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LGBTQ+ Inclusive Palliative Care in the Context of COVID-19: Pragmatic Recommendations for Clinicians
- Source :
- Journal of Pain and Symptom Management
- Publication Year :
- 2020
- Publisher :
- Elsevier BV, 2020.
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Abstract
- As coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) continues to impact the seriously ill and their families on a global scale, considerations given to marginalized groups amid the pandemic are essential to ensure the provision of high-quality and dignified care. Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, gender-nonconforming, and queer/questioning-identified (LGBTQ+) persons are particularly vulnerable to health inequities across settings, including palliative care and at the end of life. There is a crucial gap in the literature pertaining to palliative care for LGBTQ+ populations during COVID-19. We aim to fill this gap by providing essential health inequity and social support background pertaining to LGBTQ+ persons and practical recommendations for immediate implementation that support inclusive and respectful care for these populations. Using these recommendations is a pragmatic pathway to promote trust, transparency, patient and family engagement, and value concordant care amid the health system strain caused by COVID-19.
- Subjects :
- Palliative care
Pneumonia, Viral
Clinical Neurology
Context (language use)
Article
Sexual and Gender Minorities
03 medical and health sciences
Social support
0302 clinical medicine
Nursing
Patient-Centered Care
Transgender
Humans
Medicine
030212 general & internal medicine
Healthcare Disparities
Pandemics
General Nursing
Health Equity
business.industry
Palliative Care
COVID-19
Social Support
Culturally Competent Care
Transparency (behavior)
Health equity
Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine
030220 oncology & carcinogenesis
Practice Guidelines as Topic
Queer
Neurology (clinical)
Lesbian
Coronavirus Infections
business
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 08853924
- Volume :
- 60
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Journal of Pain and Symptom Management
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....b0dd7b20705261fe12d33e7d9949d09f