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Influence of a national transgender health care directive on receipt of alcohol-related care among transgender Veteran Health Administration patients with unhealthy alcohol use.
Matson, Theresa E; Harris, Alex H S; Chen, Jessica A; Edmonds, Amy T; Frost, Madeline C; Rubinsky, Anna D; Blosnich, John R; Williams, Emily C.
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  • Matson TE; Health Services Research & Development (HSR&D) Center of Innovation for Veteran-Centered and Value-Driven Care, Veterans Affairs (VA) Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle, WA 98108, USA; Department of Health Systems and Population Health, University of Washington School of Public Health,
  • Harris AHS; Center for Innovation to Implementation, Veterans Affairs (VA) Palo Alto Healthcare System, Menlo Park, CA 94304, USA; Department of Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA. Electronic address: Alexander.Harris2@va.gov.
  • Chen JA; Health Services Research & Development (HSR&D) Center of Innovation for Veteran-Centered and Value-Driven Care, Veterans Affairs (VA) Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle, WA 98108, USA; Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA. Ele
  • Edmonds AT; Health Services Research & Development (HSR&D) Center of Innovation for Veteran-Centered and Value-Driven Care, Veterans Affairs (VA) Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle, WA 98108, USA; Department of Health Systems and Population Health, University of Washington School of Public Health,
  • Frost MC; Health Services Research & Development (HSR&D) Center of Innovation for Veteran-Centered and Value-Driven Care, Veterans Affairs (VA) Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle, WA 98108, USA; Department of Health Systems and Population Health, University of Washington School of Public Health,
  • Rubinsky AD; Health Services Research & Development (HSR&D) Center of Innovation for Veteran-Centered and Value-Driven Care, Veterans Affairs (VA) Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle, WA 98108, USA; Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, C
  • Blosnich JR; Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work, University of Southern California, 669 W. 34(th) St., Los Angeles, CA 90089, USA; Health Services Research & Development (HSR&D) Center for Health Equity Research and Promotion, Veterans Affairs (VA) Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Pittsburgh, PA 1521
  • Williams EC; Health Services Research & Development (HSR&D) Center of Innovation for Veteran-Centered and Value-Driven Care, Veterans Affairs (VA) Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle, WA 98108, USA; Department of Health Systems and Population Health, University of Washington School of Public Health,
J Subst Abuse Treat ; 143: 108808, 2022 12.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35715286
INTRODUCTION: Transgender persons are vulnerable to under-receipt of recommended health care due to chronic exposure to systemic stressors (e.g., discriminatory laws and health system practices). Scant information exists on receipt of alcohol-related care for transgender populations, and whether structural interventions to reduce transgender discrimination in health care improve receipt of recommended treatment. This study evaluated the effect of the Veteran Health Administration (VA) Transgender Healthcare Directive-a national policy to reduce structural discrimination-on receipt of evidence-based alcohol-related care for transgender VA patients with unhealthy alcohol use. METHODS: The study used an interrupted time series with control design to compare monthly receipt of alcohol-related care among transgender patients with unhealthy alcohol use (Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test Consumption ≥5) documented in their electronic health record before (10/1/2009-5/31/2011) and after (7/1/2011-7/31/2017) implementation of VA's Transgender Healthcare Directive. A propensity-score matched sample of non-transgender patients with unhealthy alcohol use served as a comparison group to control for concurrent secular trends. Mixed effects segmented logistic regression models estimated changes in level and slope (i.e., rate of change) in receipt of any evidence-based alcohol-related care, including brief intervention, specialty addictions treatment, and alcohol use disorder medications. RESULTS: The matched sample (mean age = 47.5 [SD = 15.0]; 75% non-Hispanic White race/ethnicity) included 2074 positive alcohol screens completed by 1377 transgender patients and 6,l99 positive alcohol screens completed by 6185 non-transgender patients. Receipt of alcohol-related care increased for transgender patients from 78.5% (95% CI: 71.3%-85.6%) at the start of study to 83.0% (75.9%-90.1%) immediately before the directive and decreased slightly from 81.6% (77.4%-85.9%) immediately after the directive to 80.1% (76.8-85.4) at the end of the study. Changes in level and slope comparing periods before and after the directive were not statistically significant, nor were they statistically significantly different from the matched sample of non-transgender patients. CONCLUSIONS: Health systems must urgently employ and evaluate policies to address structural stigma that produces and reproduces disparities in health and health care. Although VA's directive was not associated with increased receipt of alcohol-related care, that receipt of alcohol-related care among transgender patients is comparable to non-transgender patients is promising.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Veteranos / Alcoholismo / Personas Transgénero Tipo de estudio: Guideline / Prognostic_studies Límite: Humans / Middle aged País/Región como asunto: America do norte Idioma: En Revista: J Subst Abuse Treat Asunto de la revista: TRANSTORNOS RELACIONADOS COM SUBSTANCIAS Año: 2022 Tipo del documento: Article Pais de publicación: Estados Unidos

Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Veteranos / Alcoholismo / Personas Transgénero Tipo de estudio: Guideline / Prognostic_studies Límite: Humans / Middle aged País/Región como asunto: America do norte Idioma: En Revista: J Subst Abuse Treat Asunto de la revista: TRANSTORNOS RELACIONADOS COM SUBSTANCIAS Año: 2022 Tipo del documento: Article Pais de publicación: Estados Unidos