照顾者对通过远程医疗为其跨性别和性别多样化青少年提供性别肯定护理的看法。
Caregiver perspectives on receiving gender-affirming care with their transgender and gender diverse adolescents via telemedicine.
作者信息
Kahn Nicole F, Asante Peter G, Guler Jessy, Reyes Valentino, Anan Yomna, Bocek Kevin, Kidd Kacie M, Richardson Laura P, Christakis Dimitri A, Pratt Wanda, Sequeira Gina M
机构信息
Seattle Children's Hospital and Research Institute, Seattle, Washington, USA.
Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA.
出版信息
LGBTQ Fam. 2024;20(3):190-200. doi: 10.1080/27703371.2024.2317139. Epub 2024 Feb 20.
Telemedicine may help improve access to gender-affirming care for transgender and gender diverse (TGD) adolescents. Parents or guardians (i.e., caregivers) of TGD adolescents play a critical role in supporting TGD adolescents in accessing this care. The purpose of this study was to explore caregivers' perspectives regarding their adolescent receiving pediatric gender-affirming care via telemedicine to help providers and health systems optimize this modality for future care delivery. Caregivers (n=18) of TGD adolescents ages 14-17 participated in semi-structured, individual interviews that were transcribed and analyzed qualitatively. Caregivers cited participating in visits from their home environment, decreased anxiety, COVID safety, ability to have more family members attend, no transportation demands, and effective delivery of care as advantages of telemedicine. Disadvantages included dysphoria or discomfort with self-image, impersonal provider-patient interactions, video teleconferencing fatigue, difficulty with portal navigation, connectivity issues, and lack of privacy. Caregivers largely deferred to their child's preference regarding the choice of visit modality, but many reported a preference for the first to be conducted in-person, and follow-up and less complex visits via telemedicine. Health systems should consider these perspectives as they adapt telemedicine infrastructure to better meet the needs of patients and their families.
远程医疗可能有助于改善跨性别和性别多样化(TGD)青少年获得性别肯定治疗的机会。TGD青少年的父母或监护人(即照料者)在支持TGD青少年获得这种治疗方面发挥着关键作用。本研究的目的是探讨照料者对于其青少年子女通过远程医疗接受儿科性别肯定治疗的看法,以帮助医疗服务提供者和医疗系统优化这种模式,用于未来的医疗服务提供。14至17岁TGD青少年的照料者(n = 18)参与了半结构化的个人访谈,访谈内容进行了转录并进行了定性分析。照料者提到在家中环境参与就诊、焦虑减轻、新冠安全、能有更多家庭成员陪同、无交通需求以及医疗服务有效提供是远程医疗的优点。缺点包括对自我形象的烦躁或不适、医患互动缺乏人情味、视频电话会议疲劳、门户导航困难、连接问题以及缺乏隐私。在就诊方式的选择上,照料者在很大程度上听从孩子的偏好,但许多人表示倾向于首次就诊采用面对面方式,后续就诊以及不太复杂的就诊采用远程医疗方式。医疗系统在调整远程医疗基础设施以更好地满足患者及其家庭需求时应考虑这些看法。