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Sex differences in unmet needs between male and female older Veterans. 男性和女性老年退伍军人在未满足需求方面的性别差异。

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Journal of Women & Aging Pub Date : 2024-11-01 Epub Date: 2024-07-08 DOI: 10.1080/08952841.2024.2375480

Sandra Garcia-Davis, Pranjal Tyagi, Erin D Bouldin, Jared Hansen, Ben J Brintz, Polly Noel, Randall Rupper, Ranak Trivedi, Bruce Kinosian, Orna Intrator, Mary Jo Pugh, Luci K Leykum, Stuti Dang

{"title":"Sex differences in unmet needs between male and female older Veterans.","authors":"Sandra Garcia-Davis, Pranjal Tyagi, Erin D Bouldin, Jared Hansen, Ben J Brintz, Polly Noel, Randall Rupper, Ranak Trivedi, Bruce Kinosian, Orna Intrator, Mary Jo Pugh, Luci K Leykum, Stuti Dang","doi":"10.1080/08952841.2024.2375480","DOIUrl":"10.1080/08952841.2024.2375480","url":null,"abstract":"Aging Veterans face complex needs across multiple domains. However, the needs of older female Veterans and the degree to which unmet needs differ by sex are unknown. We analyzed responses to the HERO CARE survey from 7,955 Veterans aged 55 years and older (weighted N = 490,148), 93.9% males and 6.1% females. We evaluated needs and unmet needs across the following domains: activities of daily living (ADLs), instrumental ADLs (IADLs), health management, and social. We calculated weighted estimates and compared sex differences using age-adjusted prevalence ratios. On average, female Veterans were younger, more were Non-Hispanic Black and unmarried. Females and males reported a similar prevalence of problems across all domains. However, compared to males, female Veterans had a lesser prevalence of missed appointments due to transportation (aPR 0.49; 95% CI: 0.26-0.92), housework unmet needs (aPR: 0.44; 95% CI: 0.20-0.97), and medication management unmet needs (aPR: 0.33; 95% CI: 0.11-0.95) but a higher prevalence of healthcare communication unmet needs (aPR: 2.40; 95% CI: 1.13-5.05) and monitoring health conditions unmet needs (aPR: 2.13, 95% CI: 1.08-4.20). Female Veterans' common experience of unmet needs in communicating with their healthcare teams could result in care that is less aligned with their preferences or needs. As the number of older female Veterans grows, these data and additional work to understand sex-specific unmet needs and ways to address them are essential to providing high-quality care for female Veterans.","PeriodicalId":47001,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Women & Aging","volume":" ","pages":"518-533"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141560048","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Women Veterans as caregivers: Characteristics and comparisons with women non-veterans using BRFSS. 作为照顾者的女性退伍军人：退伍女兵的特征以及与使用 BRFSS 的非退伍女兵的比较。

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Journal of Women & Aging Pub Date : 2024-11-01 Epub Date: 2024-11-09 DOI: 10.1080/08952841.2024.2409998

Amy Henion, Amanda Cheney, Mary Jo Pugh, Luci K Leykum, Ranak B Trivedi, Stuti Dang, Andrea Kalvesmaki, Kim Sundstrom, Rand Rupper, Erin D Bouldin

