COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT AMONG OLDER ADULTS WITH INTERSECTING SEXUAL, GENDER, RACIAL, AND ETHNIC MINORITY IDENTITIES

Abstract Emerging research shows Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) older adults experience higher prevalence of cognitive impairment when compared to their heterosexual and cisgender peers of a similar age. The same is true for racial and ethnic minority older adults when compar...

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Published in:Innovation in aging 2023-12, Vol.7 (Supplement_1), p.214-214
Main Authors: Kim, Hyun-Jun, Oswald, Austin, Jung, Hailey, Fredriksen-Goldsen, Karen
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Language:English
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Summary:Abstract Emerging research shows Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) older adults experience higher prevalence of cognitive impairment when compared to their heterosexual and cisgender peers of a similar age. The same is true for racial and ethnic minority older adults when compared to their White counterparts. Little is known about the cognitive health of older adults with intersecting sexual, gender, racial, and ethnic minority identities, highlighting a critical gap in gerontological research that requires further investigation. This study utilizes four time-point data from the first longitudinal study of a racially and ethnically diverse sample of LGBTQ older adults. Multilevel mixed models accounting for intersecting sexual, gender, racial, and ethnic identities were applied to examine subgroup differences in cognitive impairment as well as risk and protective factors after controlling for confounding factors. Black and Hispanic LGBTQ minority older adults (b=5.20, p
ISSN:2399-5300
2399-5300
DOI:10.1093/geroni/igad104.0707