Health and discrimination in the aging process LGBTQIA+

• Autor(a) principal: Batista, Ana Carolaine de Souza
• Data de Publicação: 2023
• Outros Autores: Soares, Julys Nathan Ferreira, Oliveira, Ester Mascarenhas, Suto, Cleuma Sueli Santos, Jesus, Marília Emanuela Ferreira de, Pegoraro, Vanessa Alvarenga, Bampi, Luciana Neves da Silva
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por; eng
• Título da fonte: REVISA : Revista de Divulgação Científica Sena Aires (Online)
• Texto Completo: https://rdcsa.emnuvens.com.br/revista/article/view/193
• topic: Minorias Sexuais e de Gênero; Envelhecimento Populacional; Atenção à Saúde; Comportamento de Procura de Cuidados de Saúde; Acesso aos Serviços de Saúde.; Sexual and Gender Minorities; Population-ageing; Delivery of Health Care; Health Care Seeking Behavior; Health Services Accessibility

Objective: To identify the experiences and discrimination experienced by the aging LGBTQIA+ population during the provision of health services. Method: Exploratory study with a qualitative approach, through the application of a questionnaire with sociodemographic information and questions about previous experiences within health institutions and perception of care received. Results: Nine people participated, predominantly identified as cisgender men; and, only one was aged between 65 and 70 years. Most seek the health service twice a year motivated mainly by particular problems, the respiratory system, high blood pressure or persistent pain. They indicated that there was no discouragement to seek services and most did not report experiences of discrimination. Conclusion: The low frequency of discrimination may indicate the difficulty of characterizing the exposure and/or experiences of this population. Therefore, one should seek to understand what this population considers discrimination by health services to LGBTQIA+ people during the aging process.