Variation in Subjective Cognitive Decline Among Older Adults in the US South based on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity

Ellesse-Roselee Akré, Katherine E. M, Harry Barbee, Regan Harnois, Ebony Toussaint, Tara McKay, Department of Health Policy and Management, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Department of Health, and Society, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra, Hofstra University, The Medical University of South Carolina, Department of Medicine Health and Society, Vanderbilt University

Research on Aging: An International Bimonthly Journal

Published online on March 06, 2026

Abstract

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Older LGBTQ adults face elevated risk for subjective cognitive decline (SCD), yet variation by sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI) remains underexplored. Guided by minority stress theory, we analyzed Wave 1 data from the LGBTQ Social Networks, ...