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A Mixed Methods Study Describing the Quality of Healthcare Received by Transgender and Gender Nonconforming Patients at a Large Integrated Health System
Transgender and gender nonconforming (TGNC) patients have been seeking medical care in higher numbers and have faced unique social, personal, and health issues that affect the quality of care they receive. The purpose of this study was to conduct a mixed-methods study to describe TGNC care at Kaiser...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8147435/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34063228 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/healthcare9050530 |
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author | Vupputuri, Suma Daugherty, Stacie L. Yu, Kalvin Derus, Alphonse J. Vasquez, Laura E. Wells, Ayanna Truong, Christine Emanuel, E. W. |
author_facet | Vupputuri, Suma Daugherty, Stacie L. Yu, Kalvin Derus, Alphonse J. Vasquez, Laura E. Wells, Ayanna Truong, Christine Emanuel, E. W. |
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description | Transgender and gender nonconforming (TGNC) patients have been seeking medical care in higher numbers and have faced unique social, personal, and health issues that affect the quality of care they receive. The purpose of this study was to conduct a mixed-methods study to describe TGNC care at Kaiser Permanente Mid-Atlantic States, a large integrated health system. We used a transgender registry to describe a TGNC patient population and compared healthcare utilization between TGNC patients and non-TGNC patients. Four focus groups were also conducted among 28 patients. Atlas.ti software was used to code and analyze themes for the qualitative analysis. Among the 282 adults TGNC patients, the mean age was 32.6 years. Of the study sample, 59% were White, and 27% were Black. TGNC patients demonstrated an increased use of email/telephone visits and the online patient portal and more cancellations and no-shows compared to non-TGNC controls. Of the 28 TGNC patients who participated in the focus groups, 39% identified as female, 21% as a transman, and 18% as non-binary/genderqueer. Participants were predominantly White (68%), highly educated (74%), and reported use of hormones (89%). Themes that emerged from our qualitative analysis included: limited availability of TGNC information; positive and negative sentiments regarding patient–provider interactions; issues with case management; limited access to care; lack of coordination of care; negative staff experiences. We identified specific areas in a health system to improve the quality of care of TGNC patients, including specific TGNC training for providers and staff, a source of TGNC information/resources, and hiring and training TGNC-specific case managers. |
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spelling | pubmed-81474352021-05-26 A Mixed Methods Study Describing the Quality of Healthcare Received by Transgender and Gender Nonconforming Patients at a Large Integrated Health System Vupputuri, Suma Daugherty, Stacie L. Yu, Kalvin Derus, Alphonse J. Vasquez, Laura E. Wells, Ayanna Truong, Christine Emanuel, E. W. Healthcare (Basel) Article Transgender and gender nonconforming (TGNC) patients have been seeking medical care in higher numbers and have faced unique social, personal, and health issues that affect the quality of care they receive. The purpose of this study was to conduct a mixed-methods study to describe TGNC care at Kaiser Permanente Mid-Atlantic States, a large integrated health system. We used a transgender registry to describe a TGNC patient population and compared healthcare utilization between TGNC patients and non-TGNC patients. Four focus groups were also conducted among 28 patients. Atlas.ti software was used to code and analyze themes for the qualitative analysis. Among the 282 adults TGNC patients, the mean age was 32.6 years. Of the study sample, 59% were White, and 27% were Black. TGNC patients demonstrated an increased use of email/telephone visits and the online patient portal and more cancellations and no-shows compared to non-TGNC controls. Of the 28 TGNC patients who participated in the focus groups, 39% identified as female, 21% as a transman, and 18% as non-binary/genderqueer. Participants were predominantly White (68%), highly educated (74%), and reported use of hormones (89%). Themes that emerged from our qualitative analysis included: limited availability of TGNC information; positive and negative sentiments regarding patient–provider interactions; issues with case management; limited access to care; lack of coordination of care; negative staff experiences. We identified specific areas in a health system to improve the quality of care of TGNC patients, including specific TGNC training for providers and staff, a source of TGNC information/resources, and hiring and training TGNC-specific case managers. MDPI 2021-05-02 /pmc/articles/PMC8147435/ /pubmed/34063228 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/healthcare9050530 Text en © 2021 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Vupputuri, Suma Daugherty, Stacie L. Yu, Kalvin Derus, Alphonse J. Vasquez, Laura E. Wells, Ayanna Truong, Christine Emanuel, E. W. A Mixed Methods Study Describing the Quality of Healthcare Received by Transgender and Gender Nonconforming Patients at a Large Integrated Health System |
title | A Mixed Methods Study Describing the Quality of Healthcare Received by Transgender and Gender Nonconforming Patients at a Large Integrated Health System |
title_full | A Mixed Methods Study Describing the Quality of Healthcare Received by Transgender and Gender Nonconforming Patients at a Large Integrated Health System |
title_fullStr | A Mixed Methods Study Describing the Quality of Healthcare Received by Transgender and Gender Nonconforming Patients at a Large Integrated Health System |
title_full_unstemmed | A Mixed Methods Study Describing the Quality of Healthcare Received by Transgender and Gender Nonconforming Patients at a Large Integrated Health System |
title_short | A Mixed Methods Study Describing the Quality of Healthcare Received by Transgender and Gender Nonconforming Patients at a Large Integrated Health System |
title_sort | mixed methods study describing the quality of healthcare received by transgender and gender nonconforming patients at a large integrated health system |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8147435/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34063228 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/healthcare9050530 |
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