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ArticleHealthcare policy = Politiques de sante2018

Improving Healthcare Providers' Interactions with Trans Patients: Recommendations to Promote Cultural Competence.

Ella Vermeir, Lois A Jackson, Emily Gard Marshall

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Article in Healthcare policy = Politiques de sante, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Ella VermeirSchool of Health and Human Performance, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS.
Lois A JacksonProfessor, Health Promotion, School of Health and Human Performance, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS.
Emily Gard MarshallAssociate Professor, Department of Family Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Research indicates that trans people face a number of barriers to healthcare, including challenges in finding healthcare providers (HCPs) who are knowledgeable about, and sensitive to, trans identity and health issues. These and other barriers contribute to this population's under-usage of healthcare services and, in turn, their poor overall health outcomes compared to the general population. This article provides research-informed recommendations to improve HCPs' cultural competence, which may increase trans individuals' utilization of healthcare and thus contribute to better health outcomes for this population.

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Cultural CompetencyPhysician-Patient RelationsAdultFemaleHealth PersonnelHealth Services AccessibilityHumansMaleQualitative ResearchTransgender Persons

Identifiers

PMID30129431
PMCPMC6147364

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