Telemedicine-Based Provision of Adolescent Gender-Affirming Medical Care to Promote Equitable Access.
Telemed J E Health
; 30(7): 1896-1900, 2024 Jun.
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| ID: mdl-38597959
ABSTRACT
Purpose:
To explore transgender and nonbinary (TNB) young adults' (1) interest in receiving gender-affirming medications through telemedicine before age 18 years and (2) willingness to initiate this care with primary care providers (PCPs).Methods:
Data were from a survey of TNB young adults who had not received gender-affirming medications before age 18 years. Chi-square and Wald tests identified demographic differences in telemedicine interest and willingness to initiate medications with their PCP as minors.Results:
Among 280 respondents, 82.5% indicated interest in telemedicine and 42.0% were willing to initiate medications with their PCP. Black/African American respondents were more likely to indicate interest in telemedicine than White and multiracial respondents. Respondents from rural areas were more likely to indicate willingness to initiate medications with their PCP than those from urban areas.Conclusions:
Telemedicine expansion and further support for PCPs may represent critical opportunities to promote equitable access to adolescent gender-affirming care.Palavras-chave
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Assunto principal:
Telemedicina
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Pessoas Transgênero
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Acessibilidade aos Serviços de Saúde
Limite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Telemed J E Health
Assunto da revista:
INFORMATICA MEDICA
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SERVICOS DE SAUDE
Ano de publicação:
2024
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos