Transgender Health Care in the U.S. Military and Veterans Health Administration Facilities

Transgender Veterans and the Veterans Health Administration: Exploring the Experiences of Transgender Veterans in the Veterans Affairs Healthcare System

Purpose: The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) has provided transgender transition-related care to veterans since 2011. However, little is known about the experiences of transgender veteran patients accessing transgender transition-related healthcare at Veterans Affairs (VA) clinics since the establishment of this care. The purpose of this study was to explore transgender veterans' experienc...

Evaluation of Success and Failure Factors of the Health Information System (SIB) in Health Care Facilities

Objective: Information systems have been used in healthcare organizations for more than three decades, but successful cases of these systems are usually low; This is especially important in healthcare centers, where human health is at stake. This study aims to determine the success and failure factors of the SIB health system in Torbat Heydariyeh health care centers from the perspective of user...

Veterans Health Administration primary care-mental health integration initiative.

Veterans administration health care utilization among sexual minority veterans.

According to recent census reports, nearly a million veterans have a same-sex partner, yet little is known about them or their use of Veterans Health Care Administration (VHA) services. Gay, lesbian, and bisexual (GLB) veterans recruited from the community (N = 356) completed an on-line survey to assess their rates of VHA utilization and whether they experience specific barriers to accessing VH...

Advancing methods for US transgender health research.

PURPOSE OF REVIEW This article describes methodological challenges, gaps, and opportunities in US transgender health research. RECENT FINDINGS Lack of large prospective observational studies and intervention trials, limited data on risks and benefits of sex affirmation (e.g., hormones and surgical interventions), and inconsistent use of definitions across studies hinder evidence-based care fo...