Barriers and facilitators to publicly‑funded gender‑affirming surgery: the perspectives amongst a cohort of Australian clinicians
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Article Title | Barriers and facilitators to publicly‑funded gender‑affirming surgery: the perspectives amongst a cohort of Australian clinicians |
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Article Category | Article |
Authors | Piñón‑O’Connor, Katie E., Mullens, Amy B., Debattista, Joseph, Sanders, Tait and Bromdal, Annette |
Journal Title | Discover Health Systems |
Journal Citation | 2 |
Article Number | 42 |
Number of Pages | 15 |
Year | 2023 |
Publisher | Springer Nature |
Place of Publication | Switzerland |
ISSN | 2731-7501 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1007/s44250-023-00055-5 |
Web Address (URL) | https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s44250-023-00055-5 |
Abstract | Introduction Barriers to publicly-funded gender-affirming surgery (GAS) in Australia have been identified as costly with limited availability of qualified providers and lack of public hospital systems performing/offering these services. Our study explores barriers, facilitators, and potential implications for expanding, and improving publicly-funded GAS in Australia from the perspectives of an Australian cohort of gender-affirming clinicians. Methods We conducted semi-structured interviews with eight clinicians in 2021 who currently work within gender-affirming health services in Australia. Through ecological systems theory, gender minority stress framework, and reflexive thematic analysis, themes and sub-themes were developed. Results Our study identified three themes and five sub-themes exploring the barriers and facilitators to publicly-funded GAS in Australia. Gender-affirming clinicians indicated establishing a surgical center for excellence in trans and non-binary Conclusions There remain substantial barriers, specifically at exosystem and macrosystem levels, within the public health service needing urgent attention. Implications of findings are relevant to funding, clinical practice, research, and policy Policy Implications The substantial barriers within the public health service sector could be improved through a growing support, and a changing socio-political-cultural milieu; ultimately informing publicly-funded GAS as the most sustainable course of action and policy reform. |
Keywords | Trans and non-binary · Clinicians · Gender-affirming surgery · Ecological systems theory · Gender minority stress · Australia |
Article Publishing Charge (APC) Funding | Other |
Contains Sensitive Content | Does not contain sensitive content |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 440508. Transgender studies |
440705. Gender, policy and administration | |
420602. Health equity | |
Byline Affiliations | School of Psychology and Wellbeing |
Department of Health, Queensland | |
School of Education |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/z3507/barriers-and-facilitators-to-publicly-funded-gender-affirming-surgery-the-perspectives-amongst-a-cohort-of-australian-clinicians
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