{"title":"Women Veterans as caregivers: Characteristics and comparisons with women non-veterans using BRFSS.","authors":"Amy Henion, Amanda Cheney, Mary Jo Pugh, Luci K Leykum, Ranak B Trivedi, Stuti Dang, Andrea Kalvesmaki, Kim Sundstrom, Rand Rupper, Erin D Bouldin","doi":"10.1080/08952841.2024.2409998","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/08952841.2024.2409998","url":null,"abstract":"Veterans frequently need assistance because of injuries and chronic conditions, but also serve as caregivers to family and friends. Our aim was to describe the prevalence of characteristics and experiences of women veterans who serve as caregivers and compare them with non-veteran women. We measured caregiving prevalence caregiving among women veterans (N = 4,179) and women non-veterans (n = 160,307) using population-based data from 48 jurisdictions in the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System from 2021 to 2022. We calculated weighted prevalence estimates and adjusted prevalence ratios [PR] for the association between veteran status and three health outcomes adjusted for age, race and ethnicity, and caregiving activities. Similar proportions (∼23%) of women veterans (n = 1,000) and non-veterans (n = 36,929) were caregivers. Among women caregivers, veterans were more likely than non-veterans to have had a chronic health condition (63 vs. 57%), disability (39 vs. 35%), and current frequent mental distress (27 vs. 22%), although all were quite prevalent in both groups. In adjusted models, the only significant difference was in current frequent mental distress among women veterans compared with non-veteran women caregivers age 18-44 (PR = 1.49, 95%CI: 1.20 - 1.85). Women veterans provide similar care as non-veteran women. However, younger women veteran caregivers more frequently experience mental distress, suggesting the importance of routine assessment of caregiving status to initiate support. This may be a result of military experiences (e.g., combat, trauma) and related comorbidities (e.g., traumatic brain injury, PTSD) that could enhance caregiving burden, making caregiver support, chronic disease self-management programs, and mental health services priorities for women veteran caregivers.","PeriodicalId":47001,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Women & Aging","volume":"36 6","pages":"534-545"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142630422","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Relationships among age, motivation, and exercise among women Veterans. 女退伍军人的年龄、动机和锻炼之间的关系。

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Journal of Women & Aging Pub Date : 2024-11-01 Epub Date: 2024-06-08 DOI: 10.1080/08952841.2024.2351621

Katherine Buckheit, Abigail Savage, Paul R King, Laura J Buchholz, Michael Wade, Laura O Wray

{"title":"Relationships among age, motivation, and exercise among women Veterans.","authors":"Katherine Buckheit, Abigail Savage, Paul R King, Laura J Buchholz, Michael Wade, Laura O Wray","doi":"10.1080/08952841.2024.2351621","DOIUrl":"10.1080/08952841.2024.2351621","url":null,"abstract":"Physical activity (PA) and exercise are central to maintaining health, however research has shown steep declines in PA and exercise among women Veterans as they age. Though motivation may be an important contributor to initiating and sustaining exercise that may change across the lifespan, little is known about exercise motivation and its relation to age and exercise behavior among women Veterans. This cross-sectional study sought to describe exercise motivations, examine relationships among exercise motivations and age, and explore the degree to which age and motivation predict self-reported exercise behavior among women Veterans. We conducted a secondary data analysis from a regional mail survey of 197 women Veterans (mean age = 51; SD = 10.5) enrolled in Veterans Health Administration primary care in a northeastern region (N = 180 in analysis). Measures included demographics (age, body mass index), self-reported exercise motivation, and an estimate of average weekly exercise. Participants endorsed multiple motivators for exercise, most prominently fitness and health management. Age was significantly negatively related to amount of exercise and with socializing as an exercise motivation. After accounting for body mass index, age was a significant predictor of exercise behavior, and exercise motivations accounted for an additional 7.3% of variance in self-reported weekly exercise. Our results suggest that although motivation is a potentially important predictor of exercise, factors beyond motivation may better predict exercise in women Veterans. Further research is needed on personal and practical facilitators and barriers to exercise in this population.","PeriodicalId":47001,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Women & Aging","volume":" ","pages":"439-449"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141293820","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Insomnia and unhealthy alcohol use in a National Sample of Women Veterans 50 years and older enrolled in the Veterans Health Administration. 退伍军人健康管理局登记的 50 岁及以上女性退伍军人全国样本中的失眠和不健康饮酒情况。

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Journal of Women & Aging Pub Date : 2024-11-01 Epub Date: 2024-09-03 DOI: 10.1080/08952841.2024.2395105

Caitlan A Tighe, Deirdre A Quinn, Monique Boudreaux-Kelly, Karley Atchison, Rachel L Bachrach

