PACT Adult

Data analysis is ongoing for this study. 

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Data collection for the PACT Adult Study occurred between November 2023 – October 2024. In total, 100 transgender and gender diverse (TGD) adults of legal drinking age (i.e., 18-19+) were recruited from across Canada. 

Participants were enrolled into a 21-day Ecological Momentary Assessment (EMA), a process that allows for surveys to be shared, and data to be collected, in real-time. The focus of these surveys centered around gender minority stress (GMS) and resilience, substance use, drinking motives, and alcohol-related harms. A subset of 40 TGD folks also participated in a one-on-one interview with a peer researcher to gain a better understanding of their lived/living experiences. Questions focused on the topics of GMS and resilience, alcohol-use, and alcohol-related harms. Data analysis for these portions of the study are currently underway.

We recruited all of our participants quicker than we had expected; this allowed our team to introduce a one-year follow-up to the study! This one year follow-up will allow us to see what (if any) changes have occurred amongst participant’s and their relationship with substances and substance use.  Data collection for the follow-ups began in November of 2024 and are expected to wrapped in late October 2025.

The Garden

The Garden is the active community advisory board (CAB) for this study.  This group consists of 6 TGD individuals from across Canada of varying ages, ethno-racial identities, and gender identities, with differing backgrounds, knowledge, and lived/living experience and expertise. 

The Garden has been particularly instrumental in question design for the Baseline appointments and qualitative interviews. They have also shared feedback in data interpretation and manuscript editing.