Clinical Considerations in Speech and Language Therapy in Turkish Transgender Population

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dc.contributor.authorOğuz, Özlem
dc.contributor.authorAyran, Beril
dc.contributor.authorYelken, Kursat
dc.date.accessioned2024-07-12T21:40:13Z
dc.date.available2024-07-12T21:40:13Z
dc.date.issued2021en_US
dc.department[Belirlenecek]en_US
dc.description.abstractObjective. Transgender people aim to increase and improve their quality of life by demanding voice and communication intervention services, however clinical recommendations regarding assessment and intervention in the transgender population are based on others' practice, experiences, assumptions. The present study aims to give clinical considerations in speech and language therapy for transgender populations. Method. Thirty-one transgender subjects were taken in to the present study after applying exclusion criteria. Participants were excluded: If they do not define themselves as transgendered and have not taken part in any reassignment of gender procedure and also they do not want to take part in any gender procedures. The participants were given a survey, which included questions related to demographic information, procedures during transition process, priorities regarding to voice and nonverbal communication and as a final part awareness and knowledge in speech and language therapy. Results. Transgender people had benefited from many procedures and/or approaches during their transition process from hormone therapy to voice surgery. Participants stated that pitch was the most important vocal quality among others (41.9%) while facial expression (38.7%) was the most important one among other nonverbal communication skills. None of the participants had speech and language therapy sessions during their transition process. With regards to awareness of speech and language therapy services, 17 of the participants (54.8%) said they did not know that they could apply for the services. Twelve participants (38.7%) reported that they were aware of the services and they could apply in order to change their voice characteristics, nine participants (29%) informed that they could see a speech and language therapist for nonverbal communication skills while seven participants (22.6%) said it was for social language use. The participants who knew about speech and language therapy had knowledge about the therapy services via online resources. Conclusion. Transgender participants are not aware of speech and language therapy services in Turkey.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.jvoice.2019.12.011
dc.identifier.issn0892-1997
dc.identifier.issn1873-4588
dc.identifier.issue4en_US
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85077682557en_US
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ2en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvoice.2019.12.011
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12415/7168
dc.identifier.volume35en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000747868300033en_US
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ2en_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherMosby-Elsevieren_US
dc.relation.ispartofJournal of Voiceen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessen_US
dc.snmzKY05035
dc.subjectSpeech And Language Therapyen_US
dc.subjectTransgenderen_US
dc.subjectVoiceen_US
dc.subjectVoice Therapyen_US
dc.subjectSpeech Therapyen_US
dc.titleClinical Considerations in Speech and Language Therapy in Turkish Transgender Populationen_US
dc.typeArticle
dspace.entity.typePublication

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