scholarly journals Subjective cognitive decline higher among sexual and gender minorities in the United States, 2015–2018

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jason D. Flatt ◽  
Ethan C. Cicero ◽  
Nickolas H. Lambrou ◽  
Whitney Wharton ◽  
Joel G. Anderson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Cognitive Decline ◽  
The United States ◽  
Subjective Cognitive Decline ◽  
Sexual And Gender Minorities ◽  
Gender Minorities ◽  
And Gender

scholarly journals Tobacco harm perceptions and use among sexual and gender minorities: findings from a national sample of young adults in the United States

2018 ◽  
Vol 81 ◽  
pp. 104-108 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ollie Ganz ◽  
Amanda L. Johnson ◽  
Amy M. Cohn ◽  
Jessica Rath ◽  
Kimberly Horn ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Young Adults ◽  
The United States ◽  
National Sample ◽  
Sexual And Gender Minorities ◽  
Gender Minorities ◽  
And Gender

scholarly journals Victimization rates and traits of sexual and gender minorities in the United States: Results from the National Crime Victimization Survey, 2017

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (40) ◽  
pp. eaba6910 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew R. Flores ◽  
Lynn Langton ◽  
Ilan H. Meyer ◽  
Adam P. Romero
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Sexual Orientation ◽  
Gender Identity ◽  
The United States ◽  
National Crime Victimization Survey ◽  
Sexual And Gender Minorities ◽  
Crime Victimization ◽  
Victimization Survey ◽  
Gender Minorities ◽  
And Gender

Do sexual and gender minorities (SGMs) in the United States encounter disproportionate rates of victimization as compared with their cisgender, heterosexual counterparts? Answering this question has proved elusive because nationally representative victimization data have not included victims’ sexual orientation or gender identity. The National Crime Victimization Survey, the nation’s primary source of representative information on criminal victimization, began documenting sexual orientation and gender identity in 2016 and released data publicly for the first time in 2019. We find SGMs disproportionately are victims across a variety of crimes. The rate of violent victimization for SGMs is 71.1 victimizations per 1000 people compared with 19.2 victimizations per 1000 people for those who are not SGMs. SGMs are 2.7 times more likely to be a victim of violent crime than non-SGMs. These findings raise the importance of further considering sexual orientation and gender identity in victimization and interventions.

scholarly journals State inequality, socioeconomic position and subjective cognitive decline in the United States

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 ◽  
pp. 100357 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rachel L. Peterson ◽  
Scott C. Carvajal ◽  
Lisa C. McGuire ◽  
Mindy J. Fain ◽  
Melanie L. Bell
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Cognitive Decline ◽  
Socioeconomic Position ◽  
The United States ◽  
Subjective Cognitive Decline

scholarly journals Study of Psychological Distress among Sexual and Gender Minorities and Cishet Young Adults of India and United States of America

2021 ◽  
Vol 58 (1) ◽  
pp. 789-798
Author(s):  
Mr. Vanshaj Gandhi, Dr. Kamini C. Tanwar
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Young Adults ◽  
Psychological Distress ◽  
United States Of America ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Sexual And Gender Minorities ◽  
Developed Country ◽  
Gender Minorities ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Distress Scale

Thedecriminalisation of homosexuality on September 6, 2018 in India has led to focus of Indian researchers towards mental health of Sexual and Gender Minorities (SGMs) who face day-to-day challenges such as social-unacceptance, identity under-expression,discrimination and hate crimes. The present study focuses onanalysing psychological distress among one of the most developed country i.e. United States of America (US) and the fast-developing country i.e. India with the inclusion of the LGBTQ+ and Cishet population. To fulfil the objective, data was collected from 200 young adults falling under 18-40 years of age from both Indians (N=100) and Americans (N= 100) through Purposive Sampling Technique. Furthermore, there were 50 LGBTQ+ and 50 Cishet sample inboth group of each country. The responses were collected through SurveyMonkey. Every respondent was individually assessed using Kessler’s Psychological Distress Scale (K10; Kessler et al.,2002) for evaluating the extent of psychological distress in the individual.The data analysis was done by Independent sample t-test using IBM SPSS software.The results indicate that 1.) Young adults of India have higher psychological distress than that of Americansas well as both the group (LGBTQ+ and Cishet Population) of India have higher psychological distress than that of the US;2) LGBTQ+ population has higher psychological distress in comparison to Cishet population in both India and US as well as for young adults.

A Fay-Herriot Model for Estimating Subjective Cognitive Decline among Military Veterans

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-5
Author(s):  
J.T. McDaniel ◽  
R.J. McDermott ◽  
T. Schneider
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Cognitive Decline ◽  
Geographic Distribution ◽  
Military Veterans ◽  
The United States ◽  
Subjective Cognitive Decline ◽  
Median Income ◽  
County Level ◽  
Auxiliary Data ◽  
Targeted Interventions

BACKGROUND: Although studies have examined the geographic distribution of dementia among the general population in order to develop geographically targeted interventions, no studies have examined the geographic distribution of subjective cognitive decline (SCD) among military veterans specifically. Objectives: To map the geographic distribution of subjective cognitive decline from 2011-2019 in the United States among military veterans. Design: Cross-sectional. Setting: United States. Participants: Individuals reporting previous service in the United States Armed Forces. Measurements: Using 2011 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) data, which is last year for which geocoded SCD data is publicly available, we estimated the survey-weighted county-level prevalence of veteran SCD for counties with >30 veterans (43 counties in 7 states). We then developed a Fay-Herriot small area estimation linear model using auxiliary data from the Census, with county-level veteran-specific covariates including % >65 years old, % female, % college educated, and median income. Following model validation, we created beta-weighted predictions of veteran SCD for all USA counties for 2011-2019 using relevant time-specific Census auxiliary data. We provide choropleth maps of our predictions. Results: Results of our model on 43 counties showed that county-level rates of SCD were significantly associated with all auxiliary variables except annual income (F = 1.49, df = 4, 38). Direct survey-weighted rates were correlated with model-predicted rates in 43 counties (Pearson r = 0.32). Regarding predicted rates for the entire USA, the average county-level prevalence rate of veteran SCD in 2011 was 13.83% (SD = 7.35), but 29.13% in 2019 (SD = 14.71) – although variation in these rates were evident across counties. Conclusions: SCD has increased since 2011 among veterans. Veterans Affairs hospitals should implement plans that include cognitive assessments, referral to resources, and monitoring patient progress, especially in rural areas.

Nicotine Use among Sexual and Gender Minority Populations

2020 ◽  
pp. 111-123
Author(s):  
Alicia K. Matthews ◽  
Cherdsak Duangchan ◽  
Chien-Ching Li
Keyword(s):  
Tobacco Use ◽  
The United States ◽  
Minority Populations ◽  
Sexual And Gender Minorities ◽  
Statistical Manual ◽  
Gender Minority ◽  
Diagnostic And Statistical Manual ◽  
Gender Minorities ◽  
Sexual And Gender Minority ◽  
And Gender

The prevalence of tobacco use disorders among sexual and gender minorities remains consistently high despite the overall reduction of tobacco use in the United States and other parts of the world. This chapter begins by describing the criteria for tobacco use disorders in the fifth edition of the American Psychiatric Association’s Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. The authors discuss rates of tobacco use based on sexual orientation and gender identity and summarize the literature describing risk and protective factors for tobacco use among sexual and gender minorities. Strategies are highlighted for reducing the overall public health threat of tobacco use in sexual and gender minority populations.

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