The role of healthcare professionals in the transition process: A qualitative study of families of trans children and adolescents

The aim of this study was to explore the role that healthcare professionals, such as pediatricians, psychologists, psychiatrists and sexologists, play in supporting trans children and adolescents in their transition processes. To this end, 22 life stories written by parents of trans children and ado...

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Autores: González Mendiondo, Lucía, Mayor Martinez, Aingeru, Moyano, Nieves
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Fecha de publicación:2024
País:España
Recursos:Universidad del País Vasco
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transition
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spelling The role of healthcare professionals in the transition process: A qualitative study of families of trans children and adolescentsGonzález Mendiondo, LucíaMayor Martinez, AingeruMoyano, Nievestrans childrensupporthealthcare professionalstransitionfamilyThe aim of this study was to explore the role that healthcare professionals, such as pediatricians, psychologists, psychiatrists and sexologists, play in supporting trans children and adolescents in their transition processes. To this end, 22 life stories written by parents of trans children and adolescents who had undergone social transition were collected, and a qualitative analysis was carried out using MAXQDA software. For this purpose, three key periods were considered in the stories: before, during and after the transition. Among other aspects, the stories highlight a major lack of understanding on the part of the professionals who should support trans children and adolescents, and their families, in their transition processes. Parents described the attitude of those professionals who actively listened to their children’s needs and were cooperative as positive, even if they do not have the necessary training. The need for specific training in diversity is one of the main conclusions of this study.MDPI2024202420242024info:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10810/68275reponame:Addi. Archivo Digital para la Docencia y la Investigacióninstname:Universidad del País VascoIngléshttps://www.mdpi.com/2227-9032/12/10/974info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/es/© 2024 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/ 4.0/).oai:addi.ehu.eus:10810/682752026-06-18T09:23:17Z
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title The role of healthcare professionals in the transition process: A qualitative study of families of trans children and adolescents
spellingShingle The role of healthcare professionals in the transition process: A qualitative study of families of trans children and adolescents
González Mendiondo, Lucía
trans children
support
healthcare professionals
transition
family
title_short The role of healthcare professionals in the transition process: A qualitative study of families of trans children and adolescents
title_full The role of healthcare professionals in the transition process: A qualitative study of families of trans children and adolescents
title_fullStr The role of healthcare professionals in the transition process: A qualitative study of families of trans children and adolescents
title_full_unstemmed The role of healthcare professionals in the transition process: A qualitative study of families of trans children and adolescents
title_sort The role of healthcare professionals in the transition process: A qualitative study of families of trans children and adolescents
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv González Mendiondo, Lucía
Mayor Martinez, Aingeru
Moyano, Nieves
author González Mendiondo, Lucía
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Mayor Martinez, Aingeru
Moyano, Nieves
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support
healthcare professionals
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topic trans children
support
healthcare professionals
transition
family
description The aim of this study was to explore the role that healthcare professionals, such as pediatricians, psychologists, psychiatrists and sexologists, play in supporting trans children and adolescents in their transition processes. To this end, 22 life stories written by parents of trans children and adolescents who had undergone social transition were collected, and a qualitative analysis was carried out using MAXQDA software. For this purpose, three key periods were considered in the stories: before, during and after the transition. Among other aspects, the stories highlight a major lack of understanding on the part of the professionals who should support trans children and adolescents, and their families, in their transition processes. Parents described the attitude of those professionals who actively listened to their children’s needs and were cooperative as positive, even if they do not have the necessary training. The need for specific training in diversity is one of the main conclusions of this study.
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