ReviewInternet interventions2021
A systematic review of the engagement with social media-delivered interventions for improving health outcomes among sexual and gender minorities.
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- Evaluating the effectiveness of digital health interventions for HIV prevention and treatment adherence among transgender populations: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in microbiology · 2025Pooled it
- A Treatment Mobile App for Sexual Minority Men Who Use Methamphetamine Demonstrates Reductions in Methamphetamine Use and HIV Sexual Risk Behaviors: Getting Off.AIDS and behavior · 2025Trial
- Evaluation of a Community-Based Social Media Campaign for HIV Prevention Among Latino Sexual Minority Men.Prevention science : the official journal of the Society for Prevention Research · 2026Article
- A Preventive Social Media Intervention for Perinatal Depression and Anxiety in Regional, Rural, and Remote Communities: Participatory Co-Design Study.Journal of medical Internet research · 2026Article
- Engaging LGBTQ+ Youth in Human-Centered Design of a Digital Health Intervention via Discord: Implementation Case Study.JMIR formative research · 2026Article
- Understanding mental health and psychosocial support needs among marginalised communities in Uganda.BMC public health · 2026Article
- Development of a Social Media Campaign to Support HIV Prevention and Care Among Transgender Latina Women: Community-Engaged Mixed Methods Feasibility Pilot Study.JMIR formative research · 2026Article
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- Assessing underlying health risks for severe COVID-19 infection among sexual and gender minority populations in Hawai'i.Hawai'i journal of health & social welfare · 2025Article
- Sexual and Psychosocial Risk Burdens Associated With Online Sex Seeking Among Young Men Who Have Sex With Men: Cross-Sectional Study.Journal of medical Internet research · 2025Article
- Changed detection: No relationship between working memory and media usage in Covid-era and contemporary young adults.Attention, perception & psychophysics · 2025Article
- A chatbot-delivered intervention for optimizing social media use and reducing perceived isolation among rural-living LGBTQ+ youth: Development, acceptability, usability, satisfaction, and utility.Internet interventions · 2023Article
- Applying a Social Determinants of Health Framework to Guide Digital Innovations That Reduce Disparities in Chronic Disease.Psychosomatic medicine · 2023Review
- Exploring the Evolution of Social Media in Mental Health Interventions: A Mapping Review.Yearbook of medical informatics · 2023Review
- Predicting Participant Engagement in a Social Media-Delivered Lifestyle Intervention Using Microlevel Conversational Data: Secondary Analysis of Data From a Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR formative research · 2022Article
- Examining Social Media Experiences and Attitudes Toward Technology-Based Interventions for Reducing Social Isolation Among LGBTQ Youth Living in Rural United States: An Online Qualitative Study.Frontiers in digital health · 2022Article
- Reaching the "Hard-to-Reach" Sexual and Gender Diverse Communities for Population-Based Research in Cancer Prevention and Control: Methods for Online Survey Data Collection and Management.Frontiers in oncology · 2022Article
- The Nexuses Between Social Media Marketing Activities and Consumers' Engagement Behaviour: A Two-Wave Time-Lagged Study.Frontiers in psychology · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundSexual and gender minority (SGM) persons face a number of physical and mental health disparities closely linked to discrimination, social stigma, and victimization. Despite the acceptability and increasing number of digital health interventions focused on improving health outcomes among SGM people, there is a lack of reviews summarizing whether and how researchers assess engagement with social media-delivered health interventions for this group.
objectiveThe objective of this systematic review was to synthesize and critique the evidence on evaluation of engagement with social media-delivered interventions for improving health outcomes among SGM persons.
methodsWe conducted a literature search for studies published between January 2003 and June 2020 using 4 electronic databases. Articles were included if they were peer-reviewed, in English language, assessed engagement with a social media-delivered health intervention for improving health outcomes among sexual and gender minorities. A minimum of two authors independently extracted data from each study using an a priori developed abstraction form. We assessed quality of data reporting using the CONSORT extension for pilot and feasibility studies and CONSORT statement parallel group randomized trials.
resultsWe included 18 articles in the review; 15 were feasibility studies and 3 were efficacy or effectiveness randomized trials. The quality of data reporting varied considerably. The vast majority of articles focused on improving HIV-related outcomes among men who have sex with men. Only three studies recruited cisgender women and/or transgender persons. We found heterogeneity in how engagement was defined and assessed. Intervention usage from social media data was the most frequently used engagement measure.
conclusionIn addition to the heterogeneity in defining and assessing engagement, we found that the focus of assessment was often on measures of intervention usage only. More purposeful recruitment is needed to learn about whether, how, and why different SGM groups engage with social media-interventions. This leaves significant room for future research to expand evaluation criteria for cognitive and emotional aspects of intervention engagement in order to develop effective and tailored social media-delivered interventions for SGM people. Our findings also support the need for developing and testing social media-delivered interventions that focus on improving mental health and outcomes related to chronic health conditions among SGM persons.
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