LGB and straight patients more willing to disclose sexual orientation than providers expect
3 institutional releases
Published in JAMA Internal Medicine · View the paper (DOI)
A new study found that 78% of providers expect patients to refuse to provide sexual orientation information, but only 10.3% of patients report the same. The study highlights the discordant views of patients and providers on collecting sexual orientation data in emergency settings.
Coverage from 3 institutions
- LGB and straight patients more willing to disclose sexual orientation than providers expect Brigham and Women's Hospital · Apr 24, 2017 · first to report
- Physicians vastly underestimate patients' willingness to share sexual orientation, study finds Johns Hopkins Medicine · Apr 24, 2017
- How do patients, clinicians feel about collecting sexual orientation data? JAMA Network · Apr 24, 2017