGBT. For the next survey using self identification instead of predetermined categories will allow for more information gathering from subjects about gender identity and sexual orientation. Questions with regard to health outcomes would be beneficial. Having a larger sample size is necessary. Conclusions:
The purpose of the research was to illustrate how the health of LGBT persons are affected by stigma, discrimination, and bias within the state of Michigan. It will be researched through answering these questions: Statement about the health of the LGBT population. Did the LGBT person feel they were treated worse than other sexual identities? How did their experiences differ when seeking health care? Had they experienced physical symptoms as a result of how they were treated? Research in the area of LGBT health states that there is a lack of access to health care, there is discrimination and bias when they received care and that there was an increased need of mental health services. Methods: This study utilized a cross sectional design to via an anonymous online survey for LGBT people over the age of 18 living in the state of Michigan. The survey was implemented
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