'A void in our community': exploring the complexities of delivering and implementing primary care services for transgender individuals in Northern Ontario (Q28813)
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- 'A void in our community': exploring the complexities of delivering and implementing primary care services for transgender individuals in Northern Ontario.
- 'A void in our community'
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| English | 'A void in our community': exploring the complexities of delivering and implementing primary care services for transgender individuals in Northern Ontario |
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To understand how the implementation of primary care services for transgender individuals is undertaken and delivered by practitioners in Northern Ontario. (English)
Northern Ontario, Canada, has a shortage of primary care health practitioners, and of these, there are a limited number providing transgender primary care. (English)
Transgender people in Northern Ontario must also negotiate a lack of allied and specialty services related to transgender health and travel over long distances to access those services that do exist. (English)
A convergent mixed methods design was guided by normalization process theory (NPT) to explore transgender primary care delivery and implementation by nurses, nurse practitioners, physicians, social workers, and psychotherapists. (English)
A survey measuring implementation processes was elaborated through qualitative interviews with participants. (English)
Analysis of key themes emerging using the NPT framework informed understanding of primary care successes, barriers, and gaps in Northern Ontario. (English)
Key themes included the need for more education on transgender primary care practice, increased need for training and awareness on transgender resources, identification of unique gaps and barriers to access in Northern Ontario transgender care, and the benefits of embedding and normalizing transgender care in clinical practice to practitioners and transgender patients. (English)
These findings are key to understanding and improving access and eliminating healthcare barriers for transgender people in Northern Ontario. (English)
Erin (English)
Ziegler (English)
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Benjamin (English)
Carroll (English)
B
Barbara (English)
Chyzzy (English)
B
Don N (English)
Rose (English)
DN
Sherry (English)
Espin (English)
S
12 October 2024
20 September 2024
We have no conflicts of interest to disclose. (English)