Telemedicine Utilization Among Transgender and Gender-Diverse Adolescents Before and After the COVID-19 Pandemic.

ABSTRACT: Introduction: Little is known about how expansion of telemedicine services during the COVID-19 pandemic has affected access to gender-affirming care for transgender and gender-diverse (TGD) youth. The purpose of this study was to explore differences in demographic characteristics and visit completion rates at a multidisciplinary gender clinic before and after telemedicine implementation in March 2020 and among telemedicine users and nonusers. Methods: Data were from electronic health records of Seattle Children's Gender Clinic (SCGC) patients seen between April 2019 and February 2021. We assessed differences in demographic characteristics and care utilization (i.e., encounter type and status) between April 2019 and February 2020 (pre-telemedicine) and

SUBMITTER: Lucas R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11656521 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature