Using interactive theatre to help fertility providers better understand sexual and gender minority patients

Abstract

In comparison with traditional forms of KTE, interactive theatre may be particularly effective in engaging service providers and addressing their attitudes towards marginalised patient populations. Although the evaluation results of our interactive workshop were mostly positive, the long-term impact of the workshop is unknown. Long-term evaluations are needed to determine the effectiveness of arts-based KTE efforts. Other considerations for developing effective arts-based KTE strategies include adequate funding, institutional support, attention to power dynamics and thoughtful collaboration with forum theatre experts.

Training to reduce LGBTQ-related bias among medical, nursing, and dental students and providers: a systematic review

“…Descriptive information for these studies is provided in Table 1. Sample sizes for these studies ranged from small ( n = 13) to large ( n = 848) and included participants representing a wide range of health professions disciplines including medical ( n = 6) [61, 62, 64–66, 68], nursing ( n = 2) [60, 67] and dental students ( n = 1) [63] as well as health care providers ( n = 4) [69–72]. The programs varied in their delivery format (e.g., lecture, small group discussion, interactive theater workshop), frequency (range: 1 to 6 sessions) and duration (range: 45-min lecture to 4-week web-based course).…”

“…The majority of programs employed a quasi-experimental design involving pre- and post-tests administered to the same audience ( n = 12) [61–63, 65] 89; one study included qualitative analysis of writing assignments [63]. The 13 programs targeted knowledge ( n = 11) [60–62, 64–68, 70–72], attitudes ( n = 10) [61–70] and comfort level ( n = 5) [60, 61, 66, 71, 72] of medical, nursing, or dental students or providers. Notable limitations of these programs were as follows: none utilized quantitative assessment of implicit bias; none measured changes in student or provider behaviors toward patients; none employed randomized controlled designs; few included outcome measures with established validity and reliability; none included long-term follow-up assessment to determine knowledge retention, improved attitudes, or increased comfort levels (one study included a 3-month follow-up) [64].…”

“…Programs designed to increase student or health care provider comfort level working with LGBTQ patients utilized scripted interview exercises, training in sexual history taking, small group discussions, role-play, and perspective-taking exercises [60, 61, 66, 71, 72]. Overall, training programs resulted in increased comfort levels and decreased anxiety levels among health care professions students and providers [60, 61, 66, 71], though one study of health care providers reported no significant changes in comfort [72]. Of note, all of the studies that were effective in increasing comfort levels included group discussions and/or opportunities to practice interviewing skills.…”

Teatro Do Oprimido E Promoção Da Saúde: Tecendo Diálogos

“…Também são relatadas algumas experiências que recorreram ao teatro do oprimido nas ações de promoção da saúde (Ahrens, Rich e Ullman, 2011;Gazzinelli et al, 2012;Leme, 2005;Santiago, 2000;Santos, Joca e Alves e Souza, 2016;Séguin e Rancourt, 1996;Silva, 2008;Sullivan et al, 2008;Tarasoff et al, 2014), o que nos dá pistas sobre as potencialidades desse método para as práticas de saúde, em particular de promoção da saúde.…”

“…Um equívoco muito comum é associar ingenuamente o uso de ferramentas artísticas como música, dramatizações e até mesmo o teatro do oprimido com metodologias problematizadoras, com finalidades emancipatórias e de transformação da realidade, como foi a utilização de técnicas teatrais com os opressores em vez dos oprimidos na educação de profissionais de centros de reprodução humana assistida em relação aos pacientes LGBTQ (lésbicas, gays, bissexuais, travestis/transexuais e queers) (Tarasoff, 2014 terface translacional que conecta as atualidades científicas em toxicologia, epidemiologia e pesquisa clínica com as comunidades que precisam de tais informações para o combate à exposição de agentes tóxicos, a fatores de riscos e estressores acumulativos ambientais que impactam o bem-estar das coletividades. Como transformações relatadas por esses autores na realidade estudada por meio do teatro do oprimido, destacam-se: empoderamento dos envolvidos, advocacy para lutar contra injustiças ambientais, aprimoramento da habilidade de expressar conceitos e sentimentos e o aumento da autoestima, autoconfiança e autoeficácia.…”