Providing inclusive, person-centred care for LGBT+ older adults : A discussion on health and social care design and delivery

© 2020 The Authors. Journal of Nursing Management published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd..

AIM: To examine how health system design and delivery can fail to support the needs of LGBT+ older adults.

BACKGROUND: LGBT+ older adults face barriers in access to care, impacting their ability to receive person-centred care in old age, which is central to the prevention and management of frailty, disability and disease.

EVALUATION: Using a conceptual framework of access to care, this commentary illustrates issues LGBT+ older adults may face in accessing health and social care services in Ireland, and provides examples of how access may be improved from the published international literature.

KEY ISSUE(S): Health policies, service design and delivery all impact on the ability of the health system to meet the needs of LGBT+ older adults across all levels and types of care.

CONCLUSION: Heteronormativity and discrimination must be addressed across the whole health system to achieve the health policy goal of supporting all older adults to enjoy health and well-being.

IMPLICATIONS FOR NURSING MANAGEMENT: We suggest nursing professionals use a systems perspective to address the multilevel issues relating to care for LGBT+ older adults. Researchers in gerontological nursing should include the experiences and outcomes of service utilization for LGBT+ older adults in their research agenda.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:29

Enthalten in:

Journal of nursing management - 29(2021), 1 vom: 13. Jan., Seite 104-108

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Roe, Lorna [VerfasserIn]
Galvin, Miriam [VerfasserIn]

Links:

Volltext

Themen:

Cultural competency
Health policy
Health services accessibility
Healthy ageing
Journal Article
Sexual and gender minorities

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 28.07.2021

Date Revised 19.04.2022

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1111/jonm.13178

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM316215899