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. 2024 Nov 29;77Suppl 3(Suppl 3):e20230532.
doi: 10.1590/0034-7167-2023-0532. eCollection 2024.

Assessment of knowledge in oncology about care for transgender people: a scoping review

[Article in English, Portuguese]
Fernanda Fachetti Xavier de Almeida  1 , Cremilson de Paula Silva  2 , Ricardo Souza Evangelista Sant'Ana  3 , Ruan Nilton Rodrigues Melo  1   4
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Assessment of knowledge in oncology about care for transgender people: a scoping review

[Article in English, Portuguese]
Fernanda Fachetti Xavier de Almeida et al. Rev Bras Enferm. .

Abstract
in English, Spanish

Objective: to identify evidence available in the literature on instruments and methodologies used to assess healthcare professionals' knowledge about cancer care for the transgender population.

Methods: a scoping review was conducted in seven databases, including studies that answered the question: what is the healthcare professionals' level of knowledge about cancer care for the transgender population?

Results: forty-one articles were selected that dealt specifically with healthcare professionals'knowledge in relation to care for the LGBTQIAPN+ population, especially the transgender population. Eighteen studies assessed patients' perceptions of professionals'knowledge, whereas other studies used their own assessment tools, considering the global context of LGBTQIAPN+ health.

Conclusions: there is no tested and validated instrument that assesses the knowledge about the transgender population's oncological health, highlighting the need to construct and validate an instrument focused on this population's needs.

Objetivo:: identificar la evidencia disponible en la literatura sobre los instrumentos y las metodologías utilizados para evaluar el conocimiento de los profesionales de la salud sobre la atención oncológica a la población transexual.

Métodos:: revisión exploratoria realizada en siete bases de datos, incluyendo estudios que respondieran a la pregunta: ¿Cuál es el nivel de conocimiento de los profesionales de la salud sobre la atención oncológica a la población transexual?

Resultados:: se seleccionaron 41 artículos que trataban específicamente sobre los conocimientos de los profesionales sanitarios en relación con la atención a la población LGBTQIAPN+, especialmente a la población transexual. Dieciocho estudios evaluaron las percepciones de los pacientes sobre los conocimientos de los profesionales, mientras que otros estudios utilizaron sus propias herramientas de evaluación, teniendo en cuenta el contexto global de la salud LGBTQIAPN+.

Conclusión:: no existe un instrumento probado y validado que evalúe el conocimiento de la población transexual sobre salud oncológica, destacando la necesidad de construir y validar un instrumento centrado en las necesidades de esta población.

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Figure 1. Study search flowchart based on the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses extension for Scoping Reviews, 2023
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Figura 1. Fluxograma de busca dos estudos baseado no Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses extension for Scoping Reviews, 2023
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