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Opening the Closet Door on Reproductive Cancer Care for Sexual Minority Women: Interactions with Health Providers

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dc.contributor.advisorMacDonnell, Judith Ann
dc.creatorLegere, Laura Ellen
dc.date.accessioned2015-08-28T14:57:44Z
dc.date.available2015-08-28T14:57:44Z
dc.date.copyright2014-09-25
dc.date.issued2015-08-28
dc.date.updated2015-08-28T14:57:44Z
dc.degree.disciplineNursing
dc.degree.levelMaster's
dc.degree.nameMScN - Master of Science in Nursing
dc.description.abstractThe aim of this critical feminist study was to illuminate aspects of interactions between sexual minority women with reproductive cancers and their health care providers (HCPs) that may perpetuate or challenge barriers to receiving equitable care. For this qualitative inquiry, one-on-one interviews were conducted with six reproductive cancer survivors who self-identified as lesbian or bisexual women, four of whom were also health or service providers, and one Registered Nurse who was not also a cancer survivor (n=7). Four themes emerged from these interviews: the reproductive cancer journey, the meaning of family, interactions with HCPs, and environmental barriers. The participants outlined areas they felt were most important to their cancer care and interactions with HCPs, as well as some of the barriers they encountered. Aspects related to gender, sexuality, reproduction, and their intersections were pervasive throughout the findings and shaped the meaning of reproductive cancers for sexual minority women.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10315/29901
dc.language.isoen
dc.rightsAuthor owns copyright, except where explicitly noted. Please contact the author directly with licensing requests.
dc.subjectNursing
dc.subjectGLBT studies
dc.subjectHealth sciences
dc.subject.keywordsNursing
dc.subject.keywordsLGBTQ
dc.subject.keywordsWomen's health
dc.subject.keywordsLesbian and bisexual
dc.subject.keywordsReproductive cancer
dc.subject.keywordsBreast cancer
dc.subject.keywordsGynecologic cancer
dc.subject.keywordsReproduction
dc.subject.keywordsHealth care
dc.subject.keywordsInteractions
dc.titleOpening the Closet Door on Reproductive Cancer Care for Sexual Minority Women: Interactions with Health Providers
dc.typeElectronic Thesis or Dissertationen_US

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