Abstract

LGBTQ+ individuals encounter enduring discrimination and adverse healthcare encounters within the healthcare system, with profound implications for their health and wellbeing. Policymakers have advocated for the adoption of LGBTQ+ inclusive and culturally competent healthcare, including training for health professionals, to promote health equity among LGBTQ+ populations. However, implementation of these policies within healthcare systems varies, posing structural and individual-level barriers. In this dissertation, I employ an ecological model of LGBTQ+ health disparities and a conceptual model of determinants of health disparities in vulnerable populations within the healthcare system to examine the impact of structural inequities on the implementation of LGBTQ+ inclusive policies and culturally competent healthcare practices.

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This dissertation has also been disseminated through the ProQuest Dissertations and Theses database. Dissertation/thesis number: 30993485; ProQuest document ID: 3068910745. The author still retains copyright.

Author Details

Hyunmin Yu, PhD, RN, AGACNP-BC

Sigma Membership

Xi

Type

Dissertation

Format Type

Text-based Document

Study Design/Type

Other

Research Approach

Other

Keywords:

Cultural Competence, Inclusive Healthcare, LGBTQ+ Individuals

Advisor

Jose Bauermeister

Degree

PhD

Degree Grantor

University of Pennsylvania

Degree Year

2024

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Review Type

None: Degree-based Submission

Acquisition

Proxy-submission

Date of Issue

2024-07-02

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