Cohen Adrienne
Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, USA.
Gerontol Geriatr Med. 2021 Apr 8;7:23337214211009363. doi: 10.1177/23337214211009363. eCollection 2021 Jan-Dec.
The objective of this study was to use intersectionality to better understand the challenges of having the combined statuses of being an older adult, living in a rural area and having limited financial resources. Eight focus groups and 38 individual interviews were conducted in southern Georgia. Participants included program participants and staff, community members, and community leaders. Thematic analysis was done using verbatim transcripts from focus groups and interviews. Results demonstrate that the multiplicative and intersecting statuses of the study population create challenges in the areas of transportation, health care, food, and housing. The challenges of these intersectional statuses limit access to services in ways that each individual status did not, thereby compounding challenges. While previous literature describes the challenges of one or two of these statuses, this work explores the multiplicative effects of the combination of the three statuses using intersectionality. Programmatic and policy recommendations and implications are discussed.
本研究的目的是运用交叉性理论，以更好地理解身为老年人、居住在农村地区且经济资源有限这三种状况并存所带来的挑战。在佐治亚州南部开展了8个焦点小组讨论和38次个人访谈。参与者包括项目参与者与工作人员、社区成员以及社区领袖。使用焦点小组讨论和访谈的逐字记录进行了主题分析。结果表明，研究人群的多重交叉状况在交通、医疗保健、食品和住房等领域带来了挑战。这些交叉状况所带来的挑战以单一状况所不具备的方式限制了服务的可及性，从而使挑战更加复杂。虽然以往文献描述了其中一两种状况所带来的挑战，但本研究运用交叉性理论探讨了这三种状况组合所产生的多重影响。文中还讨论了项目和政策建议及影响。
