14. openhouse: Community Building and Research in the LGBT Aging Population

Adelman, Marcy; Gurevitch, Jeanette; Vries, Brian de; Blando, John A.

doi:10.7312/kimm13618-014

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“…Unlike their heterosexual peers, older LGBT adults are more likely to live alone and rely on friends or informal caregivers for support later in life (Adelman, Gurevitch, de Vries, & Blando, 2006;Stein et al, 2010).…”

Section: Isolationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Breaking Barriers and Building Bridges: Understanding the Pervasive Needs of Older LGBT Adults and the Value of Social Work in Health Care

Erdley

Anklam²,

Reardon

2014

Journal of Gerontological Social Work

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Given the rise in the aging population and the increased use of health care services, there is a demand for awareness and training that targets underserved populations such as older lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) adults. Older LGBT adults are 5 times less likely to access health care and social services (King, 2009). Ethically responsible health service delivery is needed to capitalize on the strengths and capabilities of older LGBT adults and is vital for combating existing health disparities. Social workers aim to prevent ongoing gaps in care for older LGBT adults that can lead to negative individual and social consequences.

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Section: Isolationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Breaking Barriers and Building Bridges: Understanding the Pervasive Needs of Older LGBT Adults and the Value of Social Work in Health Care

Erdley

Anklam²,

Reardon

2014

Journal of Gerontological Social Work

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“…In the so-called openhouse survey held in San Francisco, containing the largest sample of gay and lesbian seniors (709 over the age of 50) to date, 24 percent of gay men and 19 percent of lesbians over the age of 65 lived alone; the comparable percentages for San Franciscan older men and women, according to census data, were 3 and 8 percent, respectively (Adelman, Gurevitch, de Vries, & Blando, 2006). Additionally, 72 percent of gay men and 43 percent of lesbians over the age of 65 reported having no children, significantly different from Himes' (1992) estimation that approximately 80 percent of Americans over the age of 60 have at least one living child.…”

Section: Among 161 Self-identified Agingmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Relation Between Social Embeddedness and Loneliness among Older Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Adults in the Netherlands

Fokkema

Kuyper

2007

Arch Sex Behav

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Research has shown that aging lesbians, gay men, and bisexuals (LGBs) often experience feelings of loneliness. The main aim of this study was to examine whether older LGB adults in the Netherlands are lonelier than their heterosexual counterparts and, if so, whether the higher levels of loneliness can be attributed to a lower degree of social embeddedness. Using data from the Gay Autumn project and the NESTOR survey on Living Arrangements and Social Networks of Older Adults, we found that LGB elders were significantly lonelier and less socially embedded than heterosexual elders. Compared with their heterosexual peers, older LGBs were more likely to have experienced divorce, to be childless or to have less intensive contact with their children. They also had less intensive contact with other members of their families and they were less frequent churchgoers. Their weaker level of social embeddedness, however, only partially explained the stronger feelings of loneliness among older LGB adults. Nor could their higher levels of loneliness be attributed to other, non-social embeddedness factors (health, living conditions, self-esteem, and socioeconomic status). Emphasis on other aspects of social embeddedness, such as the quality of social relationships in the private domain and minority stress, is an important challenge for future research.

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“…In San Francisco Bay Area data (Adelman et al, 2006), for example, almost 75% of gay men aged 65 and older and about one-half of lesbians of comparable ages identified themselves as single; interestingly, although not surprisingly, about the same percentages reported that they did not have any children. In a national study of over 1, 200 LGBT boomers (MetLife, 2010), with a comparison sample of comparable size from the general population, it was found that LGBT persons were more than 1 1 / 2 times more likely to be single than the predominantly heterosexual population.…”

Section: Community-based Needs Assessmentsmentioning

confidence: 82%

“…For example, Adelman, Gurevitch, de Vries, and Blando (2006) found, with a sample of just over 1,300 LGBT people ranging in ages from 18 to 92, that, although most women who have sex with women (WSW) identify as "lesbian," older (i.e., ages 65 and older) women are much more likely (by a factor of almost 10) to identify as "gay" than are younger women. Examining men from the same study, the differences are more modest, yet still evocative.…”

Section: Community-based Needs Assessmentsmentioning

confidence: 97%

“…The poorer health is associated with higher rates of some cancers (anal cancers for gay men and higher rates of exposure to human papillomavirus: Chin-Hong et al, 2004; reproductive cancers for lesbians: Valanis et al, 2000) and of disabilities (47%, with rates for women higher than rates for men; Fredriksen-Goldsen et al, 2011). Asthma and Diabetes are also seen more frequently among LGBT persons than among the general population (Adelman et al, 2006); there are also higher rates of HIV/AIDS (Fredriksen-Goldsen et al, 2011).…”

Section: Social Supportmentioning

confidence: 97%

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