@article {12423, title = {Functional Limitations and Access to Long-Term Services and Supports Among Sexual Minority Older Adults.}, journal = {Journal of Applied Gerontology}, volume = {41}, year = {2022}, pages = {2056-2062}, abstract = {

Little is known about sexual minority (SM) older adults{\textquoteright} activities of daily living (ADL) and instrumental activities of daily living (IADL) limitations and their subsequent access to long-term services and supports (LTSS). We analyzed cross-sectional data from the 2016 Health and Retirement Study limited to individuals >=50~years old. Bivariate analyses were performed to examine 1) sexual identity differences in the prevalence of ADL/IADL limitations and 2) associations of sexual identity with having ADL/IADL limitations and having access to help with ADL/IADL limitations. Our sample consisted of 3833 older adults, 6\% ( = 213) were SM. Compared to heterosexual participants, bisexual older adults had greater reports of ADL/IADL limitations (20.9\% vs. 35.9\%, = 0.013). Among those who reported having ADL/IADL limitations ( = 803), there were no sexual identity differences in accessing help for ADL/IADL limitations ( = .901). Our findings contribute to the limited research on LTSS access among SM older adults.

}, keywords = {Functional limitations, long-term support, sexual identity, sexual minorities}, issn = {1552-4523}, doi = {10.1177/07334648221099006}, author = {Travers, Jasmine L and Shippee, Tetyana P and Flatt, Jason D and Caceres, Billy A} }