Publications by authors named "Anna Baleige"

Introduction: In France, since 2017 the law has allowed people to change the gender marker on their civil status documents without having undergone medical treatment and sterilization surgery. However, no legislative framework has been provided to ensure their right to family, leaving those who wish to become parents in a space of social, political, and legal uncertainty that is inconsistent with international and human rights. In parallel, France has developed an arsenal of health strategies that constrain actors working in the field.

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Sante Publique

February 2024

The recent rise in the visibility of participatory research has contributed to reshaping its epistemic frameworks. The challenges it faces provide the opportunity to study the power dynamics within research systems. This paper therefore discusses the links between health research, participatory research, and political context.

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Introduction: Transgender and gender diverse people (TGD) represent a large and growing portion of the general population who face individual and systemic barriers in accessing care. The socio-cultural context and lack of organization of care place them in a vulnerable situation and there is a need to develop sustainable health promotion strategies.

Purpose Of Research: The aim of this participatory study is to establish an overview of the barriers and opportunities for promoting the health of TGD people.

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Article Synopsis
  • This qualitative study focuses on understanding the experiences and expectations of individuals with long-term mental illnesses and their caregivers regarding cardiovascular disease and its risk factors.
  • Four key themes emerged: knowledge about physical health, barriers to improving health practices, factors that promote a healthier lifestyle, and the needs and expectations for better living conditions.
  • The study aims to develop a cardiovascular risk reduction program tailored to the specific needs of those with long-term mental illness while also considering the role of caregivers.
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Depsychopathologization of transgender and gender diverse (TGD) individuals in the eleventh revision of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-11) called for a shift in care delivery models, based on free and informed consent. Public health policies face epistemic and discriminatory challenges and consensus built on evidence-based data is needed. TGD communities were consulted but did not actively participate in ICD-11 and the following public health debates.

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Transgender and gender diverse (TGD) individuals' depsychopathologization in the eleventh revision of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-11) faces systemic discriminations built-in epistemic pipelines. Based on an analysis of unexploited data from ICD-11 and the French translation process, this article addresses power issues in participatory research and systemic discrimination within a socio-cultural context. We used a peer-driven participatory approach to conduct qualitative analyses of the French version of the ICD based on contributions from 72 TGD participants in the French study for ICD-11.

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People with severe mental illness (PSMI) have a shorter life expectancy and are more likely to have cardiovascular disease than the general population. Patients, carers, psychiatric professionals and primary care providers can all play a role in increasing PSMI physical health. The present qualitative exploratory study aimed to explore the views of these four populations as part of the multi-phase COPsyCAT project, whose objective is to build and test a cardiovascular risk prevention programme for PSMI.

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