Integrating perspectives of transgender and gender-diverse youth, family members, and professionals to support their health and wellbeing - a mixed-method study protocol.

Servais, Julie, Vanhoutte, Bram ORCID: 0000-0002-8032-9214, Aguirre-Sánchez-Beato, Sara, Aujoulat, Isabelle, Kraus, Cynthia, T'Sjoen, Guy, Tricas-Sauras, Sandra and Godin, Isabelle (2024) Integrating perspectives of transgender and gender-diverse youth, family members, and professionals to support their health and wellbeing - a mixed-method study protocol. Archives of public health = Archives belges de sante publique, 82 (1). p. 40.

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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13690-024-01270-z

Abstract

<h4>Background</h4>The current literature highlights a strong link between the poor health outcomes of transgender and gender diverse (TGD) individuals and their negative experiences in various areas of life. Most of these publications rely on adults' memories, lacking a focus on the current experiences and needs of young transgender and gender-diverse individuals. Furthermore, previous studies on support for these young people often solely consider the perspectives of TGD adults or professionals and rarely involve parents' viewpoints.<h4>Methods</h4>This study will use a mixed sequential method with a participatory approach. Firstly, the qualitative phase will explore the difficulties and needs of TGD (15-20 years old) and of the families and professionals who support them. Results from this part will be used to develop the questionnaire for the quantitative phase, with the help of a community board. Secondly, based on participatory epidemiological research, the quantitative phase will use an intersectional perspective to measure the impact of individual and structural factors on the quality of life and well-being of transgender and gender-diverse young people. Finally, a co-creation phase will be undertaken to formulate recommendations based on the results of the first two phases.<h4>Discussion</h4>This research aims at better understanding the influence of gender identity on the quality of life and health of TGD young people and their families and to identify protective and risk factors that affect their vulnerabilities.<h4>Ethics and dissemination</h4>This study has been approved by the Ethics Committee of the Erasme Faculty Hospital (CCB B4062023000140). As this research is participatory and part of a PhD dissertation, we aim to disseminate the results through our partners' networks and structures locally, and internationally through conferences and peer-reviewed journals.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Co-construction, Gender-diverse, Mixed-methods, Transgender, Youth
Divisions:	Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences > School of Law and Social Justice
Depositing User:	Symplectic Admin
Date Deposited:	09 Apr 2024 08:28
Last Modified:	09 Apr 2024 13:14
DOI:	10.1186/s13690-024-01270-z
Open Access URL:	https://doi.org/10.1186/s13690-024-01270-z
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URI:	https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3180151