痴呆症护理研究和心理社会因素
Sarah McCrackin1, Nadine Austin2, Jessica Vanderwerf1
1University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA.
Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association
|December 26, 2025
概括
有认知障碍的LGBTQ+老年人需要可访问,文化响应的护理和社会支持. 解决耻辱是改善他们的大脑健康结果和资源利用的关键.
科学领域:
- 老年学是指老年学的学科.
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 神经科学是一个神经科学.
背景情况:
- 女同性恋,男同性恋,双性恋,跨性别者和酷尔 (LGBTQ +) 的老年人经历了大脑健康服务的重大障碍.
- 与异性恋, cisgender 同龄人相比,这个人群面临的不良大脑健康结果的风险更高.
- 迫切需要解决LGBTQ+老年人的大脑健康方面的医疗保健差异.
研究的目的:
- 确定美国LGBTQ+认知障碍老年人的独特医疗需求.
- 探索在获得大脑健康维护护理,支持和资源方面面临的挑战.
- 为老年LGBTQ+个体提供公平记忆护理策略的发展信息.
主要方法:
- 与LGBTQ+成年人 (60+) 进行的半结构面试,这些成年人有轻度认知障碍 (MCI) 或自我报告的认知问题 (n=15).
- 采访还包括获得许可的临床医生 (n=5) 为这一群体提供护理.
- 使用接地理论分析的定性数据,以确定新出现的主题.
主要成果:
- 关键主题包括对可访问,高质量的社会支持的迫切需要.
- 识别了对年龄友好和LGBTQ+文化响应资源的需求.
- 强调减少耻辱的必要性,以提高资源利用率.
结论:
- 有认知障碍的LGBTQ+老年人面临着不同的需求和挑战.
- 缺乏社会支持是影响该人口的一个主要结构性问题.
- 未来的步骤包括开发基于证据的计划,并与社区参与,以满足已识别的需求.
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