Evaluating a lesbian and gay health care curriculum
Evaluating a lesbian and gay health care curriculum
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DOI：
10.1207/s15328015tlm1404_8
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发表时间：
2002-09-01
影响因子：
2.5
通讯作者：
Landau, C
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作者：
McGarry, KA;Clarke, JG;Landau, C
背景许多医生没有准备好处理他们的女同性恋和男同性恋patients.Purpose的医疗保健问题：探讨一个研讨会的影响自我报告水平的准备和舒适度在处理女同性恋和男同性恋患者之间的一般内科住院医师。罗得岛医院的普通内科住院医师，布朗大学参加了为期3小时的研讨会居民自愿填写了研讨会前和研讨会后的调查，衡量他们自我报告的在处理医疗保健、心理社会、结果：研讨会后居民的自我报告准备水平和舒适度有所提高。结论：研讨会的结果是令人鼓舞的。未来的教育计划的评估需要解决的准备和舒适度的改善是否会导致持久的变化，以及是否教育干预可以改善病人与医生的互动。
Background. Many physicians are not prepared to deal with the health care concerns of their lesbian and gay patients.Purpose: To examine the impact of a seminar on the self-reported level of preparedness and comfort in dealing with lesbian and gay patients among general internal medicine residents.Methods: General internal medicine residents at Rhode Island Hospital, Brown University participated in the 3-hr seminar Residents voluntarily filled out preseminar and postseminar surveys measuring their self-reported level of preparedness and comfort in dealing with the health care, psychosocial, and sexual issues of lesbians and gay men.Results: There was improvement in residents' self-reported level of preparation and comfort after the seminarConclusions: The results of the seminar are promising. Future evaluations of educational programs are needed to address whether improvements in preparation and comfort result in lasting changes and whether an educational intervention can improve the patient-physician interaction.