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Coming out to care — caregivers of gay and lesbian seniors in Canada
Author(s)	Shari Brotman, Bill Ryan, Shannon Collins
Journal title	The Gerontologist, vol 47, no 4, August 2007
Pages	pp 490-503
Source	http://www.geron.org
Keywords	Sexual orientation ; Older men ; Older women ; Informal care ; Services ; Needs [elderly] ; Qualitative Studies ; Canada.
Annotation	The experiences of caregivers of gay and lesbian older people living in the community in Canada are explored. This article also identifies issues that emerged from an exploration of access to and equity in health care services for this population. The study used a qualitative methodology based on principles of grounded theory in which open-ended interviews were undertaken with 17 caregivers living in three different cities across Canada. Findings indicate several critical themes, including the impact of felt and anticipated discrimination, complex processes of coming out, the role of caregivers, self-identification as a caregiver, and support. Several recommendations are considered for change in the light of emerging themes, including expanding the definition of caregivers to be more inclusive of gay and lesbian realities, developing specialised services, and advocating to eliminate discrimination faced by this population. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-080407201 A
Classmark	ES6: BC: BD: P6: I: IK: 3DP: 7S
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