Need for Inclusive Consideration of Transgender and Gender Diverse People in E-Health Services: A Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT: Many transgender and gender diverse (TGD) people use the internet to find ways out of isolation, network, and share information on health-related topics. Thus, e-health services could reduce the health burden of TGD people and facilitate access to health care. Following the PRISMA guidelines, we conducted a systematic review on e-health approaches that could improve trans health care (i.e., services directly for TGD people or training programs for health care professionals, HCPs) and their effectiveness, acceptability, and feasibility. We searched PubMed, Web of Science, and PubPsych databases for publications from January 2000 to June 2021 with final updates before publication. The systematic review identified e-health services across 27 studies from 8 different countries. Few studies eva

SUBMITTER: Renner J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8880545 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature