Evaluation of the Current Knowledge Base of Breast Cancer Screening Recommendations in the Transgender Population at an Academic Medical Center.

IF 3.9 3区医学 Q1 HEALTH POLICY & SERVICES

Journal of Community Health Pub Date : 2025-01-20 DOI:10.1007/s10900-024-01439-1

Andrew Brown, Lyndsey Kilgore, Elizabeth Jeffers, Kelsey Larson, Jamie Wagner, Jordan Baker, Isuru Ratnayake, Lynn Chollet Hinton, Christa Balanoff

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Abstract

Health care disparities within the LGBTQIA+ community are readily apparent. Guidelines have been published regarding breast cancer screening for transgender individuals. Uptake of these recommendations is widely unknown. The purpose of this study is to determine the current knowledge base of providers regarding these recommendations within our academic hospital system. A voluntary, anonymous survey was e-mailed to 303 recipients via RedCap to physicians within our academic hospital system. This assessed the respondents' current knowledge and comfort regarding breast cancer screening recommendations in the transgender population. 85 responses were received for a response rate of 28.1%. Descriptive statistics for all survey questions was conducted. 82.4% of respondents report caring for transgender patients. 62.4% report that they are not familiar with the current screening recommendations, and few (10.6%) have received formal education regarding the topic. The majority of respondents reported that they would be interested in receiving formal training. The results suggest that there is no difference in how individuals rate their current comfort level discussing breast cancer screening recommendations for the transgender population despite their current level of education. Our findings suggest that, while the majority of providers within our academic hospital system care for transgender patients, they are unfamiliar with current breast cancer screening recommendations and have received no formal training. The results also suggest that providers are interested in receiving formal education.

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某学术医疗中心跨性别人群乳腺癌筛查建议的现有知识库评估

LGBTQIA+群体内部的医疗保健差距显而易见。关于跨性别者乳腺癌筛查的指南已经发布。人们对这些建议的接受程度普遍未知。本研究的目的是确定我们的学术医院系统中有关这些建议的提供者的当前知识库。一份自愿的匿名调查通过RedCap通过电子邮件发送给303名收件人，收件人是我们学术医院系统内的医生。这项研究评估了受访者目前对跨性别人群乳腺癌筛查建议的了解程度和舒适度。共收到85份回复，回复率28.1%。对所有调查问题进行描述性统计。82.4%的受访者表示曾照顾过变性患者。62.4%的人报告说他们不熟悉目前的筛查建议，很少（10.6%）接受过有关该主题的正规教育。大多数受访者表示，他们有兴趣接受正式培训。结果表明，尽管个人目前的教育水平不同，但在讨论针对跨性别人群的乳腺癌筛查建议时，他们对自己目前的舒适程度的评价并没有差异。我们的研究结果表明，虽然我们的学术医院系统中的大多数提供者为跨性别患者提供护理，但他们不熟悉当前的乳腺癌筛查建议，也没有接受过正式的培训。调查结果还表明，教育提供者对接受正规教育很感兴趣。

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Journal of Community Health Multiple-

CiteScore

10.80

自引率

1.70%

发文量

113

期刊介绍： The Journal of Community Health is a peer-reviewed publication that offers original articles on research, teaching, and the practice of community health and public health. Coverage includes public health, epidemiology, preventive medicine, health promotion, disease prevention, environmental and occupational health, health policy and management, and health disparities. The Journal does not publish articles on clinical medicine. Serving as a forum for the exchange of ideas, the Journal features articles on research that serve the educational needs of public and community health personnel.