Information and communication technology-based health interventions for transgender people

A scoping review

Datos Bibliográficos

ID19595010
AutoresHoras T H Wong, Horas Wong (0000-0001-8473-1086, The University of Sydney), Sujith Kumar Prankumar (0000-0003-2215-1275, UNSW Sydney), Jialiang Cui (0000-0001-8708-1947, Chinese University of Hong Kong, autor de correspondencia), Christopher Tumwine (0000-0002-7437-7105, Kabale University), I Y Addo (0000-0001-8603-8306, Cancer Institute of New South Wales), Wan Sang Kan (0000-0001-5114-5195, Chinese University of Hong Kong), Muhammad Naveed Noor (0000-0002-7847-6637, Aga Khan University)
EditoresNick Drydakis
Año2022
Volumen2
Número9
Páginase0001054
Fecha de publicación2022-09-15
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaPLOS Global Public Health (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 2767-3375 • E-ISSN: 2767-3375
EditorialPublic Library of Science (PLoS) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1371/journal.pgph.0001054
PMID36962672
OpenAlexW4297052555
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas3
Referencias citadas85

In the recent past, there has been a strong interest in the use of information and communication technology (ICT) to deliver healthcare to ‘hard-to-reach’ populations. This scoping review aims to explore the types of ICT-based health interventions for transgender people, and the concerns on using these interventions and ways to address these concerns. Guided by the scoping review frameworks offered by Arksey & O’Malley and the PRISMA-ScR checklist, literature search was conducted in May 2021 and January 2022 in three databases (PubMed, CINAHL and Scopus). The two searches yielded a total of 889 non-duplicated articles, with 47 of them meeting the inclusion criteria. The 47 articles described 39 unique health projects/programs, covering 8 types of ICT-based interventions: videoconferencing, smartphone applications, messaging, e-coaching, self-learning platforms, telephone, social media, and e-consultation platforms. Over 80% of the health projects identified were conducted in North America, and 62% focused on HIV/sexual health. The findings of this review suggest that transgender people had often been regarded as a small subsample in ICT-based health projects that target other population groups (such as ‘men who have sex with men’ or ‘sexual minority’). Many projects did not indicate whether transgender people were included in the development or evaluation of the project. Relatively little is known about the implementation of ICT-based trans health interventions outside the context of HIV/sexual health, in resource limiting settings, and among transgender people of Asian, Indigenous or other non-White/Black/Hispanic backgrounds. While the range of interventions identified demonstrate the huge potentials of ICT to improve healthcare access for transgender people, the current body of literature is still far from adequate for making comprehensive recommendations on the best practice of ICT-based interventions for transgender people. Future ICT-based interventions need to be more inclusive and specified, in order to ensure the interventions are safe, accessible and effective for transgender people

Health care · Health information · Internet privacy · Political science · Psychological intervention · Sociology · Transgender · Transgender people · Computer Science · Gender Studies · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions · LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology · Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology