Assessing the Level of Awareness Regarding the Unique Medical Needs of the LGBTQ+ Community Among Emergency Department Physicians, as Well as Their Attitudes Toward Taking Medical Histories, Examining, and Treating Patients From This Community.
13 de agosto de 2026 actualizado por: Dr. Daniel Leshin Carmel, Barzilai Medical Center
Assessing the level of knowledge and awareness regarding the unique medical needs of the LGBTQ+ community among emergency department physicians by distribution of questionnaires to all emergency department physicians (pediatric, OB/GYN, and general-internal medicine and surgery).
Descripción general del estudio
Estado
Aún no reclutando
Condiciones
Intervención / Tratamiento
Descripción detallada
Emergency medical teams play a unique role in providing initial care to diverse populations, including marginalized or minority groups.
Implicit prejudice can influence the interactions of emergency personnel and contribute to a lack of trust in healthcare providers among some members of the LGBTQ+ community.
Previous studies have highlighted a lack of LGBTQ-focused education tailored to the specific needs of emergency department staff, with 83%-85% of such personnel reporting a deficiency in knowledge and practical tools.
This lack of training begins during medical school and persists as students advance to residency and internship.
Medical students, residents, and fellows have reported significantly lower levels of comfort in taking sexual histories and managing sexual health issues among the LGBTQ population.
Moll et al. surveyed 319 emergency medicine residents in the United States.
A significant minority of respondents felt that taking a medical history and performing physical examinations were more challenging with gay, lesbian, or bisexual patients (24.6%) and even more so with transgender patients (42.6%).
The majority of residents (63%) do not ask patients about their sexual orientation when they present with abdominal pain or genital complaints.
Reports of LGBT-phobic and discriminatory comments came from both fellow residents (16.6%) and faculty members (10%).
Additionally, 2.5% of respondents felt uncomfortable working alongside other physicians from the LGBTQ community, and 6% did not agree that LGBTQ patients deserve the same quality of care as others.
Training healthcare teams provides information and enhances skills, potentially leading to improved quality of care for LGBTQ individuals.
Intervention programs report short-term improvements in the knowledge, attitudes, and practices of healthcare students and professionals regarding sexual and LGBTQ-specific healthcare.
However, a unified conceptual model for training-covering duration, content, and methodology-has been, and remains, lacking.
We aim to Assessing the level of knowledge and awareness regarding the unique medical needs of the LGBTQ+ community among emergency department physicians by distribution of questionnaires to all emergency department physicians (pediatric, OB/GYN, and general-internal medicine and surgery).
Tipo de estudio
Intervencionista
Inscripción (Estimado)
500
Fase
- No aplica
Contactos y Ubicaciones
Esta sección proporciona los datos de contacto de quienes realizan el estudio e información sobre dónde se lleva a cabo este estudio.
Estudio Contacto
- Nombre: Daniel Leshin Carmel, MD
- Número de teléfono: +972525253037
- Correo electrónico: danielles@bmc.gov.il
Ubicaciones de estudio
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Ashdod, Israel
- Assuta Ashdod Public Hospital
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Contacto:
- Caroline Ohayon, MD
- Número de teléfono: +972585812888
- Correo electrónico: caroline_ohayon@hotmail.com
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Investigador principal:
- Caroline Ohayon, MD
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Ashkelon, Israel
- Barzilai Medical centre
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Contacto:
- Daniel Leshin Carmel, MD
- Número de teléfono: +972525253037
- Correo electrónico: danielles@bmc.gov.il
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Contacto:
- Pnina Nir
- Correo electrónico: pninan@bmc.gov.il
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Beersheba, Israel
- Soroka Hospital
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Contacto:
- Eduard Gerber, MD
- Número de teléfono: +972548073223
- Correo electrónico: drgerber.edi@gmail.com
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Investigador principal:
- Eduard Gerber, MD
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Criterios de participación
Los investigadores buscan personas que se ajusten a una determinada descripción, denominada criterio de elegibilidad. Algunos ejemplos de estos criterios son el estado de salud general de una persona o tratamientos previos.
Criterio de elegibilidad
Edades elegibles para estudiar
- Adulto
- Adulto Mayor
Acepta Voluntarios Saludables
Sí
Descripción
Inclusion Criteria:
- ER physicians
Exclusion Criteria:
- None
Plan de estudios
Esta sección proporciona detalles del plan de estudio, incluido cómo está diseñado el estudio y qué mide el estudio.
¿Cómo está diseñado el estudio?
Detalles de diseño
- Propósito principal: Investigación de servicios de salud
- Asignación: N / A
- Modelo Intervencionista: Asignación de un solo grupo
- Enmascaramiento: Ninguno (etiqueta abierta)
Armas e Intervenciones
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Experimental: ER physicians
Distribution of questionnaires to all emergency department physicians (paediatric, OB/GYN, and general-internal medicine and surgery).
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Distribution of questionnaires to all emergency department physicians (pediatric, OB/GYN, and general-internal medicine and surgery).
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¿Qué mide el estudio?
Medidas de resultado primarias
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Assessing awareness level
Periodo de tiempo: 30 days
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Assessing the level of knowledge and awareness regarding the unique medical needs of the LGBTQ+ community among emergency department physicians by assessing the extent of physicians' knowledge regarding the unique medical needs of the LGBTQ+ community.
Using adjusted questionnaire from previous trials (Moll et al 2018).
