{"doi":"10.1089/jayao.2021.0208","title":"“No one size fits all” A Multi-Method Survey of Oncology Allied Health Professionals Experiences with Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender/Queer Questioning Adolescent, and Young Adult Patients with Cancer and Reproductive and Sexual Health”","abstract":"Objectives: To assess training needs for providers who care for adolescent and young adult (AYA) lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender/queer questioning (LGBTQ) cancer patients, we conducted a mixed-method survey. During their cancer care experience, AYA cancer patients experience physical, psychosocial, and reproductive health challenges. In addition to these challenges, AYA LGBTQ individuals are a diverse and medically underserved population who experience unique challenges and disparities in medical care. Methods: Health care providers ( n = 351) who participated in our reproductive health in cancer training program completed a survey with 28 quantitative items and 4 open-ended items assessing knowledge, confidence discussing reproductive health, and confidence in knowledge specific to reproductive needs and general health needs among AYA LGBTQ patients. Results: Confidence discussing and confidence in knowledge of reproductive and general health needs are lower regarding transgender and nonbinary patients. Nearly half of providers (45%) demonstrated low knowledge, while 38% and 17% demonstrated moderate and high knowledge, respectively. Open comments indicated providers desired more training around the needs of Trans and nonbinary patients, and creating welcoming environments. Conclusions: The majority of our participants demonstrate low or moderate knowledge regarding factors that can influence AYA LGBTQ patient care, suggesting that this is a key area for improvement. Furthermore, improving provider knowledge may subsequently improve confidence in general and reproductive needs of LGBTQ patients, resulting in improved patient-centered care. Improving provider knowledge and confidence may then ultimately help reduce disparities in cancer care among this patient population.","journal":"Journal of Adolescent and Young Adult Oncology","year":2022,"id":262106,"datarank":0.0,"base_score":0.0,"endowment":0.0,"self_citation_contribution":0.0,"citation_network_contribution":0.0,"self_endowment_contribution":0.0,"citer_contribution":0.0,"corpus_percentile":null,"corpus_rank":null,"citation_count":14,"citer_count":0,"citers_with_citation_signal":0,"citers_with_endowment":0,"datacite_reuse_total":0,"is_dataset":false,"is_dataset_confidence":0.9122,"is_data_producer":false,"deposit_databanks":null,"is_oa":true,"file_count":0,"downloads":0,"has_version_chain":false,"published_date":"2022-01-01","fair_score":null,"fair_percentile":null,"algorithm_id":"datarank_citation_only_1hop_v6","ranking_scope":"data_only","authors":[{"id":917374,"name":"Rebecca Block","orcid":"0000-0003-0390-0955","position":1,"is_corresponding":false},{"id":744460,"name":"Paige Lake","orcid":"0000-0002-5591-6417","position":2,"is_corresponding":false},{"id":917925,"name":"Julia Gagliardi","orcid":null,"position":3,"is_corresponding":false},{"id":917375,"name":"Bianca Augusto","orcid":"0000-0002-4556-530X","position":4,"is_corresponding":false},{"id":917926,"name":"Waleska Santiago-Datil","orcid":null,"position":5,"is_corresponding":false},{"id":917376,"name":"Megan E. Sutter","orcid":"0000-0001-9816-9549","position":6,"is_corresponding":false},{"id":251848,"name":"Matthew B. Schabath","orcid":"0000-0003-3241-3216","position":7,"is_corresponding":false},{"id":390462,"name":"Susan T. Vadaparampil","orcid":"0000-0002-1052-6917","position":8,"is_corresponding":false},{"id":390985,"name":"Gwendolyn P. Quinn","orcid":"0000-0002-4208-9889","position":9,"is_corresponding":false},{"id":917924,"name":"Amani Sampson","orcid":null,"position":0,"is_corresponding":true}],"reference_count":37,"raw_metadata":null,"created_at":"2026-07-19T00:26:20.717229Z","pmid":"35731000","pmcid":null,"fwci":null,"citation_percentile":null,"influential_citations":0,"oa_status":null,"license":null,"views":0,"total_file_size_bytes":0,"version_count":0,"fair_f":null,"fair_a":null,"fair_i":null,"fair_r":null,"fair_zscore":null,"fair_rationale":null,"fair_model":null,"fair_agent_version":null,"fair_fulltext_source":null,"fair_has_llm":null,"fair_computed_at":null,"clinical_trials":[],"software_tools":[],"db_accessions":[],"linked_datasets":[],"topics":[]}