Department of Public Health, University of Balamand, Beirut, Lebanon.
École Doctorale Sciences Et Santé, Saint Joseph University, Beirut, Lebanon.
Curr Psychiatry Rep. 2022 Sep;24(9):387-397. doi: 10.1007/s11920-022-01352-1. Epub 2022 Jul 16.
To review the role of digital health technologies in behavioral health treatment and promotion for sexual and gender minorities (SGM).
Digital technologies have advantages and limitations at multiple levels in addressing SGM's behavioral health needs. For patients, digital technologies improve convenience and may reduce stigma; however, privacy concerns in the home may limit their utilization. Providers also benefit from the convenience of these technologies; however, not all providers are comfortable delivering virtual care to SGM. For society, digital technologies reduce transportation-related costs and increase access to healthcare in an increasingly hostile political climate for SGM; however, these advantages are limited by technological access and anti-SGM policies. Digital technologies can improve the behavioral health of SGM at the patient, provider, and systemic levels. Further efforts are necessary to standardize provider training, improve SUD-specific care delivery, and increase quality and accessibility of these technologies.
回顾数字健康技术在性少数群体（SGM）的行为健康治疗和促进中的作用。
数字技术在多个层面上都有优势和局限性，可以满足 SGM 的行为健康需求。对于患者来说，数字技术提高了便利性，并可能减少耻辱感；然而，家庭中的隐私问题可能限制了它们的使用。这些技术也为提供者提供了便利；然而，并非所有提供者都愿意为 SGM 提供虚拟护理。对于社会来说，数字技术降低了与交通相关的成本，并增加了在对 SGM 日益敌对的政治环境中获得医疗保健的机会；然而，这些优势受到技术获取和反 SGM 政策的限制。数字技术可以改善 SGM 在患者、提供者和系统层面的行为健康。还需要进一步努力，使提供者培训标准化，改善特定于 SUD 的护理提供，并提高这些技术的质量和可及性。
