Creating Supportive Environments for LGBT Older Adults: An Efficacy Evaluation of Staff Training in a Senior Living Facility

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• Alternative Title:
  J Gerontol Soc Work
• Personal Author:
  Holman, Elizabeth Grace ; Landry-Meyer, Laura ; Fish, Jessica N.
• Description:
  Supportive housing later in life tends to be a key concern for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) elders. Most senior care providers are un(der)prepared to meet the needs of older LGBT adults. This study evaluated the efficacy of a 4 hours, face-to-face, research-based, LGBT-diversity training designed to improve senior housing facility staff's cultural competency regarding the needs of LGBT elders. Findings from this study found a significant increase in LGBT content knowledge between pre- and post-intervention assessments and a significant decrease in perceived preparedness when working with LGBT elders. These effects remained significant after controlling for staff designation, religion, educational attainment, and training session. Findings suggest that staff's cultural competence affected their perceived readiness to address LGBT elders' needs. Implications are related to the concept of cultural humility or the lifelong process of understanding others' experiences based on the recognition of lack of un(der)preparedness to create a culturally supportive residential environment.
• Subjects:
  Aged Article Cultural Competence Cultural Competency Female Health Personnel Housing Humans LGBT Male Ohio Older Adults Residential Facilities Senior Care Facilities Sexual And Gender Minorities Staff Training Transgender Persons

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• Source:
  J Gerontol Soc Work. 63(5):464-477
• Pubmed ID:
  32449479
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC8015408
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  P2C HD050959/HD/NICHD NIH HHSUnited States/ ; U48 DP006382/DP/NCCDPHP CDC HHSUnited States/
• Volume:
  63
• Issue:
  5
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:c82f213f2ed060b79359485d4c9d787cdd5211e278431269184d6f6ba1f81f00
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/104999/cdc_104999_DS1.pdf
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