1. Stressors in health care and their association to symptoms experienced by gender diverse people
- Author
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Kristen D. Clark, Annesa Flentje, Jae M. Sevelius, Carol Dawson-Rose, and Sandra J. Weiss
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Male ,Healthcare system ,Physical health ,Transgender Persons ,7.3 Management and decision making ,7.1 Individual care needs ,Clinical Research ,2.3 Psychological ,Surveys and Questionnaires ,Behavioral and Social Science ,Humans ,Aetiology ,Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health ,Gender Identity ,Infant ,Sexual and gender minority ,General Medicine ,Newborn ,United States ,Cross-Sectional Studies ,Mental Health ,Good Health and Well Being ,Public Health and Health Services ,Female ,Management of diseases and conditions ,Public Health ,social and economic factors ,Delivery of Health Care ,Mind and Body - Abstract
ObjectivesMany individuals whose gender does not align with the sex they were assigned at birth (gender diverse [GD] people) report stressful health care encounters. We examined the relationship of these stressors to symptoms of emotional distress and impaired physical functioning among GD people.Study designThis study was conducted using a cross-sectional design with data from the 2015 United States Transgender Survey.MethodsComposite metrics of health care stressors and physical impairments were developed, and the Kessler Psychological Distress Scale (K-6) provided a measure of emotional distress. Linear and logistic regression were used to analyze the aims.ResultsA total of 22,705 participants from diverse gender identity subgroups were included. Participants who experienced at least one stressor in health care during the past 12 months had more symptoms of emotional distress (β=0.14, P 
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- 2023