Health Status, Health Service Use, and Satisfaction According to Sexual Identity of Young Australian Women

Women's Health Issues

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 40-47

  McNair, Ruth ^a   Szalacha, Laura A ^b   Hughes, Tonda L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; AUSTRALIA; BISEXUAL FEMALE; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH STATUS; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HETEROSEXUAL FEMALE; HUMAN; LESBIAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; SATISFACTION; SEXUAL MINORITY; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADULT; AUSTRALIA; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONERS; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MENTAL HEALTH; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEXUALITY; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78650737997     PISSN: 10493867     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.whi.2010.08.002     Document Type: Article

References (47)

1. Aaron D.J., Markovic N., Danielson M.E., Honnold J.A., Janosky J.E., Schmidt N.J. Behavioral risk factors for disease and preventive health practices among lesbians. American Journal of Public Health 2001, 91:972-975.
2. Andresen E.M., Malmgren J.A., Carter W.B., Patrick D.L. Screening for depression in well older adults: evaluation of a short form of the CES-D (Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale). American Journal of Preventive Medicine 1994, 10:77-84.
3. Bailey J.V., Farquhar C., Owen C., Mangtani P. Sexually transmitted infections in women who have sex with women. Sexually Transmitted Infections 2004, 80:244-246.
4. Bakker F.C., Sandfort T.G.M., Vanwesenbeeck I., van Lindert H., Westert G.P. Do homosexual persons use health care services more frequently than heterosexual persons: Findings from a Dutch population survey. Social Science & Medicine 2006, 63:2022-2030.
5. Banks A., Gartrell N. Lesbians in the medical setting. Textbook of homosexuality and mental health 1996, American Psychiatric Press, Washington, DC. R. Cabaj, T. Stein (Eds.).
6. Bell S., Lee C. Development of the perceived stress questionnaire for young women. Psychology. Health and Medicine 2002, 7:189-201.
7. Bonvicini K.A., Perlin M.J. The same but different: Clinician-patient communication with gay and lesbian patients. Patient Education & Counseling 2003, 51:115-122.
8. Brown W.J., Bryson L., Byles J.E., Dobson A.J., Lee C., Mishra G., t al. Women's Health Australia: Recruitment for a national longitudinal cohort study. Women and Health 1998, 28:23-40.
9. Clark M.E., Landers S., Linde R., Sperber J. The GLBT health access project: A State-funded effort to improve access to care. American Journal of Public Health 2001, 91:895-896.
10. Cochran S.D., Mays V.M. Physical health complaints among lesbians, gay men, and bisexual and homosexually experienced heterosexual individuals: Results from the California Quality of Life Survey. American Journal of Public Health 2007, 97:2048-2055.
11. Cochran S.D., Mays V.M., Bowen D., Gage S., Bybee D., Roberts S.J., et al. Cancer-related risk indicators and preventive screening behaviors among lesbians and bisexual women. American Journal of Public Health 2001, 91:591-597.
12. Diamant A.L., Schuster M.A., Lever J. Receipt of preventive health care services by lesbians. American Journal of Preventive Medicine 2000, 19:141-148.
13. Dibble S.L., Roberts S.A., Nussey B. Comparing breast cancer risk between lesbians and their heterosexual siters. Women's Health Issues 2004, 14:60-68.
14. Fergusson D., Horwood L., Beautrais A. Is sexual orientation related to mental health problems and suicidality in young people?. Archives of General Psychiatry 1999, 56:876-880.
15. Fethers K., Marks C., Mindel A., Estcourt C.S. Sexually transmitted infections and risk behaviours in women who have sex with women. Sexually Transmitted Infections 2000, 76:345-349.
16. Gilman S.E., Cochran S.D., Mays V.M., Hughes M., Ostrow D., Kessler R.C. Risk of psychiatric disorders among individuals reporting same-sex sexual partners in the National Comorbidity Survey. American Journal of Public Health 2001, 91:933-939.
17. Grella C., Greenwell L., Mays V., Cochran S.D. Influence of gender, sexual orientation, and need on treatment utilization for substance use and mental disorders: Findings from the California Quality of Life Survey. BMC Psychiatry 2009, 9:52.
18. Heck J.E., Sell R.L., Gorin S.S. Health care access among individuals involved in same-sex relationships. American Journal of Public Health 2006, 96:1111-1118.
19. Hillier L., De Visser R., Kavanagh A.M., McNair R.P. The association between licit and illicit drug use and sexuality in young Australian women. Medical Journal of Australia 2003, 179:326-327.
20. Hughes T., Szalacha L.A., McNair R. Substance abuse and mental health disparities: Comparisons across sexual identity groups in a national sample of young Australian women. Social Science & Medicine 2010, 71:824-831.
21. Hutchinson M.K., Thompson A.C., Cederbaum J.A. Multisystem factors contributing to disparities in preventive health care a ong lesbian women. Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic. & Neonatal Nursing 2006, 35:393-402.
