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The LGBT+ Individual Perspective of Aging in Brazilian Society

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: This study describes the perceptions of aging and the health care received by 101 LGBT+ individuals in Brazil (São Paulo, Mato Grosso, and Rio Grande do Sul). Participants completed an online 13-item demographic and LGBT+ perception questionnaire. The age ranged from 18 to 55 years, 75.5% were Caucasian, 92% self-identified as cisgender and 55% were homosexual. Most did not stop seeking healthcare (59.8%) because of fear, but they avoided revealing their sexuality to health professionals (65.7%). Participants had negative views about aging and regarded the health system as caustic, and health professionals exhibited unethical behaviors and gaps of knowledge related to LGBT+ practice. Continuing education about the LGBT+ community should be prioritized to mediate discriminatory healthcare.

Source: Psicologia Teoria e Pesquisa

DOI: 10.1590/0102.3772e40402.en

Authors: Willian Roger Dullius, Sheila O’Keefe-McCarthy, Lynn McCleary, Silvana Alba Scortegagna

Institutions: Universidade de Passo Fundo, Brock University

Language: English

Topic: LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy

Subfield: Social Psychology

Field: Psychology

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Good health and well-being, Reduced inequalities

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W4399424909

FWCI: 0.903

Cites: 30

Cited by: 3

Related to: 10