Health-related quality of life among transgender and gender expansive youth at a rural gender wellness clinic

Purpose To address a critical gap in the existing Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQOL) literature by quantifying and describing HRQOL among transgender and gender expansive (TG/GE) youth at a rural gender clinic and comparing the HRQOL of these youth to age-stratified United States (U.S.) populati...

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Published in:Quality of life research 2020-06, Vol.29 (6), p.1597-1607
Main Authors: O’Bryan, Jane, Scribani, Melissa, Leon, Kimberly, Tallman, Nancy, Wolf-Gould, Christopher, Wolf-Gould, Carolyn, Gadomski, Anne
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anxiety
Gender
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Mental health
Population
Public Health
Quality of life
Quality of Life Research
Sociology
Teenagers
Transgender persons
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Summary:Purpose To address a critical gap in the existing Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQOL) literature by quantifying and describing HRQOL among transgender and gender expansive (TG/GE) youth at a rural gender clinic and comparing the HRQOL of these youth to age-stratified United States (U.S.) population standards. Methods This cross-sectional study includes results of the baseline HRQOL assessment of 141 TG/GE patients enrolled in the Gender Wellness Center (GWC) Pediatric Patient Registry. HRQOL was assessed using the Child Health Questionnaire-Child Form 87 (CHQ-CF87; ages 
ISSN:0962-9343
1573-2649
DOI:10.1007/s11136-020-02430-8