Exploring the Impact of Sexual Orientation on Experiences and Concerns about End of Life Care and on Bereavement for Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Older People
Exploring the Impact of Sexual Orientation on Experiences and Concerns about End of Life Care and on Bereavement for Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Older People
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DOI：
10.1177/0038038510375739
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发表时间：
2010-10-01
影响因子：
2.9
通讯作者：
Bellamy, Gary
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作者：
Almack, Kathryn;Seymour, Jane;Bellamy, Gary
这篇文章探讨了性取向(1)如何影响人们对同性关系中的临终关怀和丧亲的担忧和体验。我们利用了来自四个有女同性恋老年人(N=15)的焦点小组的探索性数据，这是一个更大的项目的一部分，该项目调查了一系列老年人对临终关怀的担忧。我们将这些发现放在关于晚期现代社会中家庭形式的更广泛变化、以及社会变化和人口结构变化的辩论背景下。我们对临终关怀和丧亲的关注揭示了与女同性恋者、男同性恋者和双性恋者(LGB)年龄增长相关的一系列相对被忽视的问题，以及更广泛地说，非传统亲密关系和个人网络中的关怀和支持主题。我们指出，对面临临终关怀和丧亲问题的老年女同性恋者和男同性恋者的生活进行进一步研究具有重要意义。
This article explores how sexual orientation(1) may impact on concerns about, and experiences of, end of life care and bereavement within same-sex relationships. We draw on exploratory data from four focus groups with lesbian and gay elders (N = 15), which formed part of a larger project investigating a range of older people's concerns about end of life care. We set the findings in the context of debates about broader changes to family forms within late modernity, alongside social change and demographic shifts. Our focus on end of life care and bereavement sheds light on a series of relatively neglected issues associated with lesbian, gay and bisexual (LGB) ageing and, more broadly, the topics of care and support within 'non-traditional' intimate relationships and personal networks. We point to the importance of further research into the lives of older lesbians and gay men facing issues of end of life care and bereavement.