Disclosure of Sexual Orientation in Primary Health Care: Gay Men's Stories of Coming Out

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dc.contributor.advisorEstefan, Andrew
dc.contributor.authorCashen, Daniel Steven
dc.contributor.committeememberVenturato, Lorraine
dc.contributor.committeememberDela Cruz, Añiela Marie
dc.contributor.committeememberGinn, Carla S.
dc.contributor.committeememberThen, Karen L.
dc.date2018-11
dc.date.accessioned2018-09-27T21:39:22Z
dc.date.available2018-09-27T21:39:22Z
dc.date.issued2018-09-20
dc.description.abstractAccess to primary health care is important for maintenance of health and well-being and the timely treatment of illness. Primary health carers address many dimensions of people’s health and social welfare. The literature suggests that experiences of primary health care might be problematic for gay men. For many reasons, it can be difficult for gay men to discuss their sexual orientation with primary providers. The health literature offers little guidance about how gay men experience primary health care. The health care literature about gay men is dominated by studies about the transfer and prevention of sexually transmitted diseases, and there is little exploration of patient-practitioner relationships in the context of primary health care. This study is a narrative inquiry into three gay men’s experiences of “coming out,” or disclosure of their sexual orientation in primary health care. Three narrative accounts form the basis for the development and discussion of three narrative threads: Disclosure and Connections, Opportunities Taken and Lost, and Making Maps for Connections. Recommendations for nursing practice, research, and policy development are made.en_US
dc.identifier.citationCashen, D. S. (2018). Disclosure of Sexual Orientation in Primary Health Care: Gay Men's Stories of Coming Out (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. doi:10.11575/PRISM/33056en_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/33056
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1880/108703
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisher.facultyGraduate Studies
dc.publisher.facultyNursing
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgaryen
dc.publisher.placeCalgaryen
dc.rightsUniversity of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.
dc.subjectdisclosure
dc.subjectComing Out
dc.subjectPrimary Care
dc.subjectNarrative
dc.subject.classificationNursingen_US
dc.subject.classificationPublic Healthen_US
dc.titleDisclosure of Sexual Orientation in Primary Health Care: Gay Men's Stories of Coming Out
dc.typemaster thesis
thesis.degree.disciplineNursing
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Calgary
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Nursing (MN)
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