Youth and Parent Experiences in a Multidisciplinary Gender Clinic

David J. Inwards-Breland; Sara Divall; Parisa Salehi; Julia M. Crouch; Morgan Negaard; Amanda Lu; Alena Kantor; Katie Albertson; Kym R. Ahrens

doi:10.1089/trgh.2018.0046

Youth and Parent Experiences in a Multidisciplinary Gender Clinic

David J. Inwards-Breland^*, Sara Divall, Parisa Salehi, Julia M. Crouch, Morgan Negaard, Amanda Lu, Alena Kantor, Katie Albertson, Kym R. Ahrens

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Purpose: To assess youth and parent/caregiver satisfaction with care at a pediatric multidisciplinary gender clinic. Methods: Transgender/gender nonconforming youth (n=33) and their parent/caregiver (n=29) completed self-report questionnaires and individual interviews (n=20) about experiences and satisfaction with care. Results: Quantitatively, participants reported being extremely satisfied with care experiences (parents 97%; youth 94%). Qualitatively, main themes included (1) affirmation due to use of preferred name/pronouns, (2) access barriers due to scheduling and readiness assessments, and (3) positive interactions with Care Navigator. Conclusion: Youth and parents/caregivers are highly satisfied with multidisciplinary, coordinated health care for transgender/gender nonconforming youth; however, some challenges remain.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	100-106
Number of pages	7
Journal	Transgender Health
Volume	4
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1089/trgh.2018.0046
State	Published - Jan 2019

Keywords

gender clinic
gender nonconforming
multidisciplinary
satisfaction, transgender
youth

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Gender Studies
Medicine (miscellaneous)

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