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Understanding Patterns of Healthy Aging Among Men Who Have Sex with Men: Study Methods
James Egan;
Sabina Haberlen;
Steven Meanley;
Deanna Ware;
Andre L Brown;
Dan Siconolfi;
Mark Brennan-Ing;
Ron Stall;
Michael W Plankey;
M Reuel Friedman
ABSTRACT
Background:
With the greying of sexual and gender minority communities and the growing numbers of people over the age of 50 living with HIV, it is increasingly important to understand resiliencies in the context of the psychosocial aspects of aging and aging well.
Objective:
This paper describes the methods and sample for the Understanding Patterns of Healthy Aging Among Men Who Have Sex With Men study.
Methods:
This observational cohort study is conducted within the Multisite AIDS Cohort Study (MACS) and is designed to explore resiliencies to explain patterns of health and illness among midlife and older sexual minority men (SMM). To be eligible a participant had to: (1) be an active participant in the MACS; (2) be at least 40 years old by April 1, 2016; and (3) report any sex with another man since enrollment in the MACS.
Results:
Eligible participants (N=1,318) completed 6 biannual surveys between April 2016-April 2019. The mean age of the sample was 59.6 years old (range=40-91). The sample was mostly white, educated, gay-identified and included both HIV-positive (49.8%) and HIV-negative (50.2%) men
Conclusions:
Understanding resiliencies in aging is a critical springboard for the development more holistic public health theories and interventions that support healthy aging among older SMM.
Citation
Please cite as:
Egan J, Haberlen S, Meanley S, Ware D, Brown AL, Siconolfi D, Brennan-Ing M, Stall R, Plankey MW, Friedman MR
Understanding Patterns of Healthy Aging Among Men Who Have Sex With Men: Protocol for an Observational Cohort Study