Abstract
Background: With increasing age, the health status of older individuals commonly deteriorates and their care needs greatly increase. Therefore, many individuals are in need for formal or informal long-term care. In order to plan suitable long-term care settings, it is important to know the long-term care preferences of an ageing population (both heterosexuals and sexual minorities). The aim of this study is to systematically review the literature for evidence on preferences regarding long-term care and the potential differences with regard to sexual orientation. Methods and analysis: This study protocol for a systematic review is reported according to the PRISMA-P guidelines. A comprehensive search of published studies will be conducted using PubMed, Web of Science and PsycINFO bibliographic databases. Following predefined inclusion criteria, two authors will screen the titles and abstracts of the studies independently. Afterwards, we will obtain and screen full-text articles of eligible studies using the predefined inclusion criteria. Discrepancies will be resolved by consensus or consultation with a third researcher. Data will be extracted and synthesised. Extracted data will be categorised based on study design, type of long-term care preferences and the group (sexual orientation) which is addressed. The quality of reporting of the studies included will be assessed.
Highlights
In recent years, many initiatives have been conducted to promote healthy ageing and to enable ageing in place as long as it is possible [1,2]
The literature search strategy was developed based on medical subject headings (MeSH) and text words related to three terms: (i) nursing home, (ii) sexual and gender minorities and (iii) long-term care preferences
We will include studies in which long-term care plans are explicitly indicated/described
Summary
Many initiatives have been conducted to promote healthy ageing and to enable ageing in place as long as it is possible [1,2]. Many individuals are aware that with increasing age their health status commonly deteriorates, the care needs may greatly increase and at some point, living independently at home may be impossible [3] For those reasons, providing proper care and proper accommodation for older individuals who cannot care for themselves is becoming an important issue for the health care system and for health policy. We would like to know whether the preferences differ among heterosexuals and sexual minorities This is an important issue for planning possible changes in the health care system or nursing home policy in order to correspond and adapt long-term care to the requirements and needs of every group
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