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0194/2022 - Perceived discrimination in the use of health services by older adults: an integrative review
Discriminação percebida por adultos mais velhos no uso de serviços de saúde: uma revisão integrativa

Author:

• Luciana de Souza Braga - Braga, LS - <lucianaszbraga@gmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4499-6316

Co-author(s):

• Camila Teixeira - Teixeira,C. - <csst.camila@gmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1948-8769
• Danielle Nunes Moura Silva - Silva, D.N.M. - <danunesms@hotmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6255-5122
• Elaine Leandro Machado - Machado, E. L. - <elainemachado77@gmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3226-3476
• Amélia Augusta de Lima Friche - Friche, A.A.L - <gutafriche@gmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2463-0539


Abstract:

This paper analyzes the current evidence on perceived discrimination in the use of health services by older adults (> 50 years) and identifies factors associated with the discriminatory experience. This is an integrative literature review, carried outthe search websites Biblioteca Virtual de Saúde, CINAHL, Medline, Scopus, and Web of Science, in June/2021. The descriptors used were: social discrimination or ageism; and middle-aged, aged or aged, 80 and over; and health services or health services for the elderly, including synonyms, in Portuguese, English, and Spanish. The search strategy identified 1,165 articles; 19 met the eligibility and inclusion criteria and were included in this integrative review. They comprise quantitative and qualitative studies published between 2002 and 2021; about 60% carried out in the United States and Australia. The prevalence of discrimination in the use of health services ranged2% to 42%. The report of discriminatory practices was associated with ethnic-racial characteristics, sex, age, sexual orientation, physical appearance, and social class. By giving visibility to the theme, this work aims to stimulate the definition of concrete ways to tackle the discrimination, in an attempt to interrupt the perpetration of inequities in health care use.

Keywords:

discrimination, ageism, human rights, health care, aged.

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Braga, LS, Teixeira,C., Silva, D.N.M., Machado, E. L., Friche, A.A.L. Perceived discrimination in the use of health services by older adults: an integrative review. Cien Saude Colet [periódico na internet] (2022/Jul). [Citado em 28/07/2025]. Está disponível em: http://cienciaesaudecoletiva.com.br/en/articles/perceived-discrimination-in-the-use-of-health-services-by-older-adults-an-integrative-review/18450?id=18450



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