Aging with HIV: Historical and Intra-Community Differences in Experience of Aging with HIV

Msw, Wallace A. Robinson; Petty, Mary; Patton, Cindy; Sshrc, Helen Kang

doi:10.1080/10538720802179070

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“…The findings showcased that men with HIV face unique challenges in the health setting, namely, preoccupation with HIV status on the part of health providers. Many concerns were overlooked or ignored because of the emphasis on HIV, a finding that is supported in the literature ( Robinson, Petty, Patton, & Kang, 2008 ). The need for updated knowledge for providers regarding HIV treatments and training to address health issues for individuals who are HIV positive is indicated to ensure health issues and concerns are not overshadowed by HIV.…”

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confidence: 99%

Developing Resilience: Gay Men’s Response to Systemic Discrimination

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Gay men experience marked health disparities compared to heterosexual men, associated with profound discrimination. Resilience as a concept has received growing attention to increase understanding about how gay men promote and protect their health in the presence of adversity. Missing in this literature are the perspectives and experiences of gay men over 40 years. This investigation, drawing on grounded theory methods, examined how gay men over 40 years of age develop resilience over the course of their lives to promote and protect their health. In-depth interviews were undertaken with 25 men ranging between 40 and 76 years of age who experienced an array of health concerns including depression, anxiety, suicidality, and HIV. Men actively resist discrimination via three interrelated protective processes that dynamically influence the development of resilience over their life course: (a) building and sustaining networks, (b) addressing mental health, and (c) advocating for respectful care encounters. Initiatives to promote and protect the health of gay men must be rooted in the recognition of the systemic role of discrimination, while supporting men’s resilience in actively resisting discrimination.

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“…Several steps have been taken to close this gap, however. For one thing, studies have been conducted with older women and men living with HIV/AIDS in British Columbia, Ontario, and Quebec (Fritsch, 2005 ;Furlotte, 2009 ;Robinson, Petty, Patton, & Kang, 2008 ;Wallach, 2009 ). Moreover, a focus on the social issues of aging with HIV has been established, particularly within the fi eld of social work (Emlet, 2004;Maclean & Clapp, 2001 ;Poindexter, 2004 ).…”

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confidence: 99%

‘Got a room for me?’ Housing Experiences of Older Adults Living with HIV/AIDS in Ottawa

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HIV/AIDS and aging is an important emerging topic with relevance to gerontology. Currently, little is known about the housing experiences of older adults within the context of HIV/AIDS. This article explores the issue and examines interview data concerning the housing experiences of 11 older adults (52 to 67 years old) living with HIV/AIDS in Ottawa, Ontario. Participants' stories revealed concerns relating to three major themes: acceptance into retirement homes and long-term care communities, barriers to accessing subsidized housing services, and homelessness. Participants reported feeling that they lacked recognition and experienced confusion about their future housing prospects. These data suggest that a shift may be occurring in the housing needs of people aging with HIV/AIDS. This emerging population presents challenges to mainstream ideas of aging. We conclude that increased attention is needed in research, policy, and practice to address housing issues among this age group of people living with HIV/AIDS.

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“…However, HIV+ older adults are a diverse group with varied experiences (Crystal et al, 2003) and many HIV+ older adults are at risk of social isolation due to factors such as living alone (C. A. Emlet, 2006), loss of social networks due to death from HIV disease (Poindexter & Shippy, 2008), and for gay and bisexual men, the multiple stigmas of sexual minority status, aging and HIV (Robinson, Petty, Patton, & Kang, 2008). Experiences of loneliness and HIV stigma can result in poor mental health (Grov, Golub, Parsons, Brennan, & Karpiak, 2010).…”

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“I'm still raring to go”: Successful aging among lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender older adults

Wagenen

Driskell

Bradford

2013

Journal of Aging Studies

110

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While we know that minority status differentiates the experience of aging, little research has been done to examine the ways in which patterns of successful aging may differ in diverse subgroups of older adults. In this exploratory study, we investigated and described experiences of successful aging in a sample of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) older adults. Directed by a community-based participatory research process, we conducted semi-structured in-depth interviews with 22 LGBT adults, age 60 and older. We took an inductive, grounded theory approach to analyze the taped and transcribed interviews. We coded respondent experiences in four domains: physical health, mental health, emotional state and social engagement. Four gradations of successful aging emerged. Very few in our sample met the bar for “traditional success” characterized by the absence of problems in all four domains of health. Most of the sample was coping to a degree with problems and were categorized in one of two gradations on a continuum of successful aging: “surviving and thriving” and “working at it.” A small number was “ailing”: not coping well with problems. Some of the experiences that respondents described were related to LGBT status; others were related to more general processes of aging. The research suggests that a successful aging framework that is modified to include coping can better describe the experiences of LGBT older adults. The modified conceptual model outlined here may be useful in future research on this population, as well as more broadly for diverse populations of adults, and may be adapted for use in practice to assess and improve health and well-being.

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Aging with HIV: Historical and Intra-Community Differences in Experience of Aging with HIV

Cited by 13 publications

References 6 publications

Developing Resilience: Gay Men’s Response to Systemic Discrimination

Developing Resilience: Gay Men’s Response to Systemic Discrimination

‘Got a room for me?’ Housing Experiences of Older Adults Living with HIV/AIDS in Ottawa

“I'm still raring to go”: Successful aging among lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender older adults

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