Surgical Satisfaction, Quality of Life, and Their Association After Gender-Affirming Surgery: A Follow-up Study.

Autor: van de Grift TC; a Department of Medical Psychology , Center of Expertise on Gender Dysphoria, and Department of Plastic, Reconstructive & Hand Surgery, VU University Medical Center , Amsterdam , The Netherlands., Elaut E; b Center of Sexology and Gender, Ghent University Hospital , Ghent , Belgium., Cerwenka SC; c Department of Sex Research and Forensic Psychiatry , University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf , Hamburg , Germany., Cohen-Kettenis PT; d Department of Medical Psychology , Center of Expertise on Gender Dysphoria, VU University Medical Center , Amsterdam , The Netherlands., Kreukels BPC; d Department of Medical Psychology , Center of Expertise on Gender Dysphoria, VU University Medical Center , Amsterdam , The Netherlands.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Journal of sex & marital therapy [J Sex Marital Ther] 2018 Feb 17; Vol. 44 (2), pp. 138-148. Date of Electronic Publication: 2017 Jun 12.
DOI: 10.1080/0092623X.2017.1326190
Abstrakt: We assessed the outcomes of gender-affirming surgery (GAS, or sex-reassignment surgery) 4 to 6 years after first clinical contact, and the associations between postoperative (dis)satisfaction and quality of life (QoL). Our multicenter, cross-sectional follow-up study involved persons diagnosed with gender dysphoria (DSM-IV-TR) who applied for medical interventions from 2007 until 2009. Of 546 eligible persons, 201 (37%) responded, of whom 136 had undergone GAS (genital, chest, facial, vocal cord and/or thyroid cartilage surgery). Main outcome measures were procedure performed, self-reported complications, and satisfaction with surgical outcomes (standardized questionnaires), QoL (Satisfaction With Life Scale, Subjective Happiness Scale, Cantril Ladder), gender dysphoria (Utrecht Gender Dysphoria Scale), and psychological symptoms (Symptom Checklist-90). Postoperative satisfaction was 94% to 100%, depending on the type of surgery performed. Eight (6%) of the participants reported dissatisfaction and/or regret, which was associated with preoperative psychological symptoms or self-reported surgical complications (OR = 6.07). Satisfied respondents' QoL scores were similar to reference values; dissatisfied or regretful respondents' scores were lower. Therefore, dissatisfaction after GAS may be viewed as indicator of unfavorable psychological and QoL outcomes.
Databáze: MEDLINE
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