Table 7.

Observational research on telehealth: research purpose, methodologies, and sample sizes, settings.

Authors, publication date, title	Research purpose/question	Methodologies	Sample size, setting
Health issue I: hormone treatment
Sequeira et al. (2020): Transgender Youths´ Perspectives on Telehealth for Delivery of Gender-Affirming Care	Examining transgender youths´ interest in receiving gender-affirming care via telemedicine or through primary care with telehealth support	Online survey, bivariate analysis	N = 204, gender clinic
Hertling et al. (2021): Acceptance, Use, and Barriers of Telemedicine in Transgender Health Care in Times of SARS-CoV-2: Nationwide Cross-Sectional Survey	Analyzing the acceptance, use, and barriers of telemedicine in transgender healthcare in times of COVID-19	2 web-based cross-sectional surveys, descriptive statistics, regression analyses	N = 269 trans-persons and n = 202 gynecological endocrinologists
Health issue II: mental health
Fraser (2009): Etherapy: Ethical and Clinical Considerations for Version 7 of the World Professional Association for Transgender Health’s Standards of Care	Background and explanatory material for the potential inclusion of etherapy in Version 7 of the Standards of Care	Literature overview, case study	N = 1, a Saudi-based American male-to-female trans-person
Perry et al. (2018): Online Interventions for the Mental Health Needs of Trans and Gender Diverse Young People	Exploring the mental health and care pathways	Online survey (Trans Pathways)	N = 859 trans-youth, N = 194 parents and guardians