跨性别和性别多样性青年的慢性疼痛:混合方法调查
Christopher B Theriault1, Rose Lassalle-Klein2, Ian A Lane1
1Division of Pediatric Psychology, Connecticut Children's Research Insitute, Connecticut Children's.
概括
跨性别和性别多样性 (TGD) 青少年经历了与性别少数群体压力和性别障碍相关的慢性疼痛. 调查结果强调了性别肯定和社会支持对TGD年轻人的影响.
科学领域:
- 青少年健康 青少年健康
- 疼痛管理 疼痛管理
- 性别研究是性别研究.
背景情况:
- 跨性别和性别多样性 (TGD) 的年轻人与 cisgender 年轻人相比,面临着显著的心理健康差异,通常是由于社会性别少数群体的压力因素和性别失调症.
- 虽然一些TGD年轻人报告慢性疼痛,但这一群体中性别认同和疼痛经历之间的关系仍未得到充分研究.
研究的目的:
- 调查性别和青少年慢性疼痛之间的复杂关系.
- 探索性别少数群体的压力,性别肯定和社会支持如何影响TGD年轻人的疼痛经历.
主要方法:
- 一项混合方法研究,涉及16名患有慢性疼痛的青少年 (13-18岁) 和8名护理人员.
- 通过疼痛负担,功能障碍,性别少数群体压力和护理人员支持的自我报告措施收集的定量数据.
- 通过与青少年和护理人员的重点小组收集定性数据,以探索性别和疼痛经历.
主要成果:
- 青少年报告了中度的疼痛负担和功能障碍,以及高水平的性别少数群体压力和照顾者支持.
- 焦点小组分析揭示了两个主要主题:个体性别经验的影响以及性别和疼痛的交集.
结论:
- 在TGD年轻人中,性别和疼痛经历之间存在着显著的联系,这种联系是由性别少数群体的压力,肯定和社会支持介导的.
- 性别少数群体的压力因素被TGD年轻人确定为管理他们的健康和疼痛方面的挑战的主要贡献者.
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