在LGB+退伍军人中与健康相关的社会需求
Shane Lamba1, David A Frank2, Jennifer L McCoy2
1Office of Health Equity, Veterans Health Administration, Washington, DC.
JAMA network open
|October 29, 2025
概括
女同性恋,男同性恋,双性恋,其他取向,或不确定 (LGB+) 退伍军人面临更大的社会需求,特别是在歧视和住房方面. 解决这些独特的需求对于退伍军人群体的健康公平至关重要.
科学领域:
- 医疗保健服务研究 医疗服务研究
- 健康差异 在健康上的差异
- 在LGBTQ+健康方面
背景情况:
- 退伍军人认为自己是女同性恋,男同性恋,双性恋,其他取向或不确定 (LGB +) 可能会遇到独特的与健康有关的社会需求.
- 解决社会需求对于卫生系统来说至关重要,以减少这个人口中持续存在的健康差异.
研究的目的:
- 评估退伍军人卫生管理局 (VHA) 中的初级保健患者的性取向和对社会需求的支持需求之间的关联.
主要方法:
- 一项横截面研究,利用2023年初在线或通过邮件调查的VHA初级保健患者的全国样本.
- 数据包括自我报告的性取向 (异性恋或LGB+) 和13个与健康相关的社会领域的需求.
- 患病率 (PRs) 和调整的患病率 (APRs) 被计算出来,以评估需要支持的情况.
主要成果:
- 与直系退伍军人相比,LGB+退伍军人 (5.8%的受访者) 在几个领域中需要支持的患病率更高.
- 未经调整的分析表明,在社会隔离,孤独,就业,粮食安全,住房和歧视中,LGB+退伍军人的需求更高.
- 经过调整后的分析显示,LGB+退伍军人在处理歧视 (APR,1.79) 和保障住房 (APR,1.91) 方面的需求显著增加.
结论:
- 与异性恋者相比,LGB+退伍军人报告了更多的社会需求,特别是与管理歧视和住房不稳定性相关的社会需求.
- 卫生系统应该考虑扩大对社会需求的支持系统,为面临特定挑战的人群提供量身定制的方法.
- 这些发现强调了包容性护理的重要性,以解决LGB+退伍军人的健康差异.
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