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Discrimination a barrier to advance care planning for sexual, gender minorities, study finds

Written by McKnights Long Term Care News | August 22, 2022

Experiences of discrimination in healthcare leave some sexual and gender minority (SMG) adults in doubt that their preferences will be considered in end-of-life care, a new study finds.  Investigators surveyed 201 SGM and 402 non-SGM adults, and conducted qualitative interviews with a subset of the SGM group. A validated measure, the Advance Care Planning (ACP) Engagement Survey, was used to capture experiences of discrimination.