Patients' Perceived Level of Clinician Knowledge of Transgender Health Care, Self-rated Health, and Psychological Distress Among Transgender Adults.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Transgender, gender nonbinary, and genderqueer people are at increased risk for negative health outcomes, and medical school education is currently lacking on inclusion of these topics. However, there is little evidence of an association of clinician knowledge with the health of transgender people.

Objective

To evaluate the associations of patients' perceptions of clinician knowledge with self-rated health and severe psychological distress among transgender people.

Design, setting, and participants

In this cross-sectional study, a secondary data analysis of the 2015 US Transgender Survey (a survey of transgender, gender nonbinary, and genderqueer adults conducted across 50 states) Washington, DC, US territories, and US military bases in 2015 was performed.

SUBMITTER: Miller GH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10214034 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature