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Multidisciplinary clinics were conducted monthly, and board meetings for difficult cases were held bi\u2010monthly, with participation from all core and requisite allied specialties.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Main Outcome Measures<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The primary outcome was successful implementation of MD\u2010DSD clinics and board meetings, defined by representation from all three core specialties. Secondary outcomes included changes in the Perceived Quality\u2010of\u2010Care Questionnaire (PQCQ) scores (administered to parents at baseline and after attending two clinics, score range: 9\u201045), and perceptions of participating HCPs at study completion.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Over 28 months, 28 clinics and 13 meetings were held. A total of 188 patients (46,XX DSD, 69; 46,XY DSD, 104; and sex chromosome DSD, 15) attended the MD\u2010DSD clinics; and 44 of these were also reviewed in MD\u2010DSD meetings, predominantly for concerns relating to gender of rearing and decision on surgical intervention. Participation from all core specialties was present in 26 (93%) clinics and 12 (92%) meetings. The PQCQ scores (\n                      <jats:italic>N<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u200979) improved from 32.2\u2009\u00b1\u20095.7 to 36.4\u2009\u00b1\u20094.5 (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&lt;\u20090.001), contributed chiefly by improved parent knowledge and attention to psychosocial needs. The participating HCPs (\n                      <jats:italic>N<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u200912\/15) believed that the model was sustainable.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The MD\u2010DSD care model was feasible and demonstrated favourable perceived sustainability, with improvement in the perceived quality of care reported by both parents and HCPs.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1111\/cen.70211","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,10,9]],"date-time":"2026-10-09T08:30:03Z","timestamp":1791534603000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Multidisciplinary Care Model for Differences in Sex Development: An Implementation Research 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