LGBTQ+ Psychosocial Concerns in Nursing and Midwifery Education Programmes: Qualitative Findings from a Mixed-Methods Study

Michael Brown, Edward McCann, Gráinne Donohue, Caroline Hollins Martin and Freda McCormick
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Michael Brown: School of Nursing and Midwifery, Queen’s University Belfast, Belfast BT97BL, UK
Edward McCann: School of Nursing and Midwifery, Trinity College Dublin, D02 T283 Dublin, Ireland
Gráinne Donohue: School of Nursing and Midwifery, Trinity College Dublin, D02 T283 Dublin, Ireland
Caroline Hollins Martin: School of Health & Social Care, Edinburgh Napier University, Edinburgh EH11 4BN, UK
Freda McCormick: School of Nursing and Midwifery, Queen’s University Belfast, Belfast BT97BL, UK

IJERPH, 2021, vol. 18, issue 21, 1-16

Abstract: LGBTQ+ people experience significant physical and psychosocial health issues and concerns, and encounter barriers when accessing healthcare services. We conducted a mixed-methods research study across all Schools of Nursing and Midwifery in the United Kingdom and Ireland using a survey and qualitative interviews. This was to identify the current content within nursing and midwifery pre-registration programmes in relation to LGBTQ+ health and to identity best practice and education innovation within these programmes. The survey was completed by 29 academics, with 12 selected to participate in a follow-up in-depth qualitative interview. Analysis of the data from the survey and interviews identified five themes: there is variable programme content; academics are developing their own programmes with no clear consistency; LGBTQ+ health is being linked to equality and diversity; there are barriers to education provision; and these is some evidence of best practice examples. The findings of the study support the need to develop and implement a curriculum for LGBTQ+ health in nursing and midwifery pre-registration programmes with learning aims and outcomes. Academics need support and tools to prepare and deliver LGBTQ+ health content to nurses and midwives as they ultimately have the potential to improve the experiences of LGBTQ+ people when accessing healthcare.

Keywords: LGBTQ; mental health; psychosocial; education; nursing; midwifery (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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