Long-Term Care Expectations and Plans of Transgender and Nonbinary Older Adults

K. Abel Knochel; Dylan Flunker

doi:10.1177/0733464821992919

Long-Term Care Expectations and Plans of Transgender and Nonbinary Older Adults

K. Abel Knochel, Dylan Flunker

Social Work (Duluth)

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Abstract

Problem: Transgender and nonbinary (TNB) older adults endure discrimination from medical providers and expect it in institutional long-term care. Gender identity–based discrimination is connected to negative health outcomes and reluctance to access needed care. Objective: The aim of this study is to explore how gender identity affects TNB older adults’ fears, hopes, and plans for use of institutional long-term care. Method: Co-investigators conducted semi-structured interviews with 24 TNB older adults in Minnesota, collaboratively analyzed the results using reflexive thematic analysis, and member-checked emergent themes. Findings: Oppression is central to participants’ consideration of future long-term care. They fear mistreatment and loss of authentic gender expression and recognition in long-term care facilities. Fears of oppression factor into consideration of suicide and physical transition, although some participants hope societal shifts will lead to unbiased long-term care. Conclusion: Creation of anti-oppressive institutional and community-based long-term care options is critical to effectively serve TNB people as they age into dependence.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1542-1550
Number of pages	9
Journal	Journal of Applied Gerontology
Volume	40
Issue number	11
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/0733464821992919
State	Published - Nov 2021

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The author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: This work was supported by the University of Minnesota Clinical and Translational Science Institute—Community Health Collaborative Grant and the University of Minnesota Office of the Vice President for Research—Serendipity Grant on Aging. Research reported in this publication was supported by the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences of the National Institutes of Health (Award Number UL1TR000114).

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discrimination
health-related quality of life
institutional care
long-term care
transgender

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