Darren Whitfield Published in Internet Interventions

Darren Whitfield, Associate Professor and Colleagues Published in Internet Interventions

Title: A systematic review of the engagement with social media–delivered interventions for improving health outcomes among sexual and gender minorities

Objective

The 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.

Highlights

• Digital interventions are widely acceptable to sexual and gender minorities (SGM).

• There is heterogeneity in defining and assessing engagement across studies.

• Current SGM social media interventions have narrow scopes and limited population.

• Engagement in SGM-targeted interventions focuses mostly on micro level factors.

• Better evaluating engagement is crucial to effective digital interventions for SGM.

Escobar-Viera CG, Melcher EM, Miller RS, Whitfield DL, Gordon JD, Jacobson DA, Ballard AJ, Rollman BL, Pagoto S. (2021). A systematic review of the engagement with social media–delivered interventions for improving health outcomes among sexual and gender minorities. Internet Interventions. doi: 10.1016/j.invent.2021.100428