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Planning to move into a nursing home in old age: does sexual orientation matter? / Buczak-Stec, Elzbieta; König, Hans-Helmut; Hajek, André.

in: AGE AGEING, Jahrgang 50, Nr. 3, 05.05.2021, S. 974-979.

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Buczak-Stec, E, König, H-H & Hajek, A 2021, 'Planning to move into a nursing home in old age: does sexual orientation matter?', AGE AGEING, Jg. 50, Nr. 3, S. 974-979. https://doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afaa185

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Buczak-Stec, E., König, H-H., & Hajek, A. (2021). Planning to move into a nursing home in old age: does sexual orientation matter? AGE AGEING, 50(3), 974-979. https://doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afaa185

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Buczak-Stec E, König H-H, Hajek A. Planning to move into a nursing home in old age: does sexual orientation matter? AGE AGEING. 2021 Mai 5;50(3):974-979. https://doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afaa185

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title = "Planning to move into a nursing home in old age: does sexual orientation matter?",
abstract = "BACKGROUND: Qualitative studies showed that community-dwelling Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) individuals perceive that LGBT individuals are discriminated against in nursing homes (NHs) due to their sexual orientation. Therefore, the objective of this quantitative, population-based study was to investigate the link between sexual orientation and planning to move into a NH in oldage.METHODS: Cross-sectional data from the most recent sixth wave of the nationally representative German Ageing Survey (n = 4,645) were used. The sexual orientation was dichotomized (heterosexual; sexual minorities including gay/lesbian, bisexual and other). Planning to move into a NH in the future (yes/no) was our outcome measure. Multiple logistic regressions were performed (adjusting for various socioeconomic, psychosocial and health-related covariates).RESULTS: Regressions showed that sexual orientation was not significantly associated with plans to move to a NH. Preference to move into NH were consistently positively associated with age (OR: 1.04 (1.02-1.07), not having at least one child (OR: 2.17 (1.41-3.36)), high education (OR: 3.82 (1.32-11.11)), greater loneliness (OR: 1.44 (1.05-1.96)) and worse physical functioning (OR: 0.99 (0.98-1.00)).CONCLUSIONS: Unexpectedly, our results showed that plans to move to a NH did not differ significantly between heterosexual individuals and sexual minorities. This indicates that sexual orientation does not play a significant role in shaping preferences around moving into a NH 'in general'. In contrast, other factors like age, greater loneliness and worse physical functioning were important. Those factors should be taken into account when shaping and updating policies on nursing homes.",
author = "Elzbieta Buczak-Stec and Hans-Helmut K{\"o}nig and Andr{\'e} Hajek",
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RIS

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T1 - Planning to move into a nursing home in old age: does sexual orientation matter?

AU - Buczak-Stec, Elzbieta

AU - König, Hans-Helmut

AU - Hajek, André

N1 - © The Author(s) 2020. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the British Geriatrics Society. All rights reserved. For permissions, please email: journals.permissions@oup.com.

PY - 2021/5/5

Y1 - 2021/5/5

N2 - BACKGROUND: Qualitative studies showed that community-dwelling Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) individuals perceive that LGBT individuals are discriminated against in nursing homes (NHs) due to their sexual orientation. Therefore, the objective of this quantitative, population-based study was to investigate the link between sexual orientation and planning to move into a NH in oldage.METHODS: Cross-sectional data from the most recent sixth wave of the nationally representative German Ageing Survey (n = 4,645) were used. The sexual orientation was dichotomized (heterosexual; sexual minorities including gay/lesbian, bisexual and other). Planning to move into a NH in the future (yes/no) was our outcome measure. Multiple logistic regressions were performed (adjusting for various socioeconomic, psychosocial and health-related covariates).RESULTS: Regressions showed that sexual orientation was not significantly associated with plans to move to a NH. Preference to move into NH were consistently positively associated with age (OR: 1.04 (1.02-1.07), not having at least one child (OR: 2.17 (1.41-3.36)), high education (OR: 3.82 (1.32-11.11)), greater loneliness (OR: 1.44 (1.05-1.96)) and worse physical functioning (OR: 0.99 (0.98-1.00)).CONCLUSIONS: Unexpectedly, our results showed that plans to move to a NH did not differ significantly between heterosexual individuals and sexual minorities. This indicates that sexual orientation does not play a significant role in shaping preferences around moving into a NH 'in general'. In contrast, other factors like age, greater loneliness and worse physical functioning were important. Those factors should be taken into account when shaping and updating policies on nursing homes.

AB - BACKGROUND: Qualitative studies showed that community-dwelling Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) individuals perceive that LGBT individuals are discriminated against in nursing homes (NHs) due to their sexual orientation. Therefore, the objective of this quantitative, population-based study was to investigate the link between sexual orientation and planning to move into a NH in oldage.METHODS: Cross-sectional data from the most recent sixth wave of the nationally representative German Ageing Survey (n = 4,645) were used. The sexual orientation was dichotomized (heterosexual; sexual minorities including gay/lesbian, bisexual and other). Planning to move into a NH in the future (yes/no) was our outcome measure. Multiple logistic regressions were performed (adjusting for various socioeconomic, psychosocial and health-related covariates).RESULTS: Regressions showed that sexual orientation was not significantly associated with plans to move to a NH. Preference to move into NH were consistently positively associated with age (OR: 1.04 (1.02-1.07), not having at least one child (OR: 2.17 (1.41-3.36)), high education (OR: 3.82 (1.32-11.11)), greater loneliness (OR: 1.44 (1.05-1.96)) and worse physical functioning (OR: 0.99 (0.98-1.00)).CONCLUSIONS: Unexpectedly, our results showed that plans to move to a NH did not differ significantly between heterosexual individuals and sexual minorities. This indicates that sexual orientation does not play a significant role in shaping preferences around moving into a NH 'in general'. In contrast, other factors like age, greater loneliness and worse physical functioning were important. Those factors should be taken into account when shaping and updating policies on nursing homes.

U2 - 10.1093/ageing/afaa185

DO - 10.1093/ageing/afaa185

M3 - SCORING: Journal article

C2 - 32939532

VL - 50

SP - 974

EP - 979

JO - AGE AGEING

JF - AGE AGEING

SN - 0002-0729

IS - 3

ER -