Is It Okay To Ask: Transgender Patient Perspectives on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Collection in Healthcare
Maragh‐Bass A, Torain M, Adler R, Ranjit A, Schneider E, Shields RY, Kodadek LM, Snyder CF, German D, Peterson S, Schuur J, Lau BD, Haider AH. Is It Okay To Ask: Transgender Patient Perspectives on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Collection in Healthcare. Academic Emergency Medicine 2017, 24: 655-667. PMID: 28235242, DOI: 10.1111/acem.13182.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChief complaintTransgender patientsPrimary care providersEmergency department settingED providersPrimary careMale genderTransgender health disparitiesDepartment settingPatient's perspectiveCare providersPatientsLGBT healthHealth disparitiesRoutine documentationMedical staffJoint CommissionLGBT educationInductive content analysisRoutine collectionComplaintsDescriptive statisticsMedical relevanceNational sampleGender differences