Impact of the 2016 Election on the Quality of Life of Sexual and Gender Minority Adults: A Difference-in-Differences Analysis
| Autor: | Susan L. Ettner, Jeanne Miranda, Haiyong Xu, Adrienne Grzenda |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Male genetic structures health care facilities manpower and services Urology Public policy Dermatology Psychological Distress Sexual and Gender Minorities Politics Surveys and Questionnaires health services administration Humans health care economics and organizations Gender identity Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Obstetrics and Gynecology Original Articles Mental health United States Difference in differences Psychiatry and Mental health Cross-Sectional Studies Quality of Life Sexual orientation Female sense organs Psychology Social psychology |
| Zdroj: | LGBT Health |
| ISSN: | 2325-8306 2325-8292 |
| DOI: | 10.1089/lgbt.2020.0334 |
| Popis: | Purpose: The 2016 U.S. election significantly changed the political landscape for sexual and gender minority (SGM) individuals. The current study assessed the consequences of the election and transition to a new overtly discriminatory administration on the health-related quality of life of SGM adults compared with their cisgender and heterosexual counterparts. Methods: The study used repeated cross-sectional data from the 17 states that administered the sexual orientation and gender identity module in the 2015 and 2018 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System surveys. The sample included 268,851 adult respondents: 12,006 SGM adults (5.35%) and 256,845 cisgender and heterosexual adults (94.65%). Outcomes were frequent (≥14 days in the last month) physical distress, mental distress, limited activity, and/or fair/poor general health. Difference-in-differences estimates were calculated from logistic regression models, controlling for sociodemographic, health care coverage, and chronic medical condition confounders. Results: Compared with the cisgender and heterosexual population, frequent mental distress among SGM adults increased by 5% points, corresponding to a relative increase of 32.5% (p |
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