The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Lives of People With Gender Dysphoria

Frontiers in Public Health

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Fernanda Guadagnin¹  Dhiordan Cardoso da Silva²  Karine Schwarz²  Anna Paula Villas Bôas²  Maria Inês Rodrigues Lobato¹ 

[1] Clinical Hospital of Porto Alegre;Department of Psychiatry, Gender Identity Program at Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre

关键词: Gender Dysphoria;    COVID-19;    health monitoring;    vulnerability;    transgender;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fpubh.2022.878348

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

Objective To analyze the impact on the psychological and social aspects caused by the COVID-19 pandemic in individuals diagnosed with Gender Dysphoria (GD). Methods Google Forms inventory was sent via WhatsApp, including qualitative and quantitative questions evaluating three life dimensions denominated as Sociodemographic, Economic, and COVID-19 pandemic. It was applied in two periods: At the beginning of the pandemic (June-2020) (P1) and one year later (June-2021) (P2). The inventory also included questions about economic dimensions before the pandemic for individual comparison purposes (P0). 48 individuals (28 transsexual women, 20 transsexual men) participated in both periods. Results 77.1% ( n = 37) lived in Rio Grande do Sul, 50.0% ( n = 24) refereed incomplete high school; Monthly Income increased significantly between the periods (P0) and (P1). Emergence aid approval was significantly higher in (P2), 56.3% ( n = 27), compared to (P1), 39.6% ( n = 19). A statistically significant difference was detected in the feeling of depression in the (P2) among the cases that requested Emergency Aid. Conclusion The studied population presented deterioration regarding their condition of social vulnerability in relation to formal employment, access to health services, and mental health.

【 授权许可】

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