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Lesbian, gay and bisexual people's health in the UK: a theoretical critique and systematic review. |
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Diversity and Equality in Health and Care, 9(1), 2012, pp.19-32. |
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2049-5471 |
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2049-548X |
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Around 6% of the UK population are lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender (LGBT). This paper reports on a systematic review of research into LGBT people's physical and mental health, to determine whether their health is similar or different to that of other members of the population. Database and internet searches were used to identify research conducted in the UK and published between 2000 and 2008 which included one or more measures of physical or mental health in people who identified themselves as LGBT. Following quality assessment, 14 studies meeting the inclusion criteria were selected for systematic review: 5 unpublished surveys and 9 published primary studies. The article reports that the results suggest that the mental health of lesbian, gay and bisexual people is worse than that of the heterosexual majority, and that there is a lack of good quality evidence on the physical health of LGBT people. The authors discuss the findings, including politico-legal issues relating to the ability of the NHS to fulfil equalities duties effectively without good data, and comment that marginalisation and invisibility have led to a lack of investigation into sexual orientation as a social determinant of health. |
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equal opportunities; health; LGBT people; mental health; sexuality; systematic reviews; |
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www.scie-socialcareonline.org.uk/profile.asp?guid=8ca789ec-daee-4878-9c94-03f5bc0bc7c5 |
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