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Neighborhood Socioeconomic Status and Short‐Term Functional Outcomes in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective Individuals with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) can accumulate functional status (FS) impairment. We evaluated the association between neighborhood socioeconomic disadvantage, as measured by the Area Deprivation Index (ADI), and FS in a national SLE sample.
Baljeet Rai, Jessica Fitzpatrick, Jing Li, Eric Roberts, Patricia Katz, Laura Plantinga, Gabriela Schmajuk, Jinoos Yazdany   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Distinct Systemic Sclerosis Phenotypes Related to Ethnicity: An Opportunity to Personalize Care?

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective The objective is to describe and compare demographic, clinical, and serological characteristics of patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc) according to ethnic background. Methods Participants enrolled in the Canadian Scleroderma Research Group cohort who self‐identified to a single ethnicity group were included.
Danick Goulet, Camille Guertin, Maggie Larché, Isabelle Ferdinand, Marie Hudson, May Y. Choi, Mohammed Osman, Janet Pope, Carter Thorne, Murray Baron, Sasha Bernatsky, Sabrina Hoa   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Models of Publicly Available Gender Affirming Surgery Forum [PDF]

The aim of the Gender Affirming Surgery Forum (hereafter Forum) was to explore and assess opportunities for developing a sustainable health response for trans Queenslanders that reflects the State’s commitment to human rights and international best ...
Bromdal, A., Mulcahy, F., Brown, D., Forbes, P., Clarke, J., Batchelor, V., Daken, K., Mullens, A., Debattista, J., Neilsen, G., Stimpson, B., Zerafa-Payne, E.   +11 more
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Development of a Disease Activity Index for the Assessment of VEXAS Syndrome (VEXAS‐DAI)

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective Vacuoles, E1 enzyme, X‐linked, autoinflammatory, somatic syndrome (VEXAS) syndrome is characterized by a complex spectrum of inflammatory and hematologic manifestations. Clinical research to identify effective therapies is urgently needed but is hindered by the lack of validated outcome measures.
Kevin Byram, Heřman Mann, Danielle Hammond, Onima Chowdhury, Sinisa Savic, Yohei Kirino, Carmelo Gurnari, Maël Heiblig, Thibault Comont, Arsène Mekinian, Mrinal M. Patnaik, Lachelle D. Weeks, Gary Ho, Adam Al‐Hakim, Scott Goldberg, Marcela A. Ferrada, Sophie Georgin‐Lavialle, Peter C. Grayson, Emma M. Groarke, Bhavisha Patel, Megan Sullivan, Sarah A. Buckley, Bryan G. Harder, Raman Garcha, David B. Beck, Matthew J. Koster   +25 more
wiley   +1 more source

The AFFIRM Framework for gender-affirming care: qualitative findings from the Transgender and Gender Diverse Health Equity Study

BMC Public Health
Background Transgender, nonbinary, and gender diverse (TGD) people experience stigma in healthcare settings impacting healthcare utilization, including avoidance of care due to anticipated discrimination.
Meg Quint, Schuyler Bailar, Alexis Miranda, Shalender Bhasin, Devin O’Brien-Coon, Sari L. Reisner   +5 more
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Debate: Why should gender-affirming health care be included in health science curricula?

BMC Medical Education, 2020
Background Every person who seeks health care should be affirmed, respected, understood, and not judged. However, trans and gender diverse people have experienced significant marginalization and discrimination in health care settings.
Elma de Vries, Harsha Kathard, Alex Müller   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Gender-affirming Phalloplasty: A Postoperative Protocol for Success

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open, 2022
Background:. Increased access to care and insurance coverage has led to an increase in gender-affirming surgeries performed in the United States. Gender-affirming phalloplasty has a variety of donor sites and surgical techniques including both pedicled ...
William J. Rifkin, MD, David A. Daar, MD, MBA, Courtney N. Cripps, MD, Ginger Mars, NP, Lee C. Zhao, MD, Jamie P. Levine, MD, Rachel Bluebond-Langner, MD   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Barriers and facilitators to publicly‑funded gender‑affirming surgery: the perspectives amongst a cohort of Australian clinicians

, 2023
Introduction Barriers to publicly-funded gender-affirming surgery (GAS) in Australia have been identified as costly with limited availability of qualified providers and lack of public hospital systems performing/offering these services.
Piñón‑O’Connor, Katie E., Bromdal, Annette, Debattista, Joseph, Mullens, Amy B., Sanders, Tait   +4 more
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Short‐Term Response to Biologic Therapy in Psoriatic Arthritis Is Not Influenced by Disease Duration at Initiation of Therapy

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective We aimed to determine whether the short‐term response to biologics in biologic‐naive psoriatic arthritis (PsA) is better in patients initiating biologic treatment early in the disease course. Methods Patients with PsA who started on biologic therapy from the year 2000 to 2025 were included for analysis.
Sung Min Cho, Shangyi Gao, Daniel Pereira, Richard J. Cook, Dafna D. Gladman   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Equity issues in gender-affirming medical care in Kerala: a reflective commentary

International Journal for Equity in Health, 2023
Gender-affirming medical care is the provision of transition-related medical services that support a transgender person’s own gender identity. Gender transitioning is a process that requires not only social support but also psychological and medical ...
K. Rajasekharan Nayar, S. Vinu
doaj   +1 more source