TY - JOUR
T1 - Prostate cancer disclosure and sexual orientation
T2 - Understanding outness to healthcare providers as a situational or consistent phenomenon
AU - Wells-Prado, Daniel R.
AU - Ross, Michael W.
AU - Rosser, B. R.Simon
AU - Polter, Elizabeth J.
AU - Capistrant, Bea D.
AU - Haggart, Ryan
AU - Kohli, Nidhi
AU - Konety, Badrinath R.
AU - Mitteldorf, Darryl
AU - Talley, Kristine M.C.
AU - West, William
AU - Wheldon, Christopher W.
N1 - Copyright © 2021. Published by Elsevier B.V.
PY - 2022/7
Y1 - 2022/7
N2 - Objective: In this study, we investigated if outness is more a situational or a consistent characteristic in gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (GBM) treated for prostate cancer and how the disclosure of sexual orientation impacts provider discussions of sexual side effects. Methods: Data came from Restore, an online cross-sectional survey of 193 GBM prostate cancer survivors living in North America and were analyzed using various statistical models. Results: Disclosure of sexual orientation and of living with prostate cancer were not significantly correlated. Participants who were out regarding sexual orientation were more likely to report that their surgeons and urologists discussed the sexual side effects of treatment. Conclusion: Outness appears to be a situational phenomenon. GBM prostate cancer survivors who were out regarding sexual orientation received more discussion surrounding sexual side effects of prostate cancer treatment from their providers. Practice implications: It is important for healthcare providers to inquire about patient's sexual orientation to provide holistic care to these patients to address health disparities within this group.
AB - Objective: In this study, we investigated if outness is more a situational or a consistent characteristic in gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (GBM) treated for prostate cancer and how the disclosure of sexual orientation impacts provider discussions of sexual side effects. Methods: Data came from Restore, an online cross-sectional survey of 193 GBM prostate cancer survivors living in North America and were analyzed using various statistical models. Results: Disclosure of sexual orientation and of living with prostate cancer were not significantly correlated. Participants who were out regarding sexual orientation were more likely to report that their surgeons and urologists discussed the sexual side effects of treatment. Conclusion: Outness appears to be a situational phenomenon. GBM prostate cancer survivors who were out regarding sexual orientation received more discussion surrounding sexual side effects of prostate cancer treatment from their providers. Practice implications: It is important for healthcare providers to inquire about patient's sexual orientation to provide holistic care to these patients to address health disparities within this group.
KW - Bisexuality
KW - Cross-Sectional Studies
KW - Disclosure
KW - Health Personnel
KW - Homosexuality, Male
KW - Humans
KW - Male
KW - Prostatic Neoplasms/therapy
KW - Sexual Behavior
KW - Sexual and Gender Minorities
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85120728789
UR - https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=purepublist2023&SrcAuth=WosAPI&KeyUT=WOS:000815980300005&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=WOS
U2 - 10.1016/j.pec.2021.11.017
DO - 10.1016/j.pec.2021.11.017
M3 - Article
C2 - 34865891
SN - 0738-3991
VL - 105
SP - 2033
EP - 2037
JO - Patient Education and Counseling
JF - Patient Education and Counseling
IS - 7
ER -
