Transgender Individuals and Osteoporosis Prevention.

Background: Risk behaviors and hormone use place transgender individuals (TIs) in jeopardy for osteoporosis.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to expand the science about the knowledge, health beliefs, and osteoporosis (OP) preventing behaviors of TIs.

Methods: This was a mixed-methods pilot study of a convenience sample of 31 TIs 30 years and older.

Caring for the Transgender Individual.

Issues about transgender individuals (TIs) as a disparate population are now being more openly discussed in the general public. However, healthcare providers often express feeling uncomfortable in interacting with TIs because they have not been educated about care of TIs and often base their care on insensitive stereotyping. The purpose of this informational article is to provide a foundation of knowledge for nurses and healthcare professionals for providing competent patient-centered care for TIs.