The Mediating Role of Avoidant and Facilitative Coping on the Relation Between Discrimination and Alcohol Use Among Transgender and Gender-Diverse Individuals.

Purpose: The motivational model of alcohol use indicates that there is a relation between chronic stress and alcohol use, and that this relation is mediated by substance use to cope. However, this model has not been applied to the experiences of transgender and gender-diverse (TGD) individuals. In response, this study investigated whether facilitative (e.

Interdisciplinary, Inclusive, and Innovative: Promoting a Paradigmatic Shift in Cancer Research Among Transgender and Gender Diverse Adolescents and Young Adults.

Transgender and gender diverse (TGD) adolescents and young adults (AYA) face heightened risks of cancer due to cissexism and transphobia in healthcare, low cancer screening rates, limited knowledge and awareness of cancer risk and screenings, poor healthcare experiences, and exposure to sexually transmitted infections (STIs). Despite this, TGD AYA cancer risk is relatively unexamined in oncology research. To intervene early and mitigate risk, we require holistic understandings of cancer risk among TGD AYA.

Listening to Transgender Patients and Their Providers in Non-Metropolitan Spaces: Needs, Gaps, and Patient-Provider Discrepancies.

Trans and gender non-conforming (TGNC) patients need better care; providers need TGNC focused medical trainings. TGNC health conferences can help, yet these events occur mostly in urban centers. Meanwhile, patients in non-metropolitan areas often face significant discrimination and notably poor access to TGNC care.

Using a Comprehensive Proximal Stress Model to Predict Alcohol Use.

The gender minority stress model has been proposed by researchers to explain the high rates of substance use found within transgender communities, but its explanatory power has never been directly tested. Further, qualitative research has noted that premedically transitioned and nonbinary individuals are more likely to engage in avoidant coping such as drinking to cope. As such, the current study tested the relationship between proximal stress (comprised of internalized transphobia, anticipated stigma, concealment, and gender dysphoria), drinking to cope, and problematic alcohol use.

A Qualitative Scoping Review of Transgender and Gender Non-conforming People's Physical Healthcare Experiences and Needs.

Trans and gender non-conforming (TGNC) people experience poor health care and health outcomes. We conducted a qualitative scoping review of studies addressing TGNC people's experiences receiving physical health care to inform research and practice solutions. A systematic search resulted in 35 qualitative studies for analysis.

Physical activity and body image: Intertwined health priorities identified by transmasculine young people in a non-metropolitan area.

A dearth of research exists about the health behaviors of transgender young people (TYP). As we seek to learn more about transgender (trans) health, community-based participatory research (CBPR) approaches are crucial for incorporating TYP's needs into the formulation of research questions and development of health behavior programing. Explore body image and exercise as priorities among TYP.

Adherence to Antiretroviral Therapy Among Transgender and Gender Nonconforming People Living with HIV: Findings from the 2015 U.S. Trans Survey.

This article includes an analysis of medication adherence among transgender and gender nonconforming (TGNC) people living with HIV (PLWH) from the 2015 U.S. Trans Survey (USTS), the largest survey of TGNC people in the United States.

A Qualitative Comparison of Caregiver and Youth with Autism Perceptions of Sexuality and Relationship Experiences.

Objectives: Caregivers play a critical role in educating their youth with autism about sex and relationships; yet, we know little about caregivers' ability to deliver this support, youth's perspectives, or the congruence of youth and caregiver experiences. To help fill this gap, we explored and compared the perspectives of caregivers and their youth with autism spectrum disorder about and interactions regarding sex and relationships.

Methods: We conducted qualitative one-on-one interviews with youth (n = 27) and focus groups with their caregivers (n = 29).

Exploring the Use of Photo-Stories and Fiction Writing to Address HIV Stigma Among Health Professions Students.

HIV/AIDS stigma exists in healthcare and is harmful to people living with HIV (PLWH). Few anti-stigma interventions target undergraduate health professions students, although evidence supports reaching providers early in their training. We developed two different arts-based interventions based on Intergroup Contact Theory: a Photovoice intervention in which they viewed photo-stories of PLWH and a fiction writing intervention in which they developed characters with HIV.