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Att åldras utanför normen: En scoping review om HBTQ+personers erfarenheter av vård och omsorg ur ett livsloppsperspektiv
Jönköping University, School of Health and Welfare, HHJ, Institute of Gerontology.
2025 (Swedish)Independent thesis Advanced level (degree of Master (One Year)), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesisAlternative title
Aging Outside the Norm: A scoping review on LGBTQ+ Individuals’ Experiences of Health and Social Care from a life course perspective (English)
Abstract [sv]

Introduktion: Bristen på synlighet av äldre HBTQ+ personer påverkar deras hälsa och dagens heteronormativa vårdsystem genererar en oro inför framtida vårdbehov. Äldre HBTQ+ personer kan känna ett behov av att dölja sin identitet för att skydda sig mot diskriminering eller använda sig av andra strategier för att låta kroppen få fortsätta vara queer till livets slut. Syfte: Att undersöka äldre HBTQ+ personers erfarenheter av vård- och omsorgstjänster. Metod: Scoping Review enligt Arksey & O´Malley bestående av fem steg. Sökningar gjordes i databaserna Cinahl, PsykInfo och Pubmed. Resultat: Trettioen artiklar identifierades baserat på inklusionskriterierna. Fem huvudteman framkom; När vården inte ser hela människan, framtiden som kanske inte rymmer alla, social isolering, att gå tillbaka in i garderoben samt att osynliggöras i vården. Konklusion: Många äldre HBTQ+ personer har erfarenheter av tidigare diskriminering inom hälso- och sjukvård och bär även på en oro för eventuellt framtida vårdbehov. Det förekommer olika strategier för den queera personen att röra sig inom det heteronormativa vårdsystemet. Det finns ett behov av framtida forskning av faktiskt levd erfarenhet hos den “äldre äldre” populationen men även att fånga upp nyanserna av behov hos den heterogena HBTQ+ gruppen.

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Introduction: The lack of visibility of older LGBTQ+ individuals impacts their health, and today’s heteronormative healthcare system generates concern about future care needs. Older LGBTQ+ people may feel the need to hide their identity to protect themselves from discrimination or use other strategies to allow the body to remain queer until the end of life. Aim: To examine older LGBTQ+ individuals’ experiences of health and social care services. Method: A scoping review based on the five-step framework by Arksey & O’Malley. Searches were conducted in Cinahl, PsycInfo and Pubmed. Results: Thirty-one articles were identified based on the inclusion criteria. Five main themes emerged: When healthcare fails to see the whole person, a future that may not include everyone, social isolation, returning to the closet, and being rendered invisible in healthcare. Conclusion: Many older LGBTQ+ individuals have past experiences of discrimination within health and social care and also bear concerns about future care needs. Various strategies are used by queer individuals to navigate the heteronormative care system. There is a need for future research into the actual lived experiences of the “older old” population, as well as a deeper understanding of the diverse needs within the heterogeneous LGBTQ+ community.

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2025. , p. 45
Keywords [en]
Norm critic, Heteronormativity, Minority stress, Queer Phenomenology, Ageism
Keywords [sv]
Normkritik, Heteronorm, Minoritetsstress, Queer fenomenologi, Ålderism
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URN: urn:nbn:se:hj:diva-68505OAI: oai:DiVA.org:hj-68505DiVA, id: diva2:1969497
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HHJ, Gerontology
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Available from: 2025-06-16 Created: 2025-06-15 Last updated: 2025-10-13Bibliographically approved

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