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Index de Enfermería
versión On-line ISSN 1699-5988versión impresa ISSN 1132-1296
Resumen
CASTILLO MUNOZ, Lorena y CUADRADO, Fátima. Healthcare perception in transsexual people. Index Enferm [online]. 2020, vol.29, n.1-2, pp.13-17. Epub 19-Oct-2020. ISSN 1699-5988.
Objective:
knowing the perception on health care received in transsexual adults.
Methods:
a qualitative study with phenomenological approach, using seven individual semi-structured interviews and one group interview in order to collect data and carry out the analysis of the same. The information was transcribed and categorized preserving the scientific rigor by means of the triangulation process.
Results:
the following perceptions of the transsexual collective regarding the healthcare received stand out acceptance, lack of additional training on transsexualism, not adequately inform the transsexual collective and delay or waiting time.
Conclusions:
Although certain barriers to the transsexual collective have already been overcomed in the health system, the level of training of the health professionals regarding transsexualism is not adequate. Therefore, this study proposes an improvement in the training of health professionals, while it emphasizes the need for more research on the hormonal treatment they receive.
Palabras clave : Transsexualism; Healthcare; Gender identity; Health Services; Transsexual persons.