Abstract
Objective: To better understand survivorship care needs among LGBT cancer survivors. Design: We administered an anonymous online survey. Sample: LGBT cancer survivors living in the United States. Methods: Participants were recruited via the National LGBT Cancer Project. The survey measured sociodemographic characteristics, social support, posttraumatic stress, and survivorship care needs. Results: Approximately 72% of our 114 participants were cisgender male and 87% were white. Almost all participants reported at least some unmet survivorship care needs (73%), with over half of participants reporting unmet psychological and sexuality care needs. Participants who reported their oncologist was not LGBT-competent had greater unmet needs (t(82) = 2.5, p = 0.01) and greater posttraumatic stress (t(91) = 2.1, p = 0.035). Conclusions: LGBT cancer survivors have significant unmet survivorship care needs, and lack of oncologist LGBT-competence is associated with unmet needs. Implications for Psychosocial Providers: Our results suggest the need for LGBT competency training for providers.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 1-13 |
| Number of pages | 13 |
| Journal | Journal of Psychosocial Oncology |
| DOIs | |
| State | Accepted/In press - May 22 2018 |
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Keywords
- cancer survivor
- LGBT
- survivorship
- survivorship care needs
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Oncology
- Applied Psychology
- Psychiatry and Mental health
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Survivorship care needs among LGBT cancer survivors. / Seay, Julia; Mitteldorf, Darryl; Yankie, Alena; Pirl, William F.; Kobetz, Erin; Schlumbrecht, Matthew.
In: Journal of Psychosocial Oncology, 22.05.2018, p. 1-13.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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T1 - Survivorship care needs among LGBT cancer survivors
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AU - Mitteldorf, Darryl
AU - Yankie, Alena
AU - Pirl, William F.
AU - Kobetz, Erin
AU - Schlumbrecht, Matthew
PY - 2018/5/22
Y1 - 2018/5/22
N2 - Objective: To better understand survivorship care needs among LGBT cancer survivors. Design: We administered an anonymous online survey. Sample: LGBT cancer survivors living in the United States. Methods: Participants were recruited via the National LGBT Cancer Project. The survey measured sociodemographic characteristics, social support, posttraumatic stress, and survivorship care needs. Results: Approximately 72% of our 114 participants were cisgender male and 87% were white. Almost all participants reported at least some unmet survivorship care needs (73%), with over half of participants reporting unmet psychological and sexuality care needs. Participants who reported their oncologist was not LGBT-competent had greater unmet needs (t(82) = 2.5, p = 0.01) and greater posttraumatic stress (t(91) = 2.1, p = 0.035). Conclusions: LGBT cancer survivors have significant unmet survivorship care needs, and lack of oncologist LGBT-competence is associated with unmet needs. Implications for Psychosocial Providers: Our results suggest the need for LGBT competency training for providers.
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