SynthesisPloS one2016
Identifying Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Search Terminology: A Systematic Review of Health Systematic Reviews.
Synthesis in PloS one, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 32 papers, 10 of them syntheses that pooled it.
What it found
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The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
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Who cites it
32 citing papers in PubMed, 10 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 87 citations in OpenAlex.
- A meta-analysis of sexual orientation inequities in substance use among youth.Addiction (Abingdon, England) · 2026Pooled it
- Prevalence and associated factors of post-traumatic stress disorders among LGBTQI+ adults: a systematic literature review.BMC public health · 2025Pooled it
- Canadian Guideline on the Management of a Positive Human Papillomavirus Test and Guidance for Specific Populations.Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.) · 2023Guideline
- A systematic review of the prevalence of lifetime experience with 'conversion' practices among sexual and gender minority populations.PloS one · 2023Pooled it
- Expanding the limits of sex: a systematic review concerning food and nutrition in transgender populations.Public health nutrition · 2021Pooled it
- Gender Nonconformity and Minority Stress Among Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Individuals: A Meta-Analytic Review.Perspectives on psychological science : a journal of the Association for Psychological Science · 2021Pooled it
- Effectiveness, Acceptability, and Feasibility of Digital Health Interventions for LGBTIQ+ Young People: Systematic Review.Journal of medical Internet research · 2020Pooled it
- Prevalence and correlates of non-suicidal self-injury among lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender individuals: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Clinical psychology review · 2019Pooled it
- Mental Health, Drug, and Violence Interventions for Sexual/Gender Minorities: A Systematic Review.Pediatrics · 2019Pooled it
- Health-related regional and neighborhood correlates of sexual minority concentration: A systematic review.PloS one · 2018Pooled it
- Development and Validation of a Search Filter to Identify Research on Bisexuality.Archives of sexual behavior · 2026Article
- Development and validation of LGBTQIA+ search filters: report on process and pilot filter for queer women.Journal of the Medical Library Association : JMLA · 2025Article
- Gender Differences in Attitudes Toward Bisexual People and Bisexuality: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Psychology of sexual orientation and gender diversity · 2025Article
- How LGBTQ + adults' experiences of multiple disadvantage impact upon their health and social care service pathways in the UK & Ireland: a scoping review.BMC health services research · 2025Article
- Transgender and Gender-Diverse Minority Stress and Substance Use Frequency and Problems: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Transgender health · 2025Review
- Inclusion of LGBTQ+ Individuals in Hong Kong: A Scoping Review.Sexuality research & social policy : journal of NSRC : SR & SP · 2025Article
- LGBT-THC: A Systematic Review of Psychosocial Mechanisms Linking Minority Stressors and Cannabis Use among Sexual and Gender Minoritized Individuals.Current addiction reports · 2024Article
- Being Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans, Queer, or Intersex (LGBTQI) and Christian: A Scoping Review of Theories and Constructs in Psychological Research.International journal of sexual health : official journal of the World Association for Sexual Health · 2024Article
- A Transgender Health Information Resource: Participatory Design Study.JMIR human factors · 2023Article
- Quality of Life and Mental Health of Chinese Sexual and Gender Minority Women and Cisgender Heterosexual Women: Cross-sectional Survey and Mediation Analysis.JMIR public health and surveillance · 2023Article
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Authors and funding
3 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.
Funding
Abstract
Research on the health of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) populations can provide important information to address existing health inequalities. Finding existing research in LGBT health can prove challenging due to the plethora of terminology used. We sought to describe existing search strategies and to identify more comprehensive LGBT search terminology. We iteratively created a search string to identify systematic reviews and meta-analyses about LGBT health and implemented it in Embase, PubMed/MEDLINE, and PsycINFO databases on May 28-29, 2015. We hand-searched the journal LGBT Health. Inclusion criteria were: systematic reviews and meta-analyses that addressed LGBT health, used systematic searching, and used independent coders for inclusion. The published search terminology in each record and search strings provided by authors on request were cross-referenced with our original search to identify additional terminology. Our search process identified 19 systematic reviews meeting inclusion criteria. The number of search terms used to identify LGBT-related records ranged from 1 to 31. From the included studies, we identified 46 new search terms related to LGBT health. We removed five search terms as inappropriate and added five search terms used in the field. The resulting search string included 82 terms. There is room to improve the quality of searching and reporting in LGBT health systematic reviews. Future work should attempt to enhance the positive predictive value of LGBT health searches. Our findings can assist LGBT health reviewers in capturing the diversity of LGBT terminology when searching.
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