Table 4.
Item | Hospital affiliation | ||
Boston Children’s Hospital | Nationwide Children’s Hospital | p value | |
The intake forms where I primarily practice inquire about a patient’s sex assigned at birth (n = 39) | 0.007 | ||
Yes | 46 (12 of 26) | 92 (12 of 13) | |
No | 54 (14 of 26) | 8 (1 of 13) | |
The intake forms where I primarily practice setting inquire about a patient’s sexual orientation (n = 40) | 0.002 | ||
Yes | 3 (1 of 31) | 56 (5 of 9) | |
No | 97 (30 of 31) | 44 (4 of 9) | |
The intake forms where I primarily practice inquire about a patient’s gender identity (n = 34) | 0.003 | ||
Yes | 23 (6 of 26) | 88 (7 of 8) | |
No | 77 (20 of 26) | 13 (1 of 8) | |
My workplace displays signs and/or symbols that it is an LGBTQ-friendly space (n = 62) | 0.002 | ||
Yes | 82 (37 of 45) | 35 (6 of 17) | |
No | 18 (8 of 45) | 65 (11 of 17) | |
My workplace utilizes the electronic medical record to identify patients’ gender identity and/or pronouns (n = 50) | < 0.001 | ||
Yes | 46 (12 of 26) | 96 (23 of 24) | |
No | 54 (14 of 26) | 4 (1 of 24) | |
My institution has clear mechanisms for reporting and addressing discrimination or disrespectful treatment toward LGBTQ patients or staff (n = 59) | > 0.99 | ||
Yes | 82 (32 of 39) | 80 (16 of 20) | |
No | 18 (7 of 39) | 20 (4 of 20) |
Data presented as % (n); n indicates the number of respondents who responded “yes” or “no”; responses of “not sure” were excluded from this analysis; LGBTQ = lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer.