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
I’m not putting on that floral gown: Enforcement and resistance of gender expectations for transgender people with cancer
Alpert A, Gampa V, Lytle M, Manzano C, Ruddick R, Poteat T, Quinn G, Kamen C. I’m not putting on that floral gown: Enforcement and resistance of gender expectations for transgender people with cancer. Patient Education And Counseling 2021, 104: 2552-2558. PMID: 33745786, PMCID: PMC9320277, DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2021.03.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOncology careGroup interviewsTransgender peopleInterpretive description approachAnalyzed verbatim transcriptsExperiences of transgender peopleCancer careAssess barriersCare accessVerbatim transcriptsCancer objectivesDecrease barriersPeer debriefingMember checkingPatient autonomyImpact transgender peopleGender expectationsCareOncology spaceTreating peopleDescriptive approachPhysiciansThemesCliniciansInterviews