1,091
Views
3
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Research Article

The Association between LGBTQIA+ Self-Identification and Factors Facilitating Homelessness: A Scoping Review of the Occupational Therapy Peer-Reviewed Literature

, , , , , , , , , , & show all
Pages 138-181 | Received 10 Dec 2020, Accepted 06 Mar 2021, Published online: 24 Mar 2021

References

  • Abbruzzese, L. D., & Simon, P. (2018). Special concerns for the LGBT aging patient: What rehab professionals should know. Current Geriatrics Reports, 7(1), 26–36. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13670-018-0232-6 https://doi.org/10.1007/s13670-018-0232-6
  • American Association of Retired Persons. (2018). Maintaining dignity: Understanding and responding to challenges facing older LGBT Americans. https://www.aarp.org/content/dam/aarp/research/surveys_statistics/life-leisure/2018/maintaining-dignity-lgbt.doi.10.26419%252Fres.00217.001.pdf
  • Arbesman, M., & Logsdon, D. W. (2011). Occupational therapy interventions for employment and education for adults with serious mental illness: A systematic review. The American Journal of Occupational Therapy : Official Publication of the American Occupational Therapy Association, 65(3), 238–246. https://doi:10.5014/ajot.2011.001289
  • Badgett, M. V., Choi, S. K., & Wilson, B. D. (2019). LGBT poverty in the United States: A study of differences between sexual orientation and gender identity groups. Williams Institute. https://escholarship.org/content/qt37b617z8/qt37b617z8.pdf
  • Beagan, B. L., Chiasson, A., Fiske, C. A., Forseth, S. D., Hosein, A. C., Myers, M. R., & Stang, J. E. (2013). Working with transgender clients: Learning from physicians and nurses to improve occupational therapy practice. Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy. Revue Canadienne D'ergotherapie, 80(2), 82–91. https://doi.org/10.1177/0008417413484450
  • Bonck, J., & MacRae, A. (1991). Adult day care for people with human immunodeficiency virus. Occupational Therapy in Health Care, 7(2–4), 195–212. https://doi.org/10.1080/J003v07n02_17
  • Center for American Progress. (2020). Discrimination prevents LGTQ people from accessing health care. https://www.americanprogress.org/issues/lgbtq-rights/news/2018/01/18/445130/discrimination-prevents-lgbtq-people-accessing-health-care/
  • Cochran, B. N., Stewart, A. J., Ginzler, J. A., & Cauce, A. M. (2002). Challenges faced by homeless sexual minorities: Comparison of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender homeless adolescents with their heterosexual counterparts. American Journal of Public Health, 92(5), 773–777. https://doi.org/10.2105/ajph.92.5.773
  • Coolhart, D., & Brown, M. T. (2017). The need for safe spaces: Exploring the experiences of homeless LGBTQ youth in shelters. Children and Youth Services Review, 82, 230–238. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2017.09.021
  • Covidence. (2020). Covidence data management (Version 2103 65c773d7) [Computer software]. www.covidence.org
  • Curry, S. R., Morton, M., Matjasko, J. L., Dworsky, A., Samuels, G. M., & Schlueter, D. (2017). Youth homelessness and vulnerability: How does couch surfing fit? American Journal of Community Psychology, 60(1–2), 17–24. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajcp.12156
  • Devine, R., & Nolan, C. (2007). Sexual identity & human occupation: A qualitative exploration. Journal of Occupational Science, 14(3), 154–161. https://doi.org/10.1080/14427591.2007.9686596
  • Douglass, K. M., Polcari, A., Najjar, N., Kronenfeld, J., & Deshpande, A. R. (2018). Health care for the homeless transgender community: Psychiatric services and transition care at a student-run clinic. Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved, 29(3), 940–948. https://doi.org/10.1353/hpu.2018.0070
  • Ecker, J., Aubry, T., & Sylvestre, J. (2020). Pathways into homelessness among LGBTQ2S adults. Journal of Homosexuality, 67(11), 1625–1643. https://doi.org/10.1080/00918369.2019.1600902
  • Equal Rights Center. (2014). Opening doors: An investigation of barriers to senior housing for same-sex couples. https://equalrightscenter.org/wp-content/uploads/senior_housing_report.pdf
  • Flores, A. R. (2019). Social acceptance of LGBT people in 174 countries: 1981 – 2017. Williams Institute. https://escholarship.org/content/qt5qs218xd/qt5qs218xd.pdf
