Documenting an epidemic of suffering: low health-related quality of life among transgender youth.

ABSTRACT: PURPOSE:To quantify HRQOL of TGN patients using the PedsQL 4.0 generic core scales, and to compare reported HRQOL of TGN adolescents with published data from comparison populations. METHODS:Transgender children and adolescents (N = 142; 68% natal females) ages 6-23 years (M = 15.9, SD = 3.7) attending an outpatient clinic for TGN care at an academic pediatric hospital and caregivers of children and adolescents (N = 95) completed the PedsQL 4.0 generic core scales. Scores were compared with published scores for healthy adolescents and adolescents with 10 chronic diseases. RESULTS:TGN youth reported significantly lower overall HRQOL (more than twice the clinically meaningful difference) compared to youth without chronic disease. Total self-reported TGN HRQOL (M(SD), 65.72(17.40)) was lower t

SUBMITTER: Zou Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6453662 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature