Cultural Competence Training for Healthcare Professionals Working with LGBT Older Adults

The population of the aging lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community is significant and growing rapidly. As LGBT individuals age and begin to move into healthcare communities, they are fearful of apathy, discrimination, and abuse by healthcare providers and other residents. Person-cen...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Educational gerontology 2013-06, Vol.39 (6), p.454-463
Hauptverfasser:	Gendron, Tracey, Maddux, Stu, Krinsky, Lisa, White, Jay, Lockeman, Kelly, Metcalfe, Yohvane, Aggarwal, Sadashiv
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aging (Individuals) Cultural Awareness Curriculum Discrimination Feedback (Response) Formative Evaluation Gays & lesbians Health Personnel Health Services Homosexuality Intervention Interviews Medical personnel Nursing homes Older people Participant Observation Pretests Posttests Program Effectiveness Program Evaluation Quality of Life Social Bias Training Virginia
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Zusammenfassung:	The population of the aging lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community is significant and growing rapidly. As LGBT individuals age and begin to move into healthcare communities, they are fearful of apathy, discrimination, and abuse by healthcare providers and other residents. Person-centered cultural competence and sensitivity among service providers is necessary in order for LGBT individuals to share the same quality of life as other members of the aging community. Programming developed to educate healthcare professionals and aging-services providers on issues related to aging as an LGBT adult must be thoughtfully evaluated to show both efficacy and impact.
ISSN:	0360-1277 1521-0472
DOI:	10.1080/03601277.2012.701114