  • Fraser, B., Pierse, N., Chisholm, E., & Cook, H. (2019). LGBTIQ + homelessness: A review of the literature. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 16(15), 2677. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16152677
  • Gay, C. L., Kottorp, A., Lerdal, A., & Lee, K. A. (2016). Psychometric limitations of the Center for Epidemiologic Studies-Depression scale for assessing depressive symptoms among adults with HIV/AIDS: A Rasch analysis. Depression Research and Treatment, 2016, 2824595 https://doi.org/10.1155/2016/2824595
  • Goh, K. (2018). Safe cities and queer spaces: The urban politics of radical LGBT activism. Annals of the American Association of Geographers, 108(2), 463–477. https://doi.org/10.1080/24694452.2017.1392286
  • Gutman, S. A., Diamond, H., Holness-Parchment, S. E., Brandofino, D. N., Pacheco, D. G., Jolly-Edouard, M., & Jean-Charles, S. (2004). Enhancing independence in women experiencing domestic violence and possible brain injury: An assessment of an occupational therapy intervention. Occupational Therapy in Mental Health, 20(1), 49–79. https://doi.org/10.1300/J004v20n01_03
  • Harrison, J. (2001). It’s none of my business’: Gay and lesbian invisibility in aged care. Australian Occupational Therapy Journal, 48(3), 142–145. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.0045-0766.2001.00262.x
  • Helfrich, C. A., & Simpson, E. K. (2006). Improving services for lesbian clients: What do domestic violence agencies need to do? Health Care Women Int, 27(4), 344–361. https://doi.org/10.1080/07399330500511725
  • Irwin, M., Artin, K. H., & Oxman, M. N. (1999). Screening for depression in the older adult: Criterion validity of the 10-item Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale (CES-D). Archives of Internal Medicine, 159(15), 1701–1704. https://doi.org/10.1001/archinte.159.15.1701
  • Jackson, J. (1995). Sexual orientation: Its relevance to occupational science and the practice of occupational therapy. The American Journal of Occupational Therapy : Official Publication of the American Occupational Therapy Association, 49(7), 669–679. https://doi.org/10.5014/ajot.49.7.669
  • Jessop, N. (1993). Occupational therapy with a male-to-female transsexual: A case study. British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 56(9), 322–324. https://doi.org/10.1177/030802269305600903
  • Kattari, S. K., Whitfield, D. L., Walls, N. E., Langenderfer-Magruder, L., & Ramos, D. (2016). Policing gender through housing and employment discrimination: Comparison of discrimination experiences of transgender and cisgender LGBQ individuals. Journal of the Society for Social Work and Research, 7(3), 427–447. https://doi.org/10.1086/686920
  • Kingsley, P., & Molineux, M. (2000). True to our philosophy? Sexual orientation and occupation. British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 63(5), 205–210. https://doi.org/10.1177/030802260006300504
  • Levy, D. K., Wissoker, D., Aranda, C. L., Howell, B., Pitingolo, R., Sewell, S., & Santos, R. (2017). A paired testing pilot study of housing discrimination against same-sex couples and transgender individuals. Urban Institute. https://www.urban.org/sites/default/files/publication/91486/2017.06.27_hds_lgt_final_report_report_finalized_0.pdf
  • Lindsay, S., Rezai, M., Kolne, K., & Osten, V. (2019). Outcomes of gender-sensitivity educational interventions for healthcare providers: A systematic review. Health Education Journal, 78(8), 958–976. https://doi.org/10.1177/0017896919859908
  • Marshall, C. A., Boland, L., Westover, L. A., Isard, R., & Gutman, S. A. (2020). A systematic review of occupational therapy interventions in the transition from homelessness. Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy, https://doi.org/10.1080/11038128.2020.1764094
  • McCave, E. L., Aptaker, D., Hartmann, K. D., & Zucconi, R. (2019). Promoting affirmative transgender health care practice within hospitals: An IPE standardized patient simulation for graduate health care learners. MedEdPORTAL, 15(1). https://doi.org/10.15766/mep_2374-8265.10861
  • Millard, T., Agius, P. A., McDonald, K., Slavin, S., Girdler, S., & Elliott, J. H. (2016). The positive outlook study: A randomised controlled trial evaluating online self-management for HIV positive gay men. AIDS and Behavior, 20(9), 1907–1918. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10461-016-1301-5
  • Millard, T., McDonald, K., Girdler, S., Slavin, S., & Elliot, J. (2015). Online self-management for gay men living with HIV: A pilot study. Sexual Health, 12(4), 308–314. https://doi.org/10.1071/SH15064
