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- The COVID-19 pandemic has been especially tough for transgender and non-binary people in Italy, affecting both their physical health and mental well-being.
- A study surveyed 256 individuals about how the pandemic impacted their feelings, health care access, and worries during lockdown.
- Results showed many felt uncertain about the future, had negative emotions, and struggled with hormone therapy, highlighting the need for better support and understanding for their unique challenges.
Article Abstract
Introduction: The COVID-19 pandemic represents risk to physical health and psychological well-being. Specifically, it causes concerns among minoritized communities, such as transgender/non-binary individuals. The study investigates the experience of this group in Italy during the pandemic and identifies risk factors that exerted negative impacts on psychological well-being and physical health.
Methods: The study developed an online questionnaire to investigate psychological status, access to medical health services, and factors such as predictors of risk outcomes among transgender/non-binary people during lockdown restrictions. Responses were collected ( = 256) on April 2020. Descriptive analysis, univariate analysis of variance, and -test were conducted.
Results: The respondents confirmed several issues, such as worries about the future (58.2%), negative emotions (46.9%), and self-uncertainty (52.7%) during the pandemic. Difficulties in undertaking hormone therapy and access to health facilities were reported. Living with family members represented a significant stressor for psychological well-being, whereas lack of support from LGBT + communities was reported. Subjects undergoing psychological therapy during the pandemic reported increases in depression, anxiety, somatization, and lack of privacy in the household.
Conclusions: The study findings provide a framework for critical aspects experienced by transgender/non-binary individuals during the pandemic. Specifically, the study provides evidence of the vulnerability of this population underlined by multiple difficulties.
Policy Implications: The study findings provide an overview of the experience of transgender and non-binary people during the pandemic, insights regarding risk factors, and aspects that require adequate attention and care.
Supplementary Information: The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s13178-021-00633-3.
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| http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8364416 | PMC |
| http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13178-021-00633-3 | DOI Listing |
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