Costs of (In)visibility: Issues of Disclosure and Data for Health Equity Research with Sexual and Gender Minority Veterans

Sexual and gender minority (SGM) veterans experience numerous disparities in health conditions, behavioral risks, and social adversities compared with non-SGM veterans. Although survey data have illuminated these differences, SGM veterans remain largely invisible in administrative data such as elect...

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Language:English
Published: Mary Ann Liebert 2023-05-01
Series:Health Equity
Online Access:https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/full/10.1089/HEQ.2023.0005
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description Sexual and gender minority (SGM) veterans experience numerous disparities in health conditions, behavioral risks, and social adversities compared with non-SGM veterans. Although survey data have illuminated these differences, SGM veterans remain largely invisible in administrative data such as electronic health records due to lack of sexual orientation and gender identity information. Administrative data hold promise for propelling SGM health equity research, but several issues must be addressed, including weighing the benefits and threats of visibility for SGM people in data sets that are tied to receipt of services.
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spelling doaj.art-e40612c1b0214493bef8ea91f3b5baca2023-12-06T16:14:39ZengMary Ann LiebertHealth Equity2473-12422023-05-0110.1089/HEQ.2023.0005Costs of (In)visibility: Issues of Disclosure and Data for Health Equity Research with Sexual and Gender Minority VeteransSexual and gender minority (SGM) veterans experience numerous disparities in health conditions, behavioral risks, and social adversities compared with non-SGM veterans. Although survey data have illuminated these differences, SGM veterans remain largely invisible in administrative data such as electronic health records due to lack of sexual orientation and gender identity information. Administrative data hold promise for propelling SGM health equity research, but several issues must be addressed, including weighing the benefits and threats of visibility for SGM people in data sets that are tied to receipt of services.https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/full/10.1089/HEQ.2023.0005
spellingShingle Costs of (In)visibility: Issues of Disclosure and Data for Health Equity Research with Sexual and Gender Minority Veterans
Health Equity
title Costs of (In)visibility: Issues of Disclosure and Data for Health Equity Research with Sexual and Gender Minority Veterans
title_full Costs of (In)visibility: Issues of Disclosure and Data for Health Equity Research with Sexual and Gender Minority Veterans
title_fullStr Costs of (In)visibility: Issues of Disclosure and Data for Health Equity Research with Sexual and Gender Minority Veterans
title_full_unstemmed Costs of (In)visibility: Issues of Disclosure and Data for Health Equity Research with Sexual and Gender Minority Veterans
title_short Costs of (In)visibility: Issues of Disclosure and Data for Health Equity Research with Sexual and Gender Minority Veterans
title_sort costs of in visibility issues of disclosure and data for health equity research with sexual and gender minority veterans
url https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/full/10.1089/HEQ.2023.0005