http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6216-4014
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Abstract
Using data from the Caregiving in the U.S. 2015 national survey, we compared characteristics of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) and non-LGBT caregivers of older adults and explored predictors of caregiver strain. LGBT caregivers were younger, more racially/ethnically diverse, and less frequently a spouse/partner compared with their heterosexual counterparts. LGBT caregivers more frequently reported helping with medical nursing tasks and reported higher levels of financial strain. While LGBT identity was not an independent predictor of greater strain, characteristics more frequently reported by LGBT caregivers were, for instance, helping with medical nursing tasks. In addition, LGBT individuals who were children of the older adult were more likely to report higher levels of emotional strain than other relationship types.