URDU VERSION OF THE TELEMEDICINE SATISFACTION QUESTIONNAIRE AND TELEHEALTH USABILITY QUESTIONNAIRE: AN INTRODUCTORY INVESTIGATION AMONG PAKISTANI TRANSGENDER INDIVIDUALS.

THE HEALTH OF TRANSGENDER INDIVIDUALS ARE AT HIGH RISK IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES. THE TRANSGENDER INDIVIDUALS ARE DESTITUTE OF BASIC HEALTH REQUIREMENTS IN THESE COUNTRIES. EVEN THOUGH TELEMEDICINE SATISFACTION QUESTIONNAIRE (TSQ) AND TELEHEALTH USABILITY QUESTIONNAIRE (TUQ) ARE CONSIDERED VALID AND RELIABLE INSTRUMENT IN DEVELOPED ECONOMIES. BUT IT CANNOT BE INVESTIGATED YET FOR TRANSGENDER INDIVIDUALS IN DEVELOPING ECONOMIES ESPECIALLY IN PAKISTAN. THE PURPOSE OF THIS STUDY IS TO INVESTIGATE THE RELIABILITY AND VALIDITY OF THE URDU VERSION OF TSQ AND TUQ. DATA WAS COLLECTED USING CONVENIENCE SAMPLING TECHNIQUE. A TOTAL OF 350 TRANSGENDER INDIVIDUALS FROM FOUR (LAHORE, FAISALABAD, RAWALPINDI AND GUJRANWALA) MAJOR CITIES OF PUNJAB WERE PARTICIPATED IN THIS STUDY. THE RESULT SHOWED THAT URDU VERSION OF TSQ AND TUQ ARE CONSIDERED VALID AND RELIABLE. THEREFORE, THIS URDU VERSION CAN BE USED OF FUTURE STUDIES. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]