Current Best Practices for Sexual and Gender Minorities in Hospice and Palliative Care Settings

Shail Maingi; Arthur E Bagabag; Sean O'Mahony

doi:10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2017.12.479

Current Best Practices for Sexual and Gender Minorities in Hospice and Palliative Care Settings

J Pain Symptom Manage. 2018 May;55(5):1420-1427. doi: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2017.12.479. Epub 2017 Dec 27.

Authors

Shail Maingi¹, Arthur E Bagabag², Sean O'Mahony³

Affiliations

¹ St. Peter's Health Partners Cancer Care, Troy, New York, USA. Electronic address: shailmaingi@yahoo.com.
² Providence Regional Medical Center, Everett, Washington, USA.
³ Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, USA.

PMID: 29288882
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2017.12.479

Abstract

Although several publications document the health care disparities experienced by sexual and gender minorities (SGMs), including lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) individuals,1e4 less is known about the experiences and outcomes for SGM families and individuals in hospice and palliative care (HPC) settings. This article provides a brief overview of issues pertaining to SGMs in HPC settings, highlighting gaps in knowledge and research. Current and best practices for SGM individuals and their families in HPC settings are described, as are recommendations for improving the quality of such care.

Keywords: Sexual and gender minorities (SGMs); minority health.

Publication types

Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.
Review

MeSH terms

Hospice Care*
Hospices
Humans
Palliative Care*
Practice Guidelines as Topic
Sexual and Gender Minorities*