Dahlke Sherry, Butler Jeffrey I, Toubiana Madeline, Shrestha Shovana, Baskerville Kelly, Devkota Rashmi, Hunter Kathleen F, Kalogirou Maya R, Law Joanna, Scheuerman Melissa
Faculty of Nursing, University of Alberta, EdmontonT6G 1C9, AB, Canada.
Telfer School of Management, University of Ottawa, OttawaK1N 6N5, ON, Canada.
Can J Aging. 2025 Mar;44(1):10-19. doi: 10.1017/S0714980824000357. Epub 2024 Dec 2.
The aim of this study was to explore the perspectives of older medicinal cannabis consumers and those advising them on older Canadians' experiences accessing cannabis and information about it, as well as how stigma may influence their experiences. A concurrent triangulation mixed methods design was used. The design was qualitatively driven and involved conducting semi-structured interviews with older adults and advisors and developing a survey for older adults. We used a Qualitative Descriptive approach for the analysis of qualitative data and descriptive statistics for quantitative survey data. Findings demonstrate that many older adults are accessing information about cannabis for medical purposes from retailers, either because they are reticent to talk to their healthcare professionals or were rebuffed when bringing up the subject. We recommend cannabis education be required for healthcare professionals working with older persons and that future research examines their perspectives on medicinal cannabis and older adults.
本研究的目的是探讨老年医用大麻消费者以及为他们提供建议的人对加拿大老年人获取大麻的经历、相关信息的看法，以及耻辱感如何影响他们的经历。采用了同步三角测量混合方法设计。该设计以定性研究为主导，包括对老年人和顾问进行半结构化访谈，并为老年人开发一项调查。我们使用定性描述方法分析定性数据，使用描述性统计分析定量调查数据。研究结果表明，许多老年人从零售商那里获取医用大麻信息，要么是因为他们不愿与医疗保健专业人员交谈，要么是在提及该话题时遭到拒绝。我们建议为从事老年人工作的医疗保健专业人员提供大麻教育，并建议未来的研究考察他们对医用大麻和老年人的看法。