{"title":"Insomnia and unhealthy alcohol use in a National Sample of Women Veterans 50 years and older enrolled in the Veterans Health Administration.","authors":"Caitlan A Tighe, Deirdre A Quinn, Monique Boudreaux-Kelly, Karley Atchison, Rachel L Bachrach","doi":"10.1080/08952841.2024.2395105","DOIUrl":"10.1080/08952841.2024.2395105","url":null,"abstract":"In this study, we examined rates of insomnia and co-occurring unhealthy alcohol use in a national sample of women Veterans age 50 years and older. We further explored associations between sociodemographic measures, insomnia-related clinical characteristics, and unhealthy alcohol use, and analyzed whether women with insomnia were more likely to report unhealthy alcohol use. Study aims were evaluated using national Veterans Health Administration (VA) electronic health records data from VA's Corporate Data Warehouse. Data were extracted for women Veterans ≥50 years old with ≥1 VA primary care visit in each study year (2018: 3/11/18-3/10/19; 2020: 3/11/20-3/10/21; 2022: 3/11/22-3/10/23). Cases of insomnia were identified via diagnostic codes and prescription medications for insomnia. Unhealthy alcohol use was identified via Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test-Consumption screening scores indicating unhealthy alcohol use. Annual sample sizes ranged from 240,420-302,047. Over the study timeframe, insomnia rates (diagnosis or medication) among women ≥50 years old ranged from 18.11-19.29%; co-occurring insomnia and unhealthy alcohol use rates ranged from 2.02-2.52%. Insomnia and unhealthy alcohol use rates were highest among women aged 50-59 years old. Depression and physical health comorbidities were consistently associated with insomnia; associations by race and ethnicity were less consistent. Compared to women without insomnia, women Veterans with either concurrent or unremitting insomnia were more likely to endorse unhealthy alcohol use. Findings signal a potential need for assessment and preventative efforts aimed at addressing insomnia and unhealthy alcohol use among women Veterans.","PeriodicalId":47001,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Women & Aging","volume":" ","pages":"504-517"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142120875","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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A mobile telehealth program for behavioral treatment of urinary incontinence in women Veterans: Qualitative evaluation of MyHealtheBladder. 针对女性退伍军人尿失禁行为治疗的移动远程保健计划：MyHealtheBladder 的定性评估。

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Journal of Women & Aging Pub Date : 2024-11-01 Epub Date: 2024-09-27 DOI: 10.1080/08952841.2024.2401716

Kathryn Burgio, Katharina Echt, Alayne Markland, Ekene Enemchukwu, Beverly Williams

{"title":"A mobile telehealth program for behavioral treatment of urinary incontinence in women Veterans: Qualitative evaluation of MyHealtheBladder.","authors":"Kathryn Burgio, Katharina Echt, Alayne Markland, Ekene Enemchukwu, Beverly Williams","doi":"10.1080/08952841.2024.2401716","DOIUrl":"10.1080/08952841.2024.2401716","url":null,"abstract":"Women Veterans constitute a distinctive cohort whose exposure to military service can contribute to development of bladder conditions, such as urinary incontinence (UI), as they age. Behavioral therapies are recommended as first-line treatment for incontinence, yet many VA Medical Centers do not have staff trained to administer them. The purpose of this research study was to conduct a qualitative program evaluation of MyHealtheBladder, a mobile telehealth version of an evidence-based eight-week behavioral treatment program designed for women Veterans with incontinence. MyHealtheBladder uses mobile telehealth technology to teach pelvic floor muscle exercises, bladder control strategies, fluid management, risk factor reduction, and self-monitoring. Eighteen women Veterans who completed a pilot study of MyHealtheBladder participated in semi-structured telephone interviews exploring their experience with the program. A directed content analysis was conducted of the transcribed interview data. Participants described ease of accessing MyHealtheBladder using smart phones and other mobile devices, emphasizing the flexibility of using the program at home, work, or while traveling. Most participants described program content as understandable, relevant, and easy to follow. They discussed how the program increased knowledge of UI, promoted consistency in practicing behavioral therapy, strengthened pelvic floor muscles, reduced urine leakage, and improved psychosocial wellbeing. Suggestions for improvement included more interaction with staff, more individualized tailoring of content to UI type, incorporating in-person clinic visits, and including supplementary material. Participants uniformly endorsed the program and recommended it for other women Veterans, as well as for those in active duty to prevent or treat UI earlier in the life course.","PeriodicalId":47001,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Women & Aging","volume":" ","pages":"475-491"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142336840","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Aging women Veterans' health and well-being: Social and developmental perspectives. 老年女性退伍军人的健康和福祉：社会和发展视角。

