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Minority stress, health literacy and physical health in sexual minorities: An online survey study.

Minority stress, health literacy and physical health in sexual minorities: An online survey study. - MinStress_Health

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
DRKS
Registry ID
DRKS00023658
Enrollment
350
Registered
2022-01-28
Start date
2022-02-06
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-04-07

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

F32.0

Interventions

Group 1: One-time online survey, possible from home via a PC with Internet access
answering the questions takes about 30-40 minutes (experience from the pretest)

Sponsors

Universitätsklinikum Köln
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: - Inclusion criterion is the question about sexual orientation or lifestyle (in the context of the socio-demographic survey): persons have the possibility to choose between the following self-identification: lesbian, gay and bisexual. - Age: 18 years and older - Sufficient knowledge of German to be able to understand and answer the questionnaires

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: - Persons whose sexual orientation is not lesbian, gay or bisexual, persons who are under 18 years of age; persons who do not have a sufficiently good knowledge of German to be able to understand and answer the questionnaires

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Physical Health Status (Questionnaire: SF-36, Questionnaire on Health Status, Subscales on physical health status; single items on sick days and medication intake)

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Psychological stress responses (Depression: PHQ, Anxiety: Beck's Anxiety Inventory); Resilience (Individual Level: Resilience Scale RS13 and Community Level: The LGBT Minority Stress Measure, Subscale Community Connectedness), Health Literacy (Subjective Health Literacy: HLS-EU-Q16)

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactLena Haarmann

Uniklinik Köln, Zentrum für Neurologie & Psychiatrie, Abteilung für Medizinische Psychologie, Neuropsychologie & Gender Studies

lena.haarmann@uk-koeln.de+49 221 478-85474

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026