Healthy Aging in Community for Older Lesbians
Healthy Aging in Community for Older Lesbians
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DOI：
10.1089/lgbt.2015.0019
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发表时间：
2016-04-01
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影响因子：
4.8
通讯作者：
Cahill, Sean
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作者：
Bradford, Judith B.;Putney, Jennifer M.;Cahill, Sean
目的：在波士顿和马萨诸塞州的外开普，我们探讨了60岁及以上的女同性恋者对健康老龄化和社区重要性的期望。方法：在完成匿名人口统计调查问卷后，对参与者进行焦点小组调查。专题分析被用来产生专题，并确定这些专题在城市和农村环境中的差异。结果：小组讨论的重点是社区，财务，住房和医疗保健。主要关注的问题包括继续获得支持性和女同性恋社区作为老龄化过程中恢复力的来源。结论：对歧视和孤立的关注反映了国家研究中发现的主题。研究结果表明，有必要对女同性恋者晚年的住房和交通需求进行更多的研究，重点是这些需求与负担能力，可及性以及接近社会支持和医疗保健的关系。这些调查结果还表明，需要大量投资，以加强老年人服务提供者与LGBT相关的文化能力。
Purpose: In Boston and Outer Cape, Massachusetts, we explored the expectations of lesbians 60 years and older regarding healthy aging and community importance. Methods: Focus groups were conducted with participants after completing an anonymous demographic questionnaire. Thematic analysis was used to generate themes and identify how they varied by urban versus rural settings. Results: Group discussions focused on community, finances, housing, and healthcare. Primary concerns included continued access to supportive and lesbian communities as a source of resilience during aging. Conclusion: Concerns about discrimination and isolation mirror themes found in national research. The study findings suggest a need for more research into the housing and transportation needs of lesbians approaching later life, with a focus on how those needs relate to affordability, accessibility, and proximity to social support and healthcare. These findings also suggest the need for substantial investments in strengthening the LGBT-related cultural competence of providers of services for the elderly.