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Journal of Women & Aging Pub Date : 2024-11-01 Epub Date: 2024-11-09 DOI: 10.1080/08952841.2024.2421639

Christina M Marini, Anica Pless Kaiser

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Scoping review of the role of social support in women veterans' psychosocial and health outcomes. 社会支持在女性退伍军人的社会心理和健康结果中所起作用的范围界定审查。

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Journal of Women & Aging Pub Date : 2024-09-09 DOI: 10.1080/08952841.2024.2395111

Rachael Shaw,Carrie Pengelly,Charlotte Crinnin,Evodie Amina,Adrianus V Wutz,Paul R King

{"title":"Scoping review of the role of social support in women veterans' psychosocial and health outcomes.","authors":"Rachael Shaw,Carrie Pengelly,Charlotte Crinnin,Evodie Amina,Adrianus V Wutz,Paul R King","doi":"10.1080/08952841.2024.2395111","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/08952841.2024.2395111","url":null,"abstract":"Women veterans are a steadily growing population and have unique military experiences (e.g., report high rates of sexual harassment and assault) that are impactful across the lifespan. High levels of positive social support have been linked to a range of positive outcomes in both civilian and military populations. However, research has not consistently explored social support and interpersonal functioning in women veterans, or as potential mechanisms of change within interventions for women veterans. This is a scoping review of peer-reviewed articles that evaluated social support. Articles with at least 10% women or formally evaluated sex or gender in reference to social support were included. A total of 69 studies evaluated social support in relation to women veterans' health outcomes. From a biopsychosocial perspective, social support is an important construct to examine relative to health care engagement and response. Limited research considered aging women veterans needs or focused on the intersectional identities of women veterans. Positive social support can have major physical and mental health benefits, yet limited research and disparate methodological approaches minimize the ability to draw conclusions on how social support can best be leveraged to support women veterans. Women veterans' roles and military experiences (e.g., increased likelihood of combat exposure) are changing and this population is aging. Research is needed to inform best practices for this growing segment of the veteran population.","PeriodicalId":47001,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Women & Aging","volume":"141 1","pages":"1-25"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-09-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142178593","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Sex differences in dementia diagnosis: a fourteen-year retrospective analysis of cases using the Registry of Dementia of Girona. 痴呆症诊断中的性别差异：利用赫罗纳痴呆症登记处对病例进行的 14 年回顾性分析。

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Journal of Women & Aging Pub Date : 2024-09-03 DOI: 10.1080/08952841.2024.2397158

Mònica Morros-Serra, Eva M Melendo-Azuela, Josep Garre-Olmo, Oriol Turró-Garriga, Sebastià Santaeugènia

{"title":"Sex differences in dementia diagnosis: a fourteen-year retrospective analysis of cases using the Registry of Dementia of Girona.","authors":"Mònica Morros-Serra, Eva M Melendo-Azuela, Josep Garre-Olmo, Oriol Turró-Garriga, Sebastià Santaeugènia","doi":"10.1080/08952841.2024.2397158","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/08952841.2024.2397158","url":null,"abstract":"Objective: To evaluate the impact of sociodemographic and clinical sex/gender-associated factors on dementia severity at the time of diagnosis.Methods: Retrospective, cross-sectional study using 2007-2020 data from the Registry of Dementia of Girona (ReDeGi), collecting information from new dementia diagnoses in the seven hospitals of the Health Region of Girona (Northeast region of Catalonia, Spain). Sociodemographic and clinical variables were compared by sex and dementia severity at diagnosis. A multivariate analysis stratified by sex evaluated the risk of having a moderate/severe dementia diagnosis.Results: Of 9614 new dementia cases, 6040 (62.8%) were women, and 3574 (37.2%) were men. Women and men aged 75-85 years had 27.9% (p = .003) and 43.1% (p < .001) less risk of moderate/severe diagnosis, respectively, than those >85. Being institutionalized increased the risk of moderate/severe diagnosis more in women (159.9%; p < .001) than in men (114.8%; p = .030). Being single and having a higher education increased the risk of moderate/severe diagnosis by 76.2% (p = .039) and 69.8% (p = .021), respectively, only in women.Conclusions: Age, education level, marital status, and place of residence were differentially associated with moderate/severe dementia at the time of diagnosis in women and men, indicating sex/gender differences in dementia severity at diagnosis, with an increased impact on women.","PeriodicalId":47001,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Women & Aging","volume":" ","pages":"1-14"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2024-09-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142120876","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Grandparenting and life satisfaction of the aged in rural areas: A study in Kalia Upazila of Narail District. 农村地区祖父母与老年人的生活满意度：纳莱尔县卡利亚乡的一项研究。

