Patient vs provider perspectives concerning risks of collecting SO and GI information
| Patient perspectives Representative quotations | Provider perspectives Representative quotations |
| ‘‘Yeah, and so it’s always that question, what do you need it for? Why are you asking me? I don’t trust this, you know, type of situation. The first thing that pops into your head is, are they judging me?’’ -Bisexual cisgender woman I: ‘‘Any risks with providing sexual orientation to a provider?" P: “Other than the fact that they may be homophobic or not want to treat you anymore, no. I mean, those are big risks, but I mean really if they’re not homophobic and they take their oath and they say that they’re going to treat you no matter what then there’s really no risk to it’’. -Lesbian cisgender woman | ‘‘I don’t know if you know how our workflow is, but I don’t think you’re going to get the most honest results up front as you would if it was in a more private area’’. -ED nurse ‘‘I could see that (disclosing SO/GI) being just a horrible event. And…if I were that patient I might feel discriminated against too…I think the risk is… if not asked properly and in a way that is respectful to the patient…the patient may also choose to not share other pertinent information". -ED physician |
GI, gender identity; I, interviewer; P, patient respondent; SO, sexual orientation.