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1. Co‐producing knowledge of lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and intersex (LGBTI) health‐care inequalities via rapid reviews of grey literature in 27 EU Member States

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Nigel Sherriff, Laetitia Zeeman, Nick McGlynn, Nuno Pinto, Katrin Hugendubel, Massimo Mirandola, Lorenzo Gios, Ruth Davis, Valeria Donisi, Francesco Farinella, Francesco Amaddeo, Caroline Costongs, Kath Browne, and the Health4LGBTI Network

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co‐production, Europe, health care, inequalities, intersex, LGBTI, Medicine (General), R5-920, Public aspects of medicine, RA1-1270
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Abstract Background The health inequalities experienced by lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and intersex (LGBTI) people are well documented with several reviews of global research summarizing key inequalities. These reviews also show how the health‐care needs of LGBTI people are often poorly understood whilst suggesting that targeted initiatives to reduce inequalities should involve LGBTI people. Objectives To determine what is known about the health‐care inequalities faced by LGBTI people? What are the barriers faced by LGBTI people whilst accessing health care, and health professionals when providing care? What examples of promising practice exist? Design Rapid reviews of grey literature were co‐produced with LGBTI people in 27 countries followed by a thematic analysis and synthesis across all data sets. The review included grey literature from each country that might not otherwise be accessible due to language barriers. Main results Rapid reviews showed that LGBTI people faced various inequalities and barriers whilst accessing health care. Where heterosexuality, binary gender and assumed male/female sex characteristics were upheld as the norm, and where LGBTI people differed from these norms, discrimination could result. In consultations where LGBTI people feared discrimination and did not disclose their LGBTI status, health professionals lacked the information required for appropriate assessments. Conclusion With greater understanding of sexual orientation (LGB people), gender identity (trans people) and sex characteristics (intersex people), combined with access to contemporary knowledge and training, health professionals can work in collaboration with researchers, policymakers and LGBTI people to develop systems that are better attuned to the needs of all service users.

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2019
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2. A review of lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and intersex (LGBTI) health and healthcare inequalities

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Zeeman, Laetitia, Sherriff, Nigel, Browne, Kath, McGlynn, Nick, Mirandola, Massimo, Gios, Lorenzo, Davis, Ruth, Sanchez-Lambert, Juliette, Aujean, Sophie, Pinto, Nuno, Farinella, Francesco, Donisi, Valeria, Niedzwiedzka-Stadnik, Marta, Rosinska, Magdalena, Pierson, Anne, Amaddeo, Francesco, De Sutter, Petra, and Health4LGBTI Network, the

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PEOPLES EXPERIENCES, Male, medicine.medical_specialty, media_common.quotation_subject, CINAHL, Health Services Accessibility, 03 medical and health sciences, Sexual and Gender Minorities, 0302 clinical medicine, Nursing, Health care, Medicine and Health Sciences, medicine, Humans, GENDER, INDIVIDUALS, SERVICES, LIFE, 030212 general & internal medicine, Homosexuality, Sociology, Healthcare Disparities, media_common, business.industry, 030503 health policy & services, Public health, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Heterosexism, Health Status Disparities, Minority stress, Miscellaneous, Systematic review, Female, 0305 other medical science, business, Heteronormativity
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Background Lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and intersex (LGBTI) people experience significant health inequalities. Located within a European Commission funded pilot project, this paper presents a review of the health inequalities faced by LGBTI people and the barriers health professionals encounter when providing care. Methods A narrative synthesis of 57 papers including systematic reviews, narrative reviews, meta-analyses and primary research. Literature was searched in Cochrane, Campbell Collaboration, Web of Science, CINAHL, PsychINFO and Medline. The review was undertaken to promote understanding of the causes and range of inequalities, as well as how to reduce inequalities. Results LGBTI people are more likely to experience health inequalities due to heteronormativity or heterosexism, minority stress, experiences of victimization and discrimination, compounded by stigma. Inequalities pertaining to LGBTI health(care) vary depending on gender, age, income and disability as well as between LGBTI groupings. Gaps in the literature remain around how these factors intersect to influence health, with further large-scale research needed particularly regarding trans and intersex people. Conclusion Health inequalities can be addressed via changes in policy, research and in practice through health services that accommodate the needs of LGBTI people. With improved training to address gaps in their knowledge of LGBTI health and healthcare, health professionals should work in collaboration with LGBTI people to address a range of barriers that prevent access to care. Through structural change combined with increased knowledge and understanding, services can potentially become more inclusive and equally accessible to all.

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2018

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