Caring for Transgender People in Healthcare: A Qualitative Study with Hospital Staff in Croatia

Tutić Grokša, Ivana; Doričić, Robert; Branica, Vanja; Muzur, Amir

doi:10.3390/ijerph192416529

Scientific paper - Original scientific paper

Caring for Transgender People in Healthcare: A Qualitative Study with Hospital Staff in Croatia

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19 (2022), 24; 16529. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192416529

Tutić Grokša, Ivana; Doričić, Robert; Branica, Vanja; Muzur, Amir

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Tutić Grokša, I., Doričić, R., Branica, V. & Muzur, A. (2022). Caring for Transgender People in Healthcare: A Qualitative Study with Hospital Staff in Croatia. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19. (24). doi: 10.3390/ijerph192416529

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Tutić Grokša, Ivana, et al. "Caring for Transgender People in Healthcare: A Qualitative Study with Hospital Staff in Croatia." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, vol. 19, no. 24, 2022. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192416529

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Tutić Grokša, Ivana, Robert Doričić, Vanja Branica and Amir Muzur. "Caring for Transgender People in Healthcare: A Qualitative Study with Hospital Staff in Croatia." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 19, no. 24 (2022). https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192416529

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Tutić Grokša, I., et al. (2022) 'Caring for Transgender People in Healthcare: A Qualitative Study with Hospital Staff in Croatia', International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(24). doi: 10.3390/ijerph192416529

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Tutić Grokša I, Doričić R, Branica V, Muzur A. Caring for Transgender People in Healthcare: A Qualitative Study with Hospital Staff in Croatia. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health [Internet]. 2022 December 09 [cited 2024 November 18];19(24). doi: 10.3390/ijerph192416529

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I. Tutić Grokša, R. Doričić, V. Branica and A. Muzur, "Caring for Transgender People in Healthcare: A Qualitative Study with Hospital Staff in Croatia", International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, vol. 19, no. 24, December 2022. [Online]. Available at: https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:184:163229. [Accessed: 18 November 2024]

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Title (english)	Caring for Transgender People in Healthcare: A Qualitative Study with Hospital Staff in Croatia
Author	Ivana Tutić Grokša
Author	Robert Doričić
Author	Vanja Branica
Author	Amir Muzur
Author's institution	University of Rijeka Faculty of Medicine (Department of Social Sciences and Medical Humanities)
Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline	BIOMEDICINE AND HEALTHCARE Public Health and Health Care
Abstract (english)	Transgender and gender-diverse people have greater health risks due to increased social stress and face a disadvantaged position in the healthcare system as a result of the stigma associated with their gender identity. Due to the lack of research in Croatia on the position of transgender people in the healthcare system, this research was intended to supplement the knowledge about the experiences of hospital staff in the Croatian healthcare system when caring for patients with transgender identities. Qualitative research was conducted using an interview method. The participants (n = 10) were healthcare managers or hospital care team members. The collected data were processed through thematic analysis. The results show that some participants had had no encounters with transgender patients and those who had described them as unproblematic or had only encountered them at a level of basic healthcare. They also described how they perceive transgender people and their life circumstances. The participants described how they envision potential encounters with this group of patients and what they consider necessary to improve the position of this group within the healthcare system. In the discussion part of the article, we assess the need for additional training regarding hospital staff, especially in terms of diversity competence, and for an increase in the visibility of transgender patients.
Keywords (english)
Language	english
Publication type	Scientific paper - Original scientific paper
Publication status	Published
Peer review	Peer review - international
Publication version	Published version
Journal title	International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Numbering	vol. 19, no. 24, 16529
e-ISSN	1660-4601
DOI	https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192416529
URN:NBN	urn:nbn:hr:184:163229
Publication	2022-12-09
Document URL	https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/19/24/16529
Type of resource	Text
Access conditions	Open access
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