This workshop will explore the distinct needs of older LGBTQ+ people, drawing on international perspectives to identify gaps in research, policy, and practice. Older LGBTQ+ adults represent a growing and diverse population who face unique challenges as they age, including social isolation, higher rates of mental health difficulties, barriers in accessing health and social care, and persistent experiences of discrimination. Despite these challenges, their needs are poorly recognised within ageing, frailty, and palliative care research, as well as in health and social care practice more broadly.
The event will be framed around an ongoing scoping review, which synthesises the ways older LGBTQ+ people’s needs have been recognised in research and in need identification tools used in health and social care practice. The scoping review has identified both strengths and limitations in existing approaches, revealing the lack of consensus on what constitutes the distinct and pressing needs for people who identify under this banner.
ORGANISERS
Dr Richard Green, School of Health Sciences, University of Surrey
Dr Milton Crenitte, Geriatrician, University of São Paulo
Dr Sarah Combes, School of Health Sciences, University of Surrey
Dr Ashok Jammigumpula, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Manipal Academy of Higher Education
Organised in partnership with the Centre of Excellence on Ageing
Photo by Steve Johnson on Unsplash
