dc.contributor.author | Westwood, Susan | |
dc.contributor.author | Willis, Paul | |
dc.contributor.author | Fish, Julie | |
dc.contributor.author | Hafford-Letchfield, Trish | |
dc.contributor.author | Semlyen, Joanne | |
dc.contributor.author | KIng, Andrew | |
dc.contributor.author | Beach, Brian | |
dc.contributor.author | Almack, Kathryn | |
dc.contributor.author | Kneale, Dylan | |
dc.contributor.author | Toze, Michael | |
dc.contributor.author | Becares, Laia | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2020-08-06T00:05:50Z | |
dc.date.available | 2020-08-06T00:05:50Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2020-05 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Westwood , S , Willis , P , Fish , J , Hafford-Letchfield , T , Semlyen , J , KIng , A , Beach , B , Almack , K , Kneale , D , Toze , M & Becares , L 2020 , ' Older LGBT+ health inequalities in the UK: setting a research agenda ' , Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health , vol. 74 , no. 5 , pp. 408-411 . https://doi.org/10.1136/jech-2019-213068 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 0143-005x | |
dc.identifier.other | ORCID: /0000-0002-4342-241X/work/78467953 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/2299/23046 | |
dc.description | This article has been accepted for publication in Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 2020, following peer review, and the Version of Record can be accessed online at http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/jech-2019-213068. © Authors (or their employer(s) 2020. Reuse of this manuscript version (excluding any databases, tables, diagrams, photographs and other images or illustrative material included where a another copyright owner is identified) is permitted strictly pursuant to the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial 4.0 International licence (CC-BY-NC 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/. | |
dc.description.abstract | Lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans+ (LGBT+) people report poorer health than the general population and worse experiences of healthcare particularly cancer, palliative/end-of-life, dementia and mental health provision. This is attributable to: a) social inequalities, including ‘minority stress’; b) associated health-risk behaviours (e.g. smoking, excessive drug/alcohol use, obesity); c) loneliness and isolation, affecting physical/mental health and mortality; d) anticipated/experienced discrimination and e) inadequate understandings of needs among healthcare providers. Older LGBT+ people are particularly affected, due to the effects of both cumulative disadvantage and ageing. There is a need for greater and more robust research data to support growing international and national government initiatives aimed at addressing these health inequalities. We identify seven key research strategies: 1) Production of large datasets; 2) Comparative data collection; 3) Addressing diversity and intersectionality among LGBT+ older people; 4) Investigation of healthcare services’ capacity to deliver LGBT+ affirmative healthcare and associated education and training needs; 5) Identification of effective health promotion and/or treatment interventions for older LGBT+ people, and sub-groups within this umbrella category; 6) Development an (older) LGBT+ health equity model; 7) Utilisation of social justice concepts to ensure meaningful, change-orientated data production which will inform and support government policy, health promotion and healthcare interventions. | en |
dc.format.extent | 4 | |
dc.format.extent | 315856 | |
dc.language.iso | eng | |
dc.relation.ispartof | Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health | |
dc.subject | Health Inequalities; Social Determinants; sexual orientation | |
dc.subject | Gender identity | |
dc.subject | Sexual orientation | |
dc.subject | Ageing | |
dc.subject | Social Determinants of Health | |
dc.title | Older LGBT+ health inequalities in the UK: setting a research agenda | en |
dc.contributor.institution | Communities, Young People and Family Lives | |
dc.contributor.institution | Centre for Research in Public Health and Community Care | |
dc.contributor.institution | School of Health and Social Work | |
dc.description.status | Peer reviewed | |
rioxxterms.versionofrecord | 10.1136/jech-2019-213068 | |
rioxxterms.type | Journal Article/Review | |
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