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Transgender Health Care: Systematic Reviews by Category

A guide to support evidence-based health care and research for transgender patients

Contents

Systematic reviews provide comprehensive and in-depth overviews on a narrow topic with a systematic search, selection, and appraisal of articles.  This page contains examples of systematic reviews on transgender health care divided into the following categories of health care.

  • Nursing and Medicine
  • Neurology
  • Dermatology
  • Emergency Medicine
  • Obstetrics and Gynecology
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Older Adults
  • Youth and Adolescents
  • Mental Health Care
  • Socio-Cultural Factors

Nursing and Medicine

Morris, M., Cooper, R. L., Ramesh, A., Tabatabai, M., Arcury, T. A., Shinn, M., Im, W., Juarez, P., & Matthews-Juarez, P. (2019). Training to reduce LGBTQ-related bias among medical, nursing, and dental students and providers: a systematic review. BMC medical education, 19(1), 325. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-019-1727-3 

Sherman, A. D. F., Smith, S. K., Moore, S. E., Coleman, C. L., Hughes, T. L., Dorsen, C., Balthazar, M. S., Klepper, M., Mukerjee, R., & Bower, K. M. (2023). Nursing pre-licensure and graduate education for LGBTQ health: A systematic review. Nursing outlook, 71(2), 101907. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.outlook.2022.12.003 

Becasen, J. S., Morris, J. D., Denard, C. L., Mullins, M. M., Kota, K. K., & Higa, D. H. (2022). HIV care outcomes among transgender persons with HIV infection in the United States, 2006-2021. AIDS (London, England), 36(2), 305–315. https://doi.org/10.1097/QAD.0000000000003109 

Mental Health Care

Dhejne, C., Van Vlerken, R., Heylens, G., & Arcelus, J. (2016). Mental health and gender dysphoria: A review of the literature. International Review of Psychiatry (Abingdon, England), 28(1), 44–57. https://doi.org/10.3109/09540261.2015.1115753 

Pinna, F., Paribello, P., Somaini, G., Corona, A., Ventriglio, A., Corrias, C., … Italian Working Group on LGBTQI Mental Health. (2022). Mental health in transgender individuals: a systematic review. International Review of Psychiatry (Abingdon, England), 34(3–4), 292–359. https://doi.org/10.1080/09540261.2022.2093629 

Socio-Cultural Factors

Babits, C. (2020). Educating against transphobia: A feminist review. Resources for Gender and Women's Studies, 41(1), 22-23. https://www.proquest.com/scholarly-journals/educating-against-transphobia/docview/2417780256/se-2 

Brookfield, S., Dean, J., Forrest, C., Jones, J., & Fitzgerald, L. (2020). Barriers to accessing sexual health services for transgender and male sex workers: A systematic qualitative meta-summary. AIDS and Behavior, 24(3), 682–696. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10461-019-02453-4 

Fortuna, J., Willey, K. S., Guerra, J., Gross, A., Turner, S., Grant, T., & Williams, B. (2024). Inclusion of sexual orientation & gender identity cultural competence in higher education health care programs: A scoping review. AJOT: American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 78(2), NA. https://dx.doi.org/10.5014/ajot.2024.78S2-PO53 

Layland, E. K., Carter, J. A., Perry, N. S., Cienfuegos-Szalay, J., Nelson, K. M., Bonner, C. P., & Rendina, H. J. (2020). A systematic review of stigma in sexual and gender minority health interventions. Translational Behavioral Medicine, 10(5), 1200–1210. https://doi.org/10.1093/tbm/ibz200 

Philpotts, L. L. (2020). Diversity and Inclusion in Libraries: A Call to Action and Strategies for Success. Journal of the Medical Library Association: JMLA, 108(4). https://doi.org/10.5195/jmla.2020.1027 

Older Adults

Blobaum, P. M. (2019). LGBTQ-inclusive hospice and palliative care: A practical guide to transforming professional practice. Journal of the Medical Library Association: JMLA, 107(4). https://doi.org/10.5195/jmla.2019.766 

Buczak-Stec, E., König, H.-H., Feddern, L., & Hajek, A. (2023). Long-term care preferences and sexual orientation-A systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, 24(3), 331-342.e1. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jamda.2022.11.020 

Catlett, L. (2024). Healthcare needs and assets of gender diverse older adults: A systematic integrative review. Journal of Nursing Scholarship, 56(1), 119–141. https://doi.org/10.1111/jnu.12810 

Rosa, W. E., Roberts, K. E., Braybrook, D., Harding, R., Godwin, K., Mahoney, C., … Parker, P. A. (2023). Palliative and end-of-life care needs, experiences, and preferences of LGBTQ+ individuals with serious illness: A systematic mixed-methods review. Palliative Medicine, 37(4), 460–474. https://doi.org/10.1177/02692163221124426 

Youth and Adolescents

Ancheta, A. J., Bruzzese, J. M., & Hughes, T. L. (2021). The Impact of Positive School Climate on Suicidality and Mental Health Among LGBTQ Adolescents: A Systematic Review. The Journal of school nursing : the official publication of the National Association of School Nurses, 37(2), 75–86. https://doi.org/10.1177/1059840520970847 

Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine. (2020). Promoting health equality and nondiscrimination for transgender and gender-diverse youth. The Journal of Adolescent Health: Official Publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine, 66(6), 761–765. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jadohealth.2020.03.016 

Neurology

Rosendale, N., Wong, J. O., Flatt, J. D., & Whitaker, E. (2021). Sexual and Gender Minority Health in Neurology: A Scoping Review. JAMA neurology, 78(6), 747–754. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamaneurol.2020.5536 

Dermatology

Singer, S., Tkachenko, E., Yeung, H., & Mostaghimi, A. (2020). Skin cancer and skin cancer risk behaviors among sexual and gender minority populations: A systematic review. Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, 83(2), 511–522. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaad.2020.02.013 

Emergency Medicine

Kruse, M. I., Clarizio, A., Karabelas-Pittman, S., Bigham, B. L., & Upadhye, S. (2024). Systematic review, quality assessment, and synthesis of guidelines for emergency department care of transgender and gender-diverse people: Recommendations for immediate action to improve care. The Western Journal of Emergency Medicine, 25(1), 94–100. https://doi.org/10.5811/westjem.60632 

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Soltani, A., Baban, S., French, K., Annand, K., Pelle, A., & Stifani, B. M. (2023). LGBTQI content on obstetrics and gynecology residency websites. BMC Medical Education, 23(1), 854. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-023-04624-3 

Occupational Therapy

Leite, J. D., & Lopes, R. E. (2022). Dissident genders and sexualities in the occupational therapy peer-reviewed literature: A scoping review. The American Journal of Occupational Therapy: Official Publication of the American Occupational Therapy Association, 76(5). https://doi.org/10.5014/ajot.2022.049322