Abstract: A Scoping Review of LGBTQ+ Multigenerational Programming: Evolving Practices and Promising Programs (Society for Social Work and Research 28th Annual Conference - Recentering & Democratizing Knowledge: The Next 30 Years of Social Work Science)
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8P A Scoping Review of LGBTQ+ Multigenerational Programming: Evolving Practices and Promising Programs

Schedule:
Thursday, January 11, 2024
Marquis BR Salon 6, ML 2 (Marriott Marquis Washington DC)
* noted as presenting author
Leyi (Joy) Zhou, MSW, MSW, LMSW, PhD Student, University of California, Berkeley
Angie Perone, Assistant Professor, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA, Berkeley, CA
Background and Purpose:

Research has well-documented health, mental health, housing, employment, and economic disparities for LGBTQ+ older adults. Despite these obstacles, LGBTQ+ communities have a long history of seeking creative ways to overcome these gaps, and multigenerational support is one potential solution that could mediate some of these challenges. The AIDS epidemic in the 1980s and 1990s and the more recent COVID-19 pandemic again necessitated the creation of creative caregiving models and non-traditional systems of support that invoked multigenerational support networks. While LGBTQ+ multigenerational programs are gaining more attention as a potential intervention and alternative system of support for LGBTQ+ older adults, the state of scholarly research in this area is unknown–leaving many social workers without an important set of evidence-based tools to support this population. This scoping review fills that gap.

Methods:

This review maps the literature on the design and evaluation of multigenerational interventions for the LGBTQ+ community through a scoping review using Arksey and O’Malley’s five-step framework. Our search includes peer-reviewed research in English from any year and any study design related to diverse categories of intervention, program, or activity that involve LGBTQ+ participants from more than one generation. To ensure the accuracy and reliability of our results, we conducted a comprehensive search on seven databases: PsyINFO, PubMed, Web of Science, Scopus, Sociological Abstract, Embase, and CINAHL. After deleting duplicates, 130 peer-reviewed articles were identified.

Results:

Data were extracted about program duration, outcomes, setting (online or offline), cohort participants (sample information, eligibility), program characteristics, area of focus, etc., from published articles regarding multigenerational programming with LGBTQ+ communities. Preliminary findings from the scoping review reveal historical moments when research on multigenerational programming surged, which aligns with pivotal crisis moments in the LGBTQ+ community. It also underscores emerging trends in multigenerational programming, including critical inquiry about what constitutes “multigenerational” and a deeper commitment to inclusion of communities of color and transgender communities. The scoping review also highlights particular health and other benefits of various aspects of LGBTQ+ multigenerational programming and the potential development of applying CBPR with the LGBTQ+ community to better study community dynamics in multigenerational interaction.

Conclusions and Implications:

This review examines the current status of multigenerational interventions within the LGBTQ+ community and its potential as a social work intervention for this population. It also underscores the need for more community-based participatory research on LGBTQ+ programming examining the feasibility and effectiveness of multigenerational service models within the LGBTQ+ community. Findings from this scoping review reveal important insights about evolving practices and promising programs for LGBTQ+ multigenerational programming that practitioners, policymakers, and researchers could employ to strengthen services and support for LGBTQ+ older adults that build bridges, catalyze research, and empower all ages.

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