School of Health Information Science, University of Victoria, Victoria, Canada.
Chair in Transgender Studies, University of Victoria, Victoria, Canada.
J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2022 Jan 12;29(2):379-384. doi: 10.1093/jamia/ocab183.
Most digital health systems (DHS) are unable to capture gender, sex, and sexual orientation (GSSO) data beyond a single binary attribute with female and male options. This binary system discourages access to preventative screening and gender-affirming care for sexual and gender minority (SGM) people. We conducted this 1-year multi-method project and cocreated an action plan to modernize GSSO information practices in Canadian DHS. The proposed actions are to: (1) Envisage an equity- and SGM-oriented health system; (2) Engage communities and organizations to modernize GSSO information practices in DHS; (3) Establish an inclusive GSSO terminology; (4) Enable DHS to collect, use, exchange, and reuse standardized GSSO data; (5) Integrate GSSO data collection and use within organizations; (6) Educate staff to provide culturally competent care and inform patients on the need for GSSO data; and (7) Establish a central hub to coordinate efforts.
大多数数字健康系统 (DHS) 除了使用女性和男性选项的单一二进制属性外,无法捕获性别、性和性取向 (GSSO) 数据。这种二进制系统阻碍了性少数群体和跨性别者 (SGM) 获得预防性筛查和性别肯定护理的机会。我们开展了这项为期 1 年的多方法项目,并共同制定了一项行动计划,以实现加拿大 DHS 中 GSSO 信息实践的现代化。拟议的行动包括:(1) 设想一个公平和以 SGM 为导向的卫生系统;(2) 让社区和组织参与 DHS 中 GSSO 信息实践的现代化;(3) 建立一个包容性的 GSSO 术语;(4) 使 DHS 能够收集、使用、交换和重复使用标准化的 GSSO 数据;(5) 在组织内整合 GSSO 数据收集和使用;(6) 教育员工提供文化上合适的护理,并告知患者 GSSO 数据的必要性;以及 (7) 建立一个中央枢纽来协调工作。