Pediatric Primary Care Providers' Perspectives on Telehealth Platforms to Support Care for Transgender and Gender-Diverse Youths: Exploratory Qualitative Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Access to gender-affirming care services for transgender and gender-diverse youths is limited, in part because this care is currently provided primarily by specialists. Telehealth platforms that enable primary care providers (PCPs) to receive education from and consult specialists may help improve the access to such services. However, little is known about PCPs' preferences regarding receiving this support.

Objective

This study aimed to explore pediatric PCPs' perspectives regarding optimal ways to provide telehealth-based support to facilitate gender-affirming care provision in the primary care setting.

Methods

PCPs who had previously requested support from the Seattle Children's Gender Clinic were recruited to participate in semistructured, 1-hour web-bas

SUBMITTER: Sequeira GM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9929719 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature