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- Title
Unmet Needs Assessment of Geriatric and Pre Geriatric Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Intersex (LGBTI) Individuals in Urban India.
- Authors
Prasad, G. Shiva
- Abstract
This cross sectional study was planned to assess the unmet needs of geriatric and pre geriatric sexual minorities in an Indian city of Vadodara (Gujarat) to assist a city based NGO to design an appropriate outreach and hospice programme for them. 33 self identified as gay/lesbian/bisexual/Transgender/hijra/intersex, (elderly sexual minorities) Age = 50 were selected by Snowballing technique. A Semi structured qualitative interviews and questionnaire was developed and administered. The three types of unmet needs: social, medical and housing emerged. On the basis of the findings two types of interventions may be planned: 1) all inclusive Outreach programme and 2) Hospice programme (build an active retirement and hospice centre). The outreach programme suggests that this group should be enrolled in to Government schemes for the elderly. A geriatric social counsellor, a geriatrician are to be included in this programme. Skill identification, enhancement and income boosting initiatives, volunteer visitor services and home delivery of nutritious meals should be the part of this programme.
- Subjects
OLDER LGBTQ+ people; OLDER gay people; INSTITUTIONAL care of older people; GERIATRICS; SEXUAL minorities; SERVICES for older people
- Publication
Indian Journal of Gerontology, 2016, Vol 30, Issue 1, p122
- ISSN
0971-4189
- Publication type
Article