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Journal of Women & Aging Pub Date : 2024-09-03 DOI: 10.1080/08952841.2024.2393539

Dipika Chandra, Dipak Kumar Das, Afsana Polly

{"title":"Grandparenting and life satisfaction of the aged in rural areas: A study in Kalia Upazila of Narail District.","authors":"Dipika Chandra, Dipak Kumar Das, Afsana Polly","doi":"10.1080/08952841.2024.2393539","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/08952841.2024.2393539","url":null,"abstract":"In rural Bangladesh, older adults generally enjoy their role as grandparents and spend their leisure and inactive periods (non-involvement in income-generating activities) with their grandchildren. The life satisfaction of the older adults partly lies in their role-playing as grandparents. The aim of this study was to examine the impact of caring for grandchildren on the life satisfaction of the older adults in rural areas. A survey method was used to conduct the study, and the age of the participants was 60 years and above. Four Mohollas of Kalia Upazilla of Narail district were selected purposively, and 253 older adults (123 male & 130 female) were chosen by using a purposive sampling technique. An interview schedule (containing both open and close-ended questions) was used to collect data in the months of November and December 2018. The findings showed that activities with grandchildren and caregiving roles depended on the age structure, and families with more household income were found to enhance the life satisfaction with grandparenting. There was a significant association between the life satisfaction of older adults and their grandparenting role. By identifying some dimensions of family involvement and socio-demographic conditions, this research aims to provide a deeper understanding of the dynamics of how grandparenting impacts the life satisfaction of older adults in rural areas of Bangladesh. The results might help to minimize the shortfalls of policy regarding the well-being of the older adults by focusing on their social and psychological needs. This will ensure aging is in place for everyone.","PeriodicalId":47001,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Women & Aging","volume":" ","pages":"1-16"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2024-09-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142120874","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Picturing the dance: intersections of gender, sexuality, and age in older women queer square dancers. 描绘舞蹈：老年女性同性恋广场舞者的性别、性和年龄交集。

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Journal of Women & Aging Pub Date : 2024-09-01 Epub Date: 2024-05-13 DOI: 10.1080/08952841.2024.2347718

Christine A Walsh, Alison L Grittner

{"title":"Picturing the dance: intersections of gender, sexuality, and age in older women queer square dancers.","authors":"Christine A Walsh, Alison L Grittner","doi":"10.1080/08952841.2024.2347718","DOIUrl":"10.1080/08952841.2024.2347718","url":null,"abstract":"A dearth of research has focused on the diverse experiences of aging sexual minority populations and, in particular, older sexual minority women. Studies that have disaggregated the population of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, questioning, queer, intersex and two-spirit (LGBTQIS+) older adults reveal that due to minority stress and a lifetime of disadvantage. Lesbians experience higher rates of chronic health conditions and mental health problems (including loneliness) than heterosexual women and greater financial inequalities compared to gay men or heterosexual women. Despite this, limited inquiry has explored the everyday lives of older queer women and fewer still draws upon women's commentary on their own lived experiences or centers older women as authoritative agents and experts on their own lives. In response to this knowledge deficit, this research traverses the aging experiences of female-identified members of a gay square dance (GSD) club in Toronto, Canada. We apply queer theory to explicate the unique ways in which a GSD club queers the aging process for 14 older women dancers. Findings of the inquiry highlight the ways in which these dancers confront and reject heteronormativity, while illuminating pathways to successful aging for older sexual diverse women. The older women dancers in this study perform gender in ways that challenged heteronormativity and gender binaries, enhanced belongingness and acceptance, embodied joy, and fostered wellness. These concepts have been identified as critical factors in successful aging and highlight what queering aging might look like for this resilient population who have overcome a lifetime of disadvantage.","PeriodicalId":47001,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Women & Aging","volume":" ","pages":"382-397"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140913089","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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