22. Jorm A.F., Korten A.E., Rodgers B., Jacomb P.A., Christensen H. Sexual orientation and mental health: results from a community survey of young and middle-aged adults. British Journal of Psychiatry 2002, 180:423-427.
23. King M., Semlyen J., Tai S., Killaspy H., Osborn D., Popelyuk D., et al. A systematic review of mental disorder, suicide, and deliberate self harm in lesbian, gay and bisexual people. BMC Psychiatry 2008, 8:70.
24. Koh A.S., Gomez C.A., Shade S., Rowley E. Sexual risk factors among self-identified lesbians, bisexual women, and heterosexual women accessing primary care settings. Sexually Transmitted Diseases 2005, 32:563-569.
25. Lee C., Dobson A.J., Brown W.J., Bryson L., Byles J., Warner-Smith P., et al. Cohort Profile: The Australian Longitudinal Stdy on Women's Health. International Journal of Epidemiology 2005, 34:987-991.
26. Marazzo J.M., Koutsky L.A., Kiviat N.B., Kuypers J.M., Stine K. Papanicolaou test screening and prevalence of genital human papillomavirus among women who have sex with women. American Journal of Public Health 2001, 91:947-952.
27. Mathieson C.M., Bailey N., Gurevich M. Health care services for lesbian and bisexual women: Some Canadian data. Health Care for Women International 2002, 23:185-196.
28. Mayer K.H., Bradford J., Makadon H.J., Stall R., Goldhammer H., Landers S. Sexual and gender minority health: What we know and what needs to be done. American Journal of Public Health 2008, 98:989-995.
29. McCabe S.E., Hughes T.L., Bostwick W.B., West B.T., Boyd C.J. Sexual orientation, substance use behaviors and substance dependence in the United States. Addiction 2009, 104:1333-1345.
30. McNair R.P., Kavanagh A., Agius P., Tong B. The mental health status of young adult and mid-life non-heterosexual Australian women. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health 2005, 29:265-271.
31. Meckler G.D., Elliott M.N., Kanouse D.E., Beals K.P., Schuster M.A. Nondisclosure of sexual orientation to a physician among a sample of gay, lesbian, and bisexual youth. Archives of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine 2006, 160:1248-1254.
32. Mercer C.H., Bailey J.V., Johnson A.M., Erens B., Wellings K., Fenton K.A., et al. Women who report having sex with women: British national probability data on prevalence, sexual behaviors, and health outcomes. American Journal of Public Health 2007, 97:1126-1133.
33. Mravcak S.A. Primary care for lesbians and bisexual women. American Family Physician 2006, 74:279-286.
34. Polek C.A., Hardie T.L., Crowley EM. Lesbians' disclosure of sexual orientation and satisfaction with care. Journal of Transcultural Nursing 2008, 19:243-249.
35. Rogers T.L., Emanuel K., Bradford J. Sexual minorities seeking services: A retrospective study of the mental health concerns of lesbian and bisexual women. Journal of Lesbian Studies 2003, 7:127-146.
36. Rosario M. Elevated substance use among lesbian and bisexual women: Possible explanations and intervention implications for an urgent public health concern. Substance Use and Misuse 2008, 43:1268-1270.
37. Sandfort T.G.M., Bakker F., Schellevis F.G., Vanwesenbeeck I. Sexual orientation and mental and physical health status: Findings from a Dutch population survey. American Journal of Public Health 2006, 96:1119-1125.
38. Sandfort T.G.M., de Graaf R., Bijl R., Schnabel P. Same-sex sexual behaviour and psychiatric disorders. Findings from The Netherlands Mental Health Survey and Incidence Study (NEMESIS). Archives of General Psychiatry 2001, 58:85-91.
39. Steele L.S., Tinmouth J.M., Lu A. Regular health care use by lesbians: A path analysis of predictive factors. Family Practice 2006, 23:631-636.
40. Tjepkema M. Health care use among gay, lesbian and bisexual Canadians. Health Reports 2008, 19:53-64.
41. Valanis B.G., Bowen D.J., Bassford T., Whitlock E., Charney P., Carter R.A. Sexual orientation and health: Comparisons n the women's health initiative sample. Archives of Family Medicine 2000, 9:843-853.
42. Ware J.E., Sherbourne C.D. The MOS 36-Item Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36): I. Conceptual framework and item selection. Medical Care 1992, 30:473-483.
43. Ware J.J. SF-36 Health survey update [Electronic Version]. Available:. http://www.sf-36.org/tools/sf36.shtml.
44. Warner J., McKeown E., Griffin M., Johnson K., Ramsay A., Cort C., et al. Rates and predictors of mental illness in gay men, lesbians and bisexual men and women: Results from a survey based in England and Wales. British Journal of Psychiatry 2004, 185:479-485.
45. Wilsnack S.C., Hughes T.L., Johnson T.P., Bostwick W.B., Szalacha L.A., Benson P., et al. Drinking and drinking-related problems among heterosexual and sexual minority women. Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs 2008, 69:129-139.
46. Young A.F., Byles J.E., Dobso A.J. Women's satisfaction with general practice consultations. Medical Journal of Australia 1998, 168:386-389.
47. Young A.F., Dobson A.J., Byles J.E. Determinants of general practitioner use among women in Australia. Social Science and Medicine 2001, 53:1641-1651.