  • Mosey, A. C. (1996). Applied scientific inquiry in the health professions: An epistemological orientation. American Occupational Therapy Association.
  • Okoneski, D. (1991). Gay grief: Issues of love, loss, and loneliness. Occupational Therapy in Health Care, 7(2–4), 213–226. https://doi.org/10.1080/J003v07n02_18
  • Pechak, C., Summer, C., Schoen, B., Padilla, M., Lara, P., Velasco, J., & Capshaw, S. (2018). Development and preliminary assessment of interprofessional education focused on vulnerable populations. Journal of Allied Health, 47(3), 75E–81E. http://docserver.ingentaconnect.com/deliver/connect/asahp/00907421/v47n3/s15.pdf?expires=1611420120&id=0000&titleid=6329&checksum=96D61A9D0CF83CC17BE8C40E377176FC
  • Pizzi, M. (1990). The transformation of HIV infection and AIDS in occupational therapy: Beginning the conversation. American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 44(3), 199–203. https://doi.org/10.5014/ajot.44.3.199
  • Reed, A. (2015). Redressing LGBT employment discrimination via executive order. Notre Dame Journal of Law, Ethics & Public Policy, 29, 133–168.
  • Rhoades, H., Rusow, J. A., Bond, D., Lanteigne, A., Fulginiti, A., & Goldbach, J. T. (2018). Homelessness, mental health and suicidality among LGBTQ youth accessing crisis services. Child Psychiatry and Human Development, 49(4), 643–651. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10578-018-0780-1
  • Romero, A. P., Goldberg, S. K., & Vasquez, L. A. (2020). LGBT people and housing affordability, discrimination, and homelessness. Williams Institute. https://escholarship.org/content/qt3cb5b8zj/qt3cb5b8zj.pdf
  • Salerno, J. P., Williams, N. D., & Gattamorta, K. A. (2020). LGBTQ populations: Psychologically vulnerable communities in the COVID-19 pandemic. Psychological Trauma : Theory, Research, Practice and Policy, 12(S1), S239–S242. https://doi.org/10.1037/tra0000837
  • Scaffa, M., & Davis, D. A. (1991). Cultural considerations in the treatment of persons with AIDS. Occupational Therapy in Health Care, 7(2–4), 69–85. https://doi.org/10.1080/J003v07n02_08
  • Sears, B., & Mallory, C. (2011). Documented evidence of employment discrimination and its effects on LGBT people. Williams Institute.
  • Simpson, E. K. (2018). Influence of gender-based family roles on gender transition for transgender women. Journal of GLBT Family Studies, 14(4), 356–380. https://doi.org/10.1080/1550428X.2017.1359722
  • Simpson, E. K., & Helfrich, C. A. (2005). Lesbian survivors of intimate partner violence. Providing perspectives on barriers to accessing services. Journal of Gay & Lesbian Social Services, 18(2), 39–59. https://doi.org/10.1300/J041v18n02_03
  • Sun, H., & Gao, L. (2019). Lending practices to same-sex borrowers. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 116(19), 9293–9302. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1903592116
  • Sutter, M., & Perrin, P. B. (2016). Discrimination, mental health, and suicidal ideation among LGBTQ people of color. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 63(1), 98–105. https://doi.org/10.1037/cou0000126
  • Twinley, R. (2014). Sexual orientation and occupation: Some issues to consider when working with older gay people to meet their occupational needs. British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 77(12), 623–625. https://doi.org/10.4276/030802214X14176260335381
  • US Department of Housing and Urban Development. (2020). The 2019 annual homeless assessment report (AHAR) to Congress. Part 1: Point-in-time estimates of homelessness. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/sites/default/files/pdf/2019-AHAR-Part-1.pdf
  • Whitbeck, L. B., Chen, X., Hoyt, D. R., Tyler, K. A., & Johnson, K. D. (2004). Mental disorder, subsistence strategies, and victimization among gay, lesbian, and bisexual homeless and runaway adolescents. Journal of Sex Research, 41(4), 329–342. https://doi.org/10.1080/00224490409552240
  • Wilson, B. D., Choi, S. K., Harper, G. W., Lightfoot, M., Russell, S., & Meyer, I. H. (2020). Homelessness among LGBT adults in the US. Williams Institute. https://escholarship.org/content/qt9kp233rh/qt9kp233rh.pdf
  • Yarns, B. C., Abrams, J. M., Meeks, T. W., & Sewell, D. D. (2016). The mental health of older LGBT adults. Current Psychiatry Reports, 18(6), 1–11. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11920-016-0697-y

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.