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- Title
Health‐Related Experiences of Transgender and Gender‐Diverse Coloradans: A Scoping Review of the Literature.
- Authors
Velasco, Roque Anthony F.; Rael, Christine Tagliaferri; Stonbraker, Samantha; Iriarte, Evelyn; Anderson, Avery M.; Nuñez, Anthony; Golden, Melissa; Sun, Christina J.
- Abstract
Background: Extant literature on transgender and gender‐diverse (TGD) people living in the United States is centered on bicoastal metropolitan cities. Little is known about the health status and health‐related barriers among TGD people living in the middle of the country. Minority Stress Theory (MST) provides a framework for understanding how TGD people experience stressors that shape their health‐related experiences. Purpose: To describe health‐related experiences of TGD people living in Colorado using the MST framework. Method: The scoping review was limited to peer‐reviewed, English‐language studies published between January 2018 and November 2023. Data abstraction and synthesis were performed using Thomas and Harden's approach to thematic synthesis. Results: Twenty‐one articles were included in the review. Seventeen (80.9%) articles were quantitative studies, two (9.5%) were qualitative, and two (9.5%) were mixed methods. Most of the participants were transfeminine and 18 years old or younger. Three themes emerged (1) TGD Coloradans experience multiple health‐related stressors, (2) these stressors contribute to poor health outcomes, and (3) overcome with coping strategies and/or social support. Conclusion: TGD Coloradans experience multiple stressors related to their TGD identity that shape their health‐related experiences. Nurses play a critical role in intervening in these stressors and addressing care disparities.
- Subjects
COLORADO; GENDER-nonconforming people; NURSES; HEALTH services accessibility; SUBSTANCE abuse; OCCUPATIONAL roles; VIOLENCE; MENTAL health; REPRODUCTIVE health; TRANSGENDER people; SOCIOECONOMIC status; INSOMNIA; MINORITY stress; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; PSYCHOLOGICAL adaptation; SYSTEMATIC reviews; PSYCHOLOGICAL stress; CONCEPTUAL structures; SLEEP; HEALTH behavior; SOCIAL support; HEALTH equity; DISCRIMINATION (Sociology); PSYCHOSOCIAL factors; SOCIAL classes; PHYSICAL activity; SEXUAL health
- Publication
Public Health Nursing, 2025, Vol 42, Issue 1, p589
- ISSN
0737-1209
- Publication type
Academic Journal
- DOI
10.1111/phn.13460