Range of score 7 (min) to 35 (max).
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30 days
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Medidas de resultado secundarias
Medida de resultado |
Medida Descripción |
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Assessing comfort level in anamneses and physical examination
Periodo de tiempo: 30 days
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Assessing the sense of comfort of physicians to conduct a comprehensive sexual history when appropriate for the reason for the visit; assessing the sense of comfort regarding physical examinations involving the genital area among both the general and LGBTQ+ populations; and assessing physicians' comfort level in working alongside LGBTQ+ colleagues.
Using an adjusted questionnaire from previous trials (Moll et al 2018), with a range from 20 (min) to 100 (max).
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30 days
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Colaboradores e Investigadores
Aquí es donde encontrará personas y organizaciones involucradas en este estudio.
Patrocinador
Investigadores
- Investigador principal: Daniel Leshin Carmel, MD, Barziali Medical Center
Publicaciones y enlaces útiles
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Publicaciones Generales
- Sekoni AO, Gale NK, Manga-Atangana B, Bhadhuri A, Jolly K. The effects of educational curricula and training on LGBT-specific health issues for healthcare students and professionals: a mixed-method systematic review. J Int AIDS Soc. 2017 Jul 19;20(1):21624. doi: 10.7448/IAS.20.1.21624.
- Moll J, Krieger P, Heron SL, Joyce C, Moreno-Walton L. Attitudes, Behavior, and Comfort of Emergency Medicine Residents in Caring for LGBT Patients: What Do We Know? AEM Educ Train. 2019 Jan 21;3(2):129-135. doi: 10.1002/aet2.10318. eCollection 2019 Apr.
- Sawning S, Steinbock S, Croley R, Combs R, Shaw A, Ganzel T. A first step in addressing medical education Curriculum gaps in lesbian-, gay-, bisexual-, and transgender-related content: The University of Louisville Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Health Certificate Program. Educ Health (Abingdon). 2017 May-Aug;30(2):108-114. doi: 10.4103/efh.EfH_78_16.
- Kelleher ST, Barrett MJ, Durnin S, Fitzpatrick P, Higgins A, Hall D. Staff competence in caring for LGBTQ+ patients in the paediatric emergency department. Arch Dis Child. 2023 Jul;108(7):525-529. doi: 10.1136/archdischild-2022-325151. Epub 2023 Apr 24.
- Hayes V, Blondeau W, Bing-You RG. Assessment of Medical Student and Resident/Fellow Knowledge, Comfort, and Training With Sexual History Taking in LGBTQ Patients. Fam Med. 2015 May;47(5):383-7.
- McCann E, Brown M. The inclusion of LGBT+ health issues within undergraduate healthcare education and professional training programmes: A systematic review. Nurse Educ Today. 2018 May;64:204-214. doi: 10.1016/j.nedt.2018.02.028. Epub 2018 Feb 26.
- Lien K, Vujcic B, Ng V. Attitudes, behaviour, and comfort of Canadian emergency medicine residents and physicians in caring for 2SLGBTQI+ patients. CJEM. 2021 Sep;23(5):617-625. doi: 10.1007/s43678-021-00160-5. Epub 2021 Aug 7.
- Samuels EA, Tape C, Garber N, Bowman S, Choo EK. "Sometimes You Feel Like the Freak Show": A Qualitative Assessment of Emergency Care Experiences Among Transgender and Gender-Nonconforming Patients. Ann Emerg Med. 2018 Feb;71(2):170-182.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2017.05.002. Epub 2017 Jul 14.
- Bristol S, Kostelec T, MacDonald R. Improving Emergency Health Care Workers' Knowledge, Competency, and Attitudes Toward Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Patients Through Interdisciplinary Cultural Competency Training. J Emerg Nurs. 2018 Nov;44(6):632-639. doi: 10.1016/j.jen.2018.03.013. Epub 2018 Apr 25.
Fechas de registro del estudio
Estas fechas rastrean el progreso del registro del estudio y los envíos de resultados resumidos a ClinicalTrials.gov. Los registros del estudio y los resultados informados son revisados por la Biblioteca Nacional de Medicina (NLM) para asegurarse de que cumplan con los estándares de control de calidad específicos antes de publicarlos en el sitio web público.
Fechas importantes del estudio
Inicio del estudio (Estimado)
1 de septiembre de 2026
Finalización primaria (Estimado)
30 de noviembre de 2026
Finalización del estudio (Estimado)
31 de diciembre de 2026
Fechas de registro del estudio
Enviado por primera vez
10 de agosto de 2026
Primero enviado que cumplió con los criterios de control de calidad
13 de agosto de 2026
Publicado por primera vez (Actual)
18 de agosto de 2026
Actualizaciones de registros de estudio
Última actualización publicada (Actual)
18 de agosto de 2026
Última actualización enviada que cumplió con los criterios de control de calidad
13 de agosto de 2026
Última verificación
1 de agosto de 2026
Más información
Términos relacionados con este estudio
Palabras clave
Otros números de identificación del estudio
- BRZ-0072-26
Plan de datos de participantes individuales (IPD)
¿Planea compartir datos de participantes individuales (IPD)?
NO
Descripción del plan IPD
IPD will not be shared
Información sobre medicamentos y dispositivos, documentos del estudio
Estudia un producto farmacéutico regulado por la FDA de EE. UU.
No
Estudia un producto de dispositivo regulado por la FDA de EE. UU.
No
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