Open AccessTransgender and nonbinary individuals and ICT-driven information practices in response to transexclusionary healthcare systems: a qualitative study
Author(s) -
Travis L. Wagner,
Vanessa Kitzie,
Valerie Lookingbill
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of the american medical informatics association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.614
H-Index - 150
eISSN - 1527-974X
pISSN - 1067-5027
DOI - 10.1093/jamia/ocab234
Subject(s) - health care , information and communications technology , public relations , focus group , qualitative research , agency (philosophy) , transgender , knowledge management , respondent , sociology , psychology , nursing , medicine , computer science , political science , gender studies , world wide web , social science , anthropology , law
This qualitative research examines how transgender and gender nonbinary (T/GNB) persons from South Carolina navigate informational barriers within healthcare systems. This navigation can be described through the lens of information practices, or how T/GNB participants create, seek, use, and share information to achieve desired healthcare outcomes. Special focus is given to the roles of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) in shaping these practices.