Older Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Adults' Experiences With Discrimination and Impacts on Expectations for Long-Term Care: Results of a Survey in the Southern United States
| Autor: | Mindi Spencer, Samuel R Bunting, Lexus Dickson, Alexis Nanna, Liam Hein, Megan Taylor |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Motivation Sexual Behavior Gender studies Long-Term Care Transgender Persons United States Long-term care Sexual and Gender Minorities Surveys and Questionnaires Transgender Sexual orientation Queer Humans Female Geriatrics and Gerontology Lesbian Psychology Nursing homes Gerontology Lesbian gay bisexual transgender Aged |
| Zdroj: | Journal of applied gerontology : the official journal of the Southern Gerontological Society. 41(3) |
| ISSN: | 1552-4523 |
| Popis: | The number of older adults in the United States is projected to increase in coming years, including the number of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, or questioning (LGBTQ+) older adults requiring long-term care (LTC) services. We conducted an online survey of older LGBTQ+ adults living in the Southern United States between January and March of 2018 to inquire about their anticipation of discrimination in and willingness to utilize LTC services. We found that 78.6% of respondents ( N = 789) anticipated discrimination in LTC. Previous experiences with discrimination, higher educational attainment, and queer/questioning sexual orientation were associated with greater expectation of discrimination. Higher anticipation of discrimination was also associated with a greater preference for utilizing LTC services offered by LGBTQ+ providers or for LGBTQ+ older adults. These findings suggest that LTC staff and researchers may be uniquely positioned to craft outreach and policies to protect LGBTQ+ LTC residents. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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