2023
Transgender People’s Experiences Sharing Information With Clinicians: A Focus Group–Based Qualitative Study
Alpert A, Mehringer J, Orta S, Hernandez T, Redwood E, Rivers L, Manzano C, Ruddick R, Adams S, Sevelius J, Belanger E, Operario D, Griggs J. Transgender People’s Experiences Sharing Information With Clinicians: A Focus Group–Based Qualitative Study. The Annals Of Family Medicine 2023, 21: 408-415. PMID: 37748898, PMCID: PMC10519763, DOI: 10.1370/afm.3010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCommunity-based participatory research approachFocus groupsSafety of clinical careTransgender peopleFamily medicine cliniciansInterpretive description methodologyParticipatory research approachQualitative focus groupsData collection toolSuboptimal careTransgender people's experiencesSubstandard careHealth informationClinical encountersDescriptive methodologyPeer debriefingClinical careClinicians' questionsQualitative studyPurposive samplingMedical cultureCareCommunity membersTransgender adultsMedical system
2022
Experiences of Transgender People Reviewing Their Electronic Health Records, a Qualitative Study
Alpert A, Mehringer J, Orta S, Redwood E, Hernandez T, Rivers L, Manzano C, Ruddick R, Adams S, Cerulli C, Operario D, Griggs J. Experiences of Transgender People Reviewing Their Electronic Health Records, a Qualitative Study. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2022, 38: 970-977. PMID: 35641720, PMCID: PMC10039220, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-022-07671-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsElectronic health recordsExperiences of transgender peopleHealth recordsAudio-recordings of focus groupsFocus groupsElectronic health record documentationPatients immediate accessTransgender peopleInterpretive description methodologyPatient-clinician rapportPatient-clinician relationshipCommunity-engaged researchResultsFour themesDesignQualitative studyOpenNotes movementQuality careDigital audio recordingsCentury Cures ActClinician notesStigmatized patientsDescriptive methodologyReduce harmSnowball samplingPurposive samplingCures Act
2021
Trainings needs of allied health professionals caring for sexual and gender minority adolescents and young adults with cancer: A qualitative analysis.
Alpert A, Gampa V, Vadaparampil S, Quinn G. Trainings needs of allied health professionals caring for sexual and gender minority adolescents and young adults with cancer: A qualitative analysis. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2021, 39: e18532-e18532. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2021.39.15_suppl.e18532.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAllied health professionalsHealth professionalsOpen-ended questionsAYA cancer careQuality of careInterpretive description methodologyReproductive health needsYoung adultsReproductive health counselingDecrease stigmaCancer careThematic saturationQualitative survey responsesHealth needsEducational interventionPatient interactionsHealth counselingDescriptive methodologyInterrater reliabilityElectronic surveyQualitative itemsRelevant educationTraining needsCareSurvey responses