Understanding Patterns of Healthy Aging Among Men Who Have Sex With Men: Protocol for an Observational Cohort Study

With the graying of sexual and gender minority communities and the growing number of people aged ≥50 years living with HIV, it is increasingly important to understand resilience in the context of the psychosocial aspects of aging and aging well. This paper aims to describe the methods and sample for...

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Published in:JMIR research protocols 2021-09, Vol.10 (9), p.e25750-e25750
Main Authors: Egan, James E, Haberlen, Sabina A, Meanley, Steven, Ware, Deanna, Brown, Andre L, Siconolfi, Daniel, Brennan-Ing, Mark, Stall, Ron, Plankey, Michael W, Friedman, M Reuel
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acquired immune deficiency syndrome
Aging
AIDS
Cohort analysis
Community support
Data collection
Domestic violence
Enrollments
Gays & lesbians
Health care
Health disparities
HIV
Homophobia
Human immunodeficiency virus
Mens health
Middle age
Minority & ethnic groups
Observational studies
Protocol
Public health
Research methodology
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Summary:With the graying of sexual and gender minority communities and the growing number of people aged ≥50 years living with HIV, it is increasingly important to understand resilience in the context of the psychosocial aspects of aging and aging well. This paper aims to describe the methods and sample for the Understanding Patterns of Healthy Aging Among Men Who Have Sex With Men study. This observational cohort study was conducted within the Multisite AIDS Cohort Study (MACS) and was designed to explore resiliencies to explain patterns of health and illness among middle-aged and older sexual minority men. To be eligible, a participant had to be an active participant in the MACS, be at least 40 years of age as of April 1, 2016, and report any sex with another man since enrollment in the MACS. Eligible participants (N=1318) completed six biannual surveys between April 2016 and April 2019. The mean age of the sample was 59.6 years (range 40-91 years). The sample was mostly White, educated, gay-identified, and included both HIV-positive (656/1318, 49.77%) and HIV-negative (662/1318, 50.23%) men. Understanding resiliencies in aging is a critical springboard for the development of more holistic public health theories and interventions that support healthy aging among older sexual minority men. RR1-10.2196/25750.
ISSN:1929-0748
1929-0748
DOI:10.2196/25750