Caregiving expectations and preferences in gay adult men during old age: barriers or difficulties associated with sexual orientation
Abstract
The aging of homosexual adults presents diverse peculiarities that professionals should be aware of and take into account in order to provide quality care. The lack of training and awareness of sexual diversity, as well as the lack of social and family support, can negatively affect care during aging in gay older adults. This study aims to understand the expectations and preferences for care during old age of 20 homosexual men (43 and 68 years old) and detect barriers or difficulties in care associated with sexual orientation. Focus groups and individual interviews were used for this purpose. The results highlight the greater vulnerability to discrimination as the main difficulty that homosexual adult men may encounter in caregiving during situations of dependency and the preference for home care or the collaborative housing model over residential centers. In conclusion, the need to adapt care services to LGBT needs and to train and sensitize their professional teams on sexual diversity and equality, so that the human rights are not violated during old age, is highlighted.
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