Differences in Mental, Cognitive, and Functional Health by Sexual Orientation Among Older Women: Analysis of the 2015 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System | Zendy

Kristie L. Seelman | Zendy

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Differences in Mental, Cognitive, and Functional Health by Sexual Orientation Among Older Women: Analysis of the 2015 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System

Author(s) -

Kristie L. Seelman

Publication year - 2018

Publication title -

the gerontologist

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.524

H-Index - 138

eISSN - 1758-5341

pISSN - 0016-9013

DOI - 10.1093/geront/gnx215

Subject(s) - sexual minority , sexual orientation , mental health , lesbian , socioeconomic status , psychology , clinical psychology , ethnic group , gerontology , behavioral risk factor surveillance system , distress , cognition , health equity , odds , logistic regression , medicine , psychiatry , public health , population , social psychology , environmental health , nursing , sociology , anthropology , psychoanalysis

This study addresses a gap in the knowledge base regarding whether there are differences in mental, cognitive, and functional health between sexual minority women aged 65 and older and their heterosexual counterparts, as well as whether disparities are moderated by age, socioeconomic status, and race/ethnicity.

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