TY - JOUR
T1 - Caregiving and care receiving among older lesbian, gay, and bisexual adults
AU - Grossman, Arnold H.
AU - D'Augelli, Anthony R.
AU - Dragowski, Eliza A.
N1 - Funding Information:
The authors acknowledge the staff and volunteers of the agencies and groups who cooperated in recruiting participants. Timothy O’Connell is thanked for assistance with the research design, and planning and organization skills that helped the project begin. The authors also thank the study participants. This research was supported by the Research Challenge Fund of New York University’s Steinhardt School of Education.
PY - 2007
Y1 - 2007
N2 - A survey research design was used to examine caregiving, care receiving, and the willingness to provide caregiving among lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) older adults recruited from community groups. More than one-third reported receiving care from people other than healthcare providers in the last five years; more than two thirds provided care to other LGB adults. Those who had given care were more likely than non-caregivers to give care in the future. The gender and sexual orientation of recipients of future help affected participants' willingness to provide care, as did their education level and style of coping. Participants willing to provide care to older LGB adults perceived such experiences to be less burdensome and more personally rewarding than those who were unwilling to provide care.
AB - A survey research design was used to examine caregiving, care receiving, and the willingness to provide caregiving among lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) older adults recruited from community groups. More than one-third reported receiving care from people other than healthcare providers in the last five years; more than two thirds provided care to other LGB adults. Those who had given care were more likely than non-caregivers to give care in the future. The gender and sexual orientation of recipients of future help affected participants' willingness to provide care, as did their education level and style of coping. Participants willing to provide care to older LGB adults perceived such experiences to be less burdensome and more personally rewarding than those who were unwilling to provide care.
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U2 - 10.1300/J041v18n03_02
DO - 10.1300/J041v18n03_02
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:39049149481
SN - 1053-8720
VL - 18
SP - 15
EP - 38
JO - Journal of Gay and Lesbian Social Services
JF - Journal of Gay and Lesbian Social Services
IS - 3-4
ER -