Journal article
Comfort Among Older Lesbian and Gay People in Disclosing Their Sexual Orientation to Health and Aged Care Services
Journal of Applied Gerontology, Vol.40(2), pp.132-141
01/02/2021
PMID: 32478630
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Abstract
Being comfortable in disclosing one’s sexual orientation to health and aged care providers is important for older lesbian and gay adults, given that nondisclosure is associated with poorer health and well-being outcomes. In a sample of 752 lesbian and gay adults aged 60 years and older living in Australia, we found only 51% of lesbian women and 64% of gay men felt fully comfortable to disclose their sexual orientation to health and aged care service providers. For both the women and the men, those who felt fully comfortable to disclose reported significantly less internalized homophobia; had fewer experiences of discrimination in the past year; and reported greater lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex (LGBTI) community connectedness. Feeling fully comfortable was also predicted by fewer experiences of lifetime discrimination among the men. These findings may help those seeking to assist older lesbian and gay people in feeling comfortable and being open with health and aged care service providers.
Details
- Title
- Comfort Among Older Lesbian and Gay People in Disclosing Their Sexual Orientation to Health and Aged Care Services
- Creators
- Anthony Lyons - La Trobe University, Melbourne, Victoria, AustraliaBeatrice Alba - La Trobe University, Melbourne, Victoria, AustraliaAndrea Waling - La Trobe University, Melbourne, Victoria, AustraliaVictor Minichiello - La Trobe University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, AustraliaMark Hughes - Southern Cross UniversityCatherine Barrett - Alice’s Garage, Melbourne, Victoria, AustraliaKaren Fredriksen-Goldsen - University of Washington, Seattle, USASamantha Edmonds - National LGBTI Health Alliance, Sydney, New South Wales, AustraliaChristopher A Pepping - La Trobe University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Publication Details
- Journal of Applied Gerontology, Vol.40(2), pp.132-141
- Publisher
- Sage Publications, Inc.
- Grant note
- This research was funded by the Australian Research Council (Grant No. LP160100221).
- Identifiers
- 991012925033402368
- Copyright
- © The Author(s) 2020
- Academic Unit
- School of Health and Human Sciences; Social Work; Faculty of Health
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article