Care of the elderly transgender patient.
Curr Opin Endocrinol Diabetes Obes
; 20(6): 580-4, 2013 Dec.
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ABSTRACT
PURPOSE OF REVIEW This review examines recent developments regarding the care of the elderly transgender patient. There is scant clinical or other relevant information related to this topic, as the phenomenon of gender incongruity has been largely misunderstood and underreported. It is important that guidelines for appropriate and sensitive care be established, as this population is proliferating due to media attention and greater access to care. RECENT FINDINGS:
A preponderance of evidence exists establishing that gender nonconforming elders are subject to discriminatory healthcare treatment. Agencies that serve the elderly are rife with policies and practices that resist acknowledging the needs of this population. Most heathcare and service providers have little experience with this group and limited understanding of non-normative gender identification. Barriers to treatment amplify the challenges of ageing for the transgender person and can lead to nondisclosure of clinically relevant personal information.SUMMARY:
Increasing numbers of ageing transgender individuals will be interfacing with health and care providers. Many of these individuals will require medical and surgical interventions for gender dysphoria. Therefore, a concise enunciation of guidelines and standards of care applicable to these elderly, and training of primary care and specialists to provide such care are necessary. Education for nurses, social workers, administrators and others who comprise the comprehensive care system must be mandatory. Finally, institutions and agencies must adapt and become inclusive of the spectrum of diverse individuals found across the changing social landscape.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Atención Primaria de Salud
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Envejecimiento
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Personas Transgénero
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Servicios de Salud para las Personas Transgénero
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Accesibilidad a los Servicios de Salud
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Servicios de Salud para Ancianos
Tipo de estudio:
Guideline
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Prognostic_studies
Aspecto:
Determinantes_sociais_saude
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Equity_inequality
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Patient_preference
Límite:
Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Curr Opin Endocrinol Diabetes Obes
Asunto de la revista:
ENDOCRINOLOGIA
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METABOLISMO
Año:
2013
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